Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco Full-Time The salary range for this role is $160,000 - $280,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise. 2026-05-28

Backend

About Zip

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement, built to enable humans and AI agents to work together seamlessly. The platform allows companies to orchestrate procurement processes across various teams, tools, and suppliers, ultimately accelerating innovation. Zip's impressive client roster includes T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, and Dollar Tree, who have collectively saved over $8 billion and processed more than $500 billion in spend. The team comprises product leaders from top tech companies like Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from major corporations. Backed by prominent investors such as Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, achieving a $2.2 billion valuation, and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50 and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies.

About the Position

Introduction

Zip is an AI platform for enterprise procurement, helping companies orchestrate procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers to innovate faster. They are trusted by influential enterprises like T-Mobile, OpenAI, and AMD, having saved clients over $8 billion.

Responsibilities

Design and build highly reliable and resilient products and features.
Work closely with cross-functional product and customer-facing teams to understand requirements and ship thoughtful solutions.
Write high-quality, extensible, and maintainable code.
Design and build scalable frontend applications and components.
Design and build APIs to drive existing and new features for a web-based application.

Requirements

We are hiring software engineers across all levels. Most of our open roles are targeting individuals with at least 5 years experience if past work is highly relevant.
BS or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or math).
Experience with web application and API development in production environments, including Python, Javascript, React, and GraphQL.
Experience with industry-standard build, test, and deploy tools including Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Kibana, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Ability and interest to quickly learn new frameworks, architecture patterns, and programming languages as needed.
Exposure to AI-driven automation or interest in working with AI/ML teams to build intelligent workflows.

Nice to Have

Experience working at a small company with diverse responsibilities.
Experience working with API connections with external systems like Jira, ServiceNow, Slack, etc.