Job Posted: 08/12/2024
Location: Americas - North, Central, and South America
Hi there!
Zapier is on a mission to make everyone more productive at work through the power of automation. With millions of people benefiting from automation, we're excited to keep expanding our product and team! We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Catalog team and help us build internal automation services that power fantastic products. Our team is on a mission to deliver a fully automated platform that allows any Zapier team to sell features to our customers. Come join us on this mission!
About You
You have a solid foundation of experience. You bring over 5 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years dedicated to building distributed, scalable web applications. Your track record demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences.
You excel in backend development. You have robust expertise in using Python and Django to build web services and are proficient in working with AWS and other cloud technologies. You have hands-on experience with event-based technologies like Kafka or SQS and are skilled in database performance optimization and query tuning with MySQL or Postgres. Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Datadog further highlights your technical prowess.
You appreciate the value of Agile methodologies. Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and tools like Jira for sprint planning, backlog management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential. Your proficiency in these areas helps ensure smooth and efficient project workflows.
You value communication & collaboration. You understand that building modern software is a team sport, and you enjoy working as part of a tight-knit team. You’re happy to pitch in and help the team, whether by reviewing code, pairing on a tricky problem, or just thinking about how to solve the challenges we’re facing.Your strong communication skills and collaborative spirit make you a perfect fit for our team. You thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
You value exploration and versatility. You are comfortable working in other teams’ codebases to achieve the Edge team’s goals. This will involve embedding yourself in the other team, becoming familiar with their developer workflow, and collaborating with stakeholders on the other team to implement your solutions.
You can balance lots of concerns. Our team manages a wide variety of services catering to a broad spectrum of internal clients. You'll be expected to adeptly balance incoming work to address these services, prioritizing them ruthlessly yet judiciously. Your ability to manage this diversity without being overwhelmed is crucial, ensuring not only that we meet our varied demands but also consistently deliver high-quality, impactful results in our dynamic, fast-paced environment.
You advocate for the user. You have a keen eye for great design, and you’re empathetic to the needs of the end-user. When you see users struggling to succeed, you take it as a personal challenge to understand why and help the team build a better product.
You love learning new things. You love researching new tech and driving forward with the implementation details.
Bonus points. Experience with subscription management platforms like Stripe Billing, Chargebee, Zuora, and Recurly, including integration, configuration, and troubleshooting. As well as previous exposure to invoicing and billing processes in a SaaS environment, with a strong understanding of subscription billing models, recurring invoicing, etc.
Things You’ll Do
Enable dynamic pricing, packaging, and billing for new products
Develop a robust workflow subscription system for scalable growth
Integrate add-ons into existing infrastructure, creating strategic assets
Own and enhance the catalog platform defining customer offerings (Add-ons, Plans, etc.)
Establish a central source of truth for all customer purchases
Deliver a cohesive multi-product purchasing experience
If you’re interested in advancing your career at a fast-growing, profitable, impact-driven company apply now!
How to Apply
At Zapier, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us better, which is why we have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. We're looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of education or companies in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description. All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth questions in our application that would typically be asked at the start of an interview process. This helps speed things up by letting us get to know you and your skillset a bit better right out of the gate. Please be sure to answer each question; the resume and CV fields are optional.
After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to never go more than seven days without letting you know the status of your application. We know we’ll make mistakes from time to time, so if you ever have questions about where you stand or about the process, just ask your recruiter!
Zapier is an equal-opportunity employer and we're excited to work with talented and empathetic people of all identities. Zapier does not discriminate based on someone's identity in any aspect of hiring or employment as required by law and in line with our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity. Our code of conduct provides a beacon for the kind of company we strive to be, and we celebrate our differences because those differences are what allow us to make a product that serves a global user base. Zapier will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.
Zapier is committed to inclusion. As part of this commitment, Zapier welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities and will work to provide reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact jobs@zapier.com.
Application Deadline:
The anticipated application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later, or if the position is filled.
Even though we’re an all-remote company, we still need to be thoughtful about where we have Zapiens working. Check out this resource for a list of countries where we currently cannot have Zapiens permanently working.
