Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
Zip- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Candidates should have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years dedicated to building distributed, scalable cloud-based web applications, and at least 1 year of experience working with large language models (LLMs) in production environments. Familiarity with transformer networks, attention mechanisms, and LLM evaluation frameworks is required, along with experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, vector databases, and semantic search.
As a Sr. Applied AI Engineer, you will design and build reusable building blocks like LLM-powered APIs, vector search services, orchestration libraries, and evaluation tooling to enable teams across the company to create AI agent experiences quickly and safely. You will collaborate with AI Engineers, Product teams, and Machine Learning Engineers to ensure AI capabilities are scalable, reliable, and easy to use, and you’ll help shape how AI is implemented at Zapier. Your work will have a massive impact across the entire organization, and you'll contribute to the development of user-facing experiences leveraging agent architectures.
Automation platform for web application workflows
Zapier connects various web applications to help users automate their workflows and improve productivity. It allows users to create 'Zaps,' which are automated workflows that link different apps to carry out specific tasks without needing technical skills. This platform is particularly beneficial for small to medium-sized businesses and individual professionals who want to save time on repetitive tasks. Unlike many competitors, Zapier offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for anyone to set up automations. The company operates on a subscription model, providing different pricing tiers based on the number of Zaps and tasks a user requires, with the goal of making automation accessible to a wider audience.