Our co-founders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within just a few short years, Zip created the procurement orchestration category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, leading companies like Instacart, Anthropic, Sephora, Discover, Reddit, and Lyft rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.
We're a fast-growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Salesforce, Databricks, Ramp, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, we’re focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, and—above all–driving incredible value for our customers. Join us!
At Zip, we embed AI across all of the products including AI document extraction, AI assistant, AI risk detection, AI intake automation, and more. AI is one of our most critical investments. As a Software Engineer on the newly formed AI Lab team, you will be responsible for building new AI use cases and iterating on existing solutions.
Have the opportunities to build new AI use cases leveraging machine learning and GenAI technologies.
Work closely with cross functional product and customer-facing teams to understand requirements and ship thoughtful solutions.
Design and build highly reliable and resilient products and features.
Write high-quality, extensible, and maintainable code.
3+ years of software engineering experience.
BS or higher, in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g. physics or math).
Experience building Machine Learning and AI applications in a production environment.
Familiarity with LLM and GenAI concepts and use cases.
Experience with web application and API development in production environments. At Zip, our stack includes Python, Javascript, React, and GraphQL.
Experience with industry standard build, test, deploy tools. At Zip, our stack includes Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Kibana, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Ability and interest to quickly learn new frameworks, architecture patterns, and programming languages as needed.
The salary range for the Senior/Staff role is $150,000 - $250,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include leveling, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.
At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
📈 Start-up equity
🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
🚍 Commuter benefit
🚠 Team building events & happy hours
🌴 Flexible PTO
💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget
💸 401k plan
We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!
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