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Staff Backend Engineer, Commerce

Own the technical vision and long-term architecture for Zapier's Commerce Zone

Own the technical vision and long-term architecture for the Commerce Zone, which handles billing, subscriptions, payments, pricing, entitlements, and checkout across all Zapier offerings. Ensure systems operate correctly, instantly, and at scale when customers upgrade, renew, change plans, or pay invoices. Build and operate infrastructure supporting self-serve plans, enterprise contracts, and ecosystem offerings.

Why This Role?

Direct impact on revenue-critical systems that power every dollar flowing through Zapier's Commerce Zone

Key Responsibilities

  • Define technical vision and long-term architecture for the Commerce Zone
  • Ensure billing, subscription, and payment systems operate correctly and at scale
  • Maintain infrastructure for pricing, entitlements, and checkout across all Zapier products
  • Support seamless customer experiences during plan upgrades, renewals, and invoice payments
  • Align commerce systems with self-serve plans, enterprise contracts, and ecosystem offerings

Requirements

  • Experience owning technical vision and long-term architecture
  • Deep understanding of billing, subscription, and payment systems
  • Expertise in building scalable infrastructure for commerce platforms
  • Background in pricing, entitlements, and checkout systems
  • Experience with self-serve and enterprise commerce offerings

Required Skills

backend developmentsystem architecturepayment processingsubscription managementapi integrationbilling systemsscalable infrastructurecommerce platforms

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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View Original Description from Jobicy

Original description from Jobicy

AI at Zapier At Zapier, we build and use automation every day to make work more efficient, creative, and human. So if you’re using AI tools while applying here - that’s great! We just ask that you use them responsibly and transparently. Check out our guidance on How to Collaborate with AI During Zapier’s Hiring… AI at Zapier At Zapier , we build and use automation every day to make work more efficient, creative, and human. So if you’re using AI tools while applying here - that’s great! We just ask that you use them responsibly and transparently . Check out our guidance on How to Collaborate with AI During Zapier’s Hiring Process , including how to use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or others during our hiring process - and when not to. Job Posted: April 29, 2026 Updated: June 19, 2026 Location: Americas - North, Central and South America, EMEA, APAC Hi there! Zapier's mission is to make automation work for everyone. That mission is funded by revenue — and every dollar of it flows through our Commerce Zone. We build and operate the infrastructure behind billing, subscriptions, payments, pricing, entitlements, and checkout across everything Zapier ships: self-serve plans, enterprise contracts, and ecosystem offerings. When a customer upgrades, renews, changes plans, or pays an invoice, our systems make it happen — correctly, instantly, and at scale. We're hiring a Staff Engineer to own the technical vision and long-term architecture for the Commerce Zone. You'll

Salary Context

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Company
Zapier
Source
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Remote, USA
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedNewNew & verified
Sep 12, 2026

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