Senior Backend Engineer, Zapier

• You have 6+ years of experience with a minimum of 2 years at a senior level. You've dedicated at least 4 of those years to crafting and refining web-based software products
• Strong expertise in using TypeScript and Node.js for building backend services
• Strong system design and architectural skills
• Strong communications skills, including experience talking directly to customers
• Experience architecting and maintaining production infrastructure in AWS
• You live by the "always ship new code" mantra. You take pleasure in releasing code frequently, knowing that every deployment brings with it enhancements that directly impact users. You believe in frequent, iterative improvement
• You value collaboration. You understand that building 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
• You're driven by results, not by process. In the ever-changing landscape of software development, you recognize that while processes are essential, they should never overshadow the end goal: delivering exceptional value
• You care about the 'why' more than the 'what'. If priorities seem nebulous or not optimized, you're confident and proactive in seeking clarity, ensuring that the team's efforts align with the broader vision. Misalignments don't escape you, and you're quick to flag them
• You're intentional and articulate. Every design choice you make stems from a place of intentionality. You're not one to follow the herd blindly. Instead, you advocate robustly for your design choices and implementation strategies
• You love teaching. You enjoy sharing knowledge with the rest of your team and building a culture of continuous growth. You have experience coaching engineers to help them level up
• You're an avid learner. The tech world's constant evolution excites you. Always on the prowl for the next big thing, you're quick to immerse yourself in the intricacies of its implementation

Desirable

• The Functions team is a small, nimble team working to scale a new product from hundreds to tens-of-thousands of users
• Participate in customer calls, understand pain-points, and work with your peer engineers and EPD (Engineering, Product, Design) leadership to suggest possible technical solutions to the wider team
• Build features that allow customers to more easily handle errors in their automations by merging Zapier integrations existing error processing routines with language-native error handling
• Work on improving our Functions execution model, such that we can run arbitrarily long untrusted integrations safely and efficiently
• Build excellent migration tooling, so customers code is automatically updated as integrations change in the Zapier system
• Leverage our observability tooling to track and understand user pain-points. Turn these insights into actionable tasks for the team
• You’ll also have the opportunity to specialize in a variety of areas of the Zapier codebase
• Focusing on a specialization will not limit your growth at Zapier as we believe that each engineer brings a unique perspective and can contribute in all areas
• We encourage collaboration and will frequently have engineers contribute across teams to assist with projects

• Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM UTC
• We're looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of 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
• 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
• 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