Sr. Software Engineer (AI Orchestration Zone, Backend Leaning)
t Zapier, we're on a mission to make automation work for everyone. That means building products that empower people to do more with less and designing systems that scale as our users grow. Zapier’s AI Orchestration Zone is building the infrastructure that will power the next era of automation. Currently, we are hiring for multiple teams within the zone:
Zapier MCP
Zapier's MCP team is building our own Model Context Protocol (MCP) — an open standard designed to let AI agents seamlessly reason, act, and orchestrate workflows across Zapier’s 8,000+ integrations.
The MCP team is specifically looking for folks with strong backend expertise.
Agents
Zapier’s Agents Team is building one of the most transformative products in the company’s history — Zapier Agents, an AI-powered automation assistant that helps users delegate work across 8,000+ apps using natural language and real user workflows
The Agents team is looking for engineers with a balanced skill set across both frontend and backend, as well as those who bring deeper expertise on the backend.
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineers as well as Senior Full Stack Engineers (frontend and backend) to join our team. If you're excited about creating developer experiences and integration pathways for AI-driven systems - and you thrive at the intersection of cutting-edge AI tools and reliable platform engineering - this could be your next role.
Requirements
Design and implement features that allow third-party AI agents to connect with Zapier’s platform and run activities for end-users across 8,000+ applications.
Build and maintain tools and SDKs that help third-party developers quickly integrate with Zapier for an intuitive end-user experience.
Establish and evolve our Model Context Protocol implementation - enabling intelligent, multi-step workflows derived from natural language.
Collaborate closely with internal AI experts and partner teams to shape our collective future in agent-based automation.
Own projects end-to-end, from solution design to implementation, testing, and post-launch support.
Contribute to a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
The Stack You’ll Work With
We don’t expect you to know everything, but experience with some of the following is helpful:
Backend: Python, FastAPI, Node.js
Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js
Datastores: Postgres, Redis
Dev Tools: GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
AI/LLM: OpenAI API, Anthropic API, LangChain, semantic search, vector databases
Developer Experience: SDK authoring, API documentation, onboarding flows
Benefits
Compensation
United States
$170.8K – $224.1K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
Canada
CA$170.8K – CA$224.1K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
We believe all Zapiens should be rewarded competitively and equitably, using practices that are simple and transparent. This philosophy ensures we’re able to find, grow, and retain exceptional people from a broad range of backgrounds. Here’s how we define our compensation principles:
Competitive: Zapier pays well among the technology sector.
Equitable: Consistent pay practices; Pay for impact
Simple: Pay is well understood, and pay practices are built for scale.
Transparent: Zapiens know how pay works, including how their pay is determined.
A Candidate's compensation package is finalized once the interview process is concluded and accounts for demonstrated experience, job knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal equity. We use a business impact approach to base pay, which means we set pay for all Zapiens based on their demonstrated impact on Zapier’s success. In alignment with that philosophy, the upper half of a pay range is typically reserved for individuals who have consistently demonstrated a high impact in their current role and level while at Zapier.
The application process will continue on the employer's website.
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