Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI

The simple task of buying software, services, or tools at work has become hopelessly complicated at even the most innovative companies in the world. Today, enterprises spend $120T+ per year globally (>30 times larger than annual consumer e-commerce spend) and rely on vendors more than ever before to run their businesses.

Our cofounders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built procurement platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within the last 4 years, Zip has created a new category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, the world’s leading companies like OpenAI, Snowflake, Anthropic, Coinbase, and Prudential rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.

We have a world-class team coming from category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Stripe, Salesforce, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, Tiger Global, 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!

Your Role

This is a product engineering role that will heavily focus on Applied AI in the Payments: Accounts Payable (AP) Automation domain. We view AI as a key strategic investment to realize our mission of helping enterprises procure faster, smarter, and safer.

You Will

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will shape AI strategy and infrastructure for the Payments org and contribute to AI strategy and direction for the company. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the day-to-day workflows for Payments customers inside the Zip product. You’ll work closely with other engineers and cross-functional partners (e.g. PMs, designers, and sales team) to identify opportunities for quantifiable business impact, drive engineering decisions, and build and launch applied AI products.

Please note that we are looking for someone who will be able to come into our downtown San Francisco office on a hybrid basis (3 days/week).

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience working as a full stack / product engineer
• Familiarity with Search Recommendations, LLM and GenAI concepts and use cases
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS or related fields
• Proficiency in software development languages (Python/Java/C++ or equivalent)
• Experience working at an AI startup or on an Applied AI team at a larger company
• Strong product / business sense and can drive product decisions
• Great cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Gen AI / Applied AI experience
• Solid SWE experience building products for customers
• Payments or B2B experience is a plus

The salary range for the Senior/Staff role is $190,000 - $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.

Perks & Benefits

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!