Who you are

• We’re looking for experienced backend engineers who bring a mix of technical depth, customer sympathy, empathy, and adaptability
• API Development Experience: You’ve built and maintained APIs, gateways, and integration points that serve real-world production traffic
• Language Proficiency: You’re fluent in Python, with strong experience using Django and ideally the Django REST Framework
• Authentication Knowledge: You’re familiar with OAuth, API keys, JWTs, and other authentication patterns used in secure API systems
• Scale and Reliability Mindset: You design systems for performance, resilience, and maintainability, You think carefully about how features reach customers
• Developer Experience Focus: You care deeply about usability, feedback loops, and how external developers interact with your APIs
• Collaborative Spirit: You thrive in cross-functional environments, engaging openly with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers
• Remote-Ready Discipline: You communicate clearly in writing, work autonomously, and thrive in an asynchronous, distributed team
• Adaptability: You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and enjoy evolving your tools and practices as the team and platform scale
• OpenAPI & Code Generation: Experience designing or maintaining OpenAPI specifications or exploring SDK generation pipelines
• AI Development Familiarity: You’ve experimented with AI-powered development tools, or are excited to learn how AI can enhance automation and developer workflows
• Partner Ecosystem Experience: You’ve worked with external partners or developer platforms, helping teams integrate APIs or automation into their products
• Front-End Experience: Familiarity with React and Next.js is a plus, especially for understanding embedded partner experiences and improving developer tools

What the job involves

• We're hiring a Backend Engineer to help shape the future of partner-powered automation through the Powered by Zapier API and other products and services we own, which allow companies to create fully native automation experiences directly inside their products without reinventing the infrastructure behind workflows, triggers, and integrations
• If you're passionate about designing APIs that enable developers to build remarkable automation experiences, thrive on scaling backend systems, and want to play a key role in growing Zapier's ecosystem through partnerships, we'd love to hear from you

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Bonus program
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Great healthcare + dental + vision coverage*
• Retirement plan with company match*
• Stock options for every Zapien**
• 2 annual company retreats to awesome places
• 14 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Home office setup stipend
• Professional development allowance