Zapier is looking to scale the capabilities, reliability, and intelligence of its core product experience to support more sophisticated logic, scalable execution, and AI-native experiences for its automation platform.
Requirements
- Strong backend experience, ideally in Python and Django and/or TypeScript and Node.js, building reliable, scalable, and observable services
- Advanced experience with React (and ideally frameworks like Next.js)
- Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, and the ability to model, query, and optimize data effectively
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, building event-driven systems, and working with data integrations across services
- Proven ability to lead complex technical projects—owning design decisions, balancing tradeoffs, and guiding implementation across multiple contributors
- You've used AI tooling for work or personal use—or you are willing to dive in and learn fast
- Experience with asynchronous communication, transparent collaboration, and work-life harmony
Responsibilities
- Redesign and modernize the Zap creation experience with performance, clarity, and scale in mind
- Build flexible UI components and configuration flows that support both no-code and AI-assisted automation
- Contribute to foundational infrastructure that enables new editor paradigms and future UX modularity
- Build systems that proactively detect, surface, and explain errors in user workflows
- Design clear, actionable debugging experiences to help users fix issues faster
- Develop and maintain Zapier's execution engine, scaling it to handle millions of daily runs
- Improve system performance, reduce latency, and strengthen failure handling
Other
- 7+ years of professional experience developing software, including at least 2 years in a senior-level role
- You proactively coach and support teammates, foster growth through mentorship, and contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement
- You navigate ambiguity with confidence—able to clarify priorities, align stakeholders, and drive toward meaningful outcomes even when goals shift
- You're passionate about shaping the future of AI-driven automation, and want to work at a company that cares deeply about its people and its product
- Education is not a requirement for our roles; however, if you receive an offer, you will need to include your most recent educational experience as part of our background check process
