Zip

Technology

SoftwareEngineer,ForwardDeployed(AllLevels)

$160–250k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (All Levels) at Zip. Skills: Forward Deployed Engineering, Customer Projects, Production Code. Lead engineering on critical customer projects. Own scope, sequencing, and delivery”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship features that move deals; Features compound into platform; Patterns become product investments

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Diagnose problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Shipped non-trivial production systems, Read and write code across stack, Python on backend, React/TypeScript on frontend, Product instincts and judgment, Customer empathy, Crisp communication, Speed and urgency, High quality bar, High ownership

Nice to Have

Product engineer experience, Full-stack engineer experience, Owned features end-to-end, Shipped frequently, Worked closely with users, Founder experience, Early-employee experience, Procurement experience, Finance experience, ERP experience, AP automation systems experience

What You'll Do.

Lead engineering on critical customer projects

Ship high-impact features

Build net-new product capabilities

Address framework gaps

Implement targeted enhancements

Partner with core product teams

Decide what to push back

Decide what to redirect

Shape platform and roadmap

Communicate directly with customers

Diagnose problems live

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Field PM; Solutions Consultants; Core product teams

Communication Scope

Customer calls; Executive language

Process & Methodology

Sequencing, Delivery timelines

Full Job Description

ABOUT ZIP Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before. The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA. Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups. YOUR ROLE You'll join Zip's Forward Deployed Software Engineering team as a software engineer on some of the highest-impact product work at the company. You'll write and ship production code, partner directly with our most critical customers, and own the engineering on the deals that matter most to Zip. The team operates close to the customer, moves with urgency, and builds the features that determine whether the biggest deals close on time, whether our most demanding customers stay on the leading edge of the product, and what enterprise-grade looks like in our platform. If you've done Forward Deployed work elsewhere, this is a place to keep doing it - on real product, at scale, for some of the most recognizable companies in the world. YOU WILL - Lead the engineering on critical customer projects. You'll own scope, sequencing, and delivery against the timelines that high-stakes deals demand, embedded in the implementation cadence alongside our Field PM and Solutions Consultants. - Ship high-impact features that move the most important strategic deals an

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