Remote Sr. Software Engineer (Integration Platform Zone)

Description:

• Zapier is seeking a Sr. Backend Engineer for their Integration Platform Zone, which connects Zapier to external systems and focuses on AI-powered automation.
• The role involves building, maintaining, and expanding integrations, particularly AI integrations, and managing the by Zapier tools that are essential to the Zapier workflow.
• Responsibilities include creating and maintaining high-quality integrations, building infrastructure for AI-native workflows, ensuring integration health and quality, and powering initiatives like Zapier Copilot and new AI integrations.
• The engineer will build APIs and backend systems, improve observability and reliability, and work cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to deliver impactful features.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in building and maintaining backend systems in production.
• Proficiency in Typescript or JavaScript and Python (Django preferred) is required.
• Experience in building integrations, APIs, SDKs, or development platforms is necessary.
• Familiarity with AI tools and experience in using or building AI products is essential.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Databricks, or Datadog is required.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS) and CI/CD pipelines is necessary.
• Some experience with event-based architectures and tools like Kafka or SQS is preferred.
• Candidates should have some familiarity with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and performance tuning.
• A collaborative mindset and a customer-focused approach are essential, along with a willingness to learn and explore new tools and workflows.

Benefits:

• Zapier offers a fully remote work environment, promoting work-life harmony and asynchronous communication.
• The company values diverse perspectives and has a non-standard application process to promote inclusion and equity.
• Employees are encouraged to advance their careers in a fast-growing, profitable, and impact-driven company.
• Zapier is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process.