Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)

The role

You will lead engineering on critical customer projects and ship high-impact features. You will partner with customers and core product teams to shape the platform and roadmap.

What you will do

• Lead the engineering on critical customer projects.
• Own scope, sequencing, and delivery against timelines.
• Ship high-impact features for strategic deals and renewals.
• Partner with core product teams to decide what to build.
• Shape Zip's long-term platform and roadmap.
• Communicate directly with customers including procurement, finance, and IT teams.
• Diagnose problems live against real deadlines.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering or similar field.
• Strong software engineering skills.
• Ability to read and write code across the stack: Python on the backend and React/TypeScript on the frontend.
• Product instincts and judgment.
• Customer empathy and crisp communication.
• Speed and urgency with a high quality bar.
• High ownership.

Nice to have

• Prior experience as a product engineer or full-stack engineer on a team that owned features end-to-end, shipped frequently, and worked closely with users or customers.
• Prior founder or early-employee experience.
• Experience with procurement, finance, ERP, or AP automation systems.

Benefits

• Start-up equity
• 100% health, vision & dental coverage options
• Catered breakfast, lunch, & dinner
• Flexible PTO
• ClassPass membership
• Monthly commuter benefit
• Team building events & happy hours
• Home office stipend
• Phone/internet reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility stipend
• 401k plan

About the company

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement. The company orchestrates procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents.