Remote Engineer, Backend (Events)

Description:

• Zapier is seeking a Backend Engineer to join Team Events and assist in developing and enhancing event & queuing services that support Zapier's products.
• The focus will be on building and maintaining the Events system and other queueing solutions used internally at Zapier.
• The role involves working with AWS services like MSK, SQS, Redis, S3, Lambda, and Aurora to handle billions of events daily.
• Responsibilities include building toolkits, libraries, and scripts to facilitate emitting and consuming from the Events system and other queue solutions.
• The position requires contributing to data governance practices, refactoring existing code, providing feedback on tools and processes, and participating in on-call rotations for system reliability.
• Collaboration, exploration, versatility, and user advocacy are key values for this role.
• The engineer will have the opportunity to specialize in various areas of the Zapier codebase and contribute across teams as needed.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of software development experience in Python, Go, or Typescript, with at least 2 years focused on building event/streaming systems at scale.
• Proficiency in working with Events architectures and services using technologies like Kafka (MSK) and Avro.
• Experience in designing and maintaining highly available, cloud-based infrastructure in AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Strong familiarity with AWS services, cloud computing technologies, and distributed data stores.
• Ability to create automated tools using Python or Go and advocate for hands-off deployments and infrastructure as code.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, collaboration abilities, and eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Nice-to-have skills include SRE experience, knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, and curiosity to explore new solutions.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on critical services that operate at scale and serve as the foundation for all of Zapier's operations.
• Chance to contribute to data governance practices and influence data structure and hygiene.
• Encouragement to specialize in various areas of the Zapier codebase and collaborate across teams.
• Inclusion in a diverse and inclusive work environment that values different perspectives and experiences.
• Equal opportunity employment with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity.