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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Release Engineering, India - **Company:** Zapier Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Test Suite, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Octopus Deploy, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Services, Zapier, Backend, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p8tz83ug5y ## About the Role * You build software and you understand how it gets shipped. You can write a production service end-to-end, and you can also diagnose why a CI pipeline is slow or a test suite is flaky. * You have real depth in CI/CD systems, testing strategy, and release orchestration - not just as a user, but as someone who has built or meaningfully improved these systems. * You have hands-on experience with platform tools such as GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, Terraform, or similar. You don't just use these tools - you build and improve the systems around them. * You take loosely defined problems and drive them to production, writing design docs, defining success criteria, and following through on rollout and measurement without being told to. * You think in systems, not components, and design solutions with downstream users, second-order effects, and long-term maintainability in mind - the engineers depending on your systems are your first-class users. * You have strong backend or fullstack engineering fundamentals and have built and operated production APIs and services at scale (TypeScript, Node.js, Python, or equivalent). * You are comfortable making pragmatic technical decisions under uncertainty and can articulate your reasoning clearly. * You use AI tools actively in your engineering workflow and think critically about where they add value versus where you need to validate outputs carefully. * You collaborate effectively across teams in an async-first environment, aligning stakeholders and communicating tradeoffs without losing momentum. * You raise the bar around you through code review, design feedback, and contributing to team practices and standards. ## Description L4 - Senior Software Engineer You go beyond your own tasks. You lead technical design for projects, especially those involving CI/CD systems, release orchestration, or cross-team platform dependencies. You define and break down work, helping others execute effectively. When issues arise in pipelines or release systems, you assess impact, coordinate responses, and drive long-term improvements. You create reusable patterns and golden paths that other engineers adopt. You mentor engineers and identify recurring problems that inform roadmap-level improvements. Note: Final leveling is determined during the interview process and aligned with Zapier's leveling framework. Things You'll Do * Design, build, and operate the CI/CD systems, release orchestration, and testing infrastructure that every Zapier engineer depends on. * Define and evolve the golden paths for how code gets built, tested, and shipped at Zapier. * Own end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives, from design doc through rollout and impact measurement. * Build internal tooling and APIs that make Zapier engineers more effective and reduce time from merge to production. * Debug complex production issues across pipelines and release systems, participate in incident response, and drive systemic improvements. * Lead technical design discussions and write clear documentation that influences decisions across teams. * Mentor engineers on the team and raise the technical bar through code reviews, design feedback, and knowledge sharing. * Partner with the cloud/infra SRE team on the boundary between platform foundation and the delivery layer on top of it. ## Related Videos - [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [HR ROBO SAPIENS: Decoding AI Agents and Workflow Automation for Modern Recruitment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1470-hr-robo-sapiens-decoding-ai-agents-and-workflow-automation-for-modern-recruitment) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Create a Programmatic SEO Project Using Next.js and Static Site Generation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/449-create-a-programmatic-seo-project-using-next-js-and-static-site-generation) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)