Engineer, Backend (Runner)

Hi there! We're seeking a backend engineer to join Team Runner and help us build and maintain the core execution platform that drives Zaps. Our team empowers automation heroes to run mission-critical processes reliably and consistently by developing a robust and trusted workflow platform. With exciting projects lined up to supercharge the scalability and reliability of the Workflow Runner system, there's never been a better time to be a part of this innovative and crucial team. Come join us on this mission! ABOUT YOU You have 5+ years with software development in Python, with at least 3 years focused on building large distributed systems. Required Technical Skills/Experience: 1. Experience in developing large-scale execution platforms and creating infrastructure as code. 2. Strong background in building and managing distributed systems, including expertise with queues and event-based architecture. 3. Strong experience with AWS services, cloud computing technologies, and distributed databases. Nice-to-Have Skills/Experience: 1. Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills, combined with excellent collaboration and communication abilities. 2. A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn and explore new technologies and solutions. 3. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using a tool like GitLab). You value 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. You value exploration and versatility. You are comfortable working in other teams’ codebases to achieve the Runner team’s reliability and scalability goals. This will involve embedding yourself in the other team, becoming familiar with their developer workflow, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement your solutions. You can balance lots of concerns. The Zap execution platform powers and runs Zap tasks using the Workflow Runner system, creating value for our customers and Zapier. Our team ensures a trusted experience with reliable Zap runs. You will manage incoming work, prioritize tasks effectively, and stay organized. Your role is crucial in meeting demands and delivering high-quality software design and implementation in a 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 technology, experimenting with new ideas, and driving forward with implementation details. You embody our values. At Zapier, our values are at the heart of how we work together and how we think about our customers. In our remote setting, they help develop trust and ensure we work and collaborate to democratize automation. THINGS YOU’LL DO Zapier is a small, fast-growing, and remote-first company, so you'll likely get experience on many different projects across the organization. That said, here are some things you'll probably do: - Directly impact how our customers can be more productive by building and supporting the foundational building blocks of Zapier. - Participate in or lead architecture design reviews with team members and stakeholders to refactor or improve existing code as language versions, frameworks, or techniques evolve. Assist the team in selecting appropriate tools to address new challenges as they arise. - Work closely with our product, data, and infrastructure teams to create amazing and intuitive experiences that make it effortless to connect different apps together. - Provide feedback on tools, processes, and documentation in place to help us become a better, more effective organization. - Work with your colleagues to develop new skills, through code review, discussions and mentoring. Help us all become better engineers and humans. - Ship to hundreds of thousands of users every day while having lots of autonomy in terms of code and feature ownership. 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.

Zapier is a small, fast-growing, and remote-first company.