Engineering Manager, App Studio and Marketplace

The simple task of buying software, services, or tools at work has become hopelessly complicated at even the most innovative companies in the world. Today, enterprises spend $120T+ per year globally (>30 times larger than annual consumer e-commerce spend) and rely on vendors more than ever before to run their businesses.

Our cofounders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built procurement platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within the last 4 years, Zip has created a new category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, the world’s leading companies like OpenAI, Snowflake, Anthropic, Coinbase, and Prudential rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.

We have a world-class team coming from category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Stripe, Salesforce, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, Tiger Global, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, we’re focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, and—above all–driving incredible value for our customers. Join us!

Your Role

This team sits at the heart of Zip’s Agentic Orchestration and AI strategy. The platform enables Zip to build and scale integrations and AI agents used by our 600+ customers.

We’re looking for an experienced, product-minded Engineering Manager who is passionate about building scalable platforms and delivering with innovative, high-quality AI-powered user experiences.

As the Engineering Manager for App Studio and Marketplace, you will own the strategy and execution of a platform that:

• Enables Zip teams to rapidly build and evolve complexAI-driven workflows

• Empowers customers and partners to create, customize, and deploy AI-powered agents and integrations

• Establishes Zip’s Marketplace and AI-augmented workflow platform as a core product differentiator for enterprise customers

You will work closely with Product, Design, Technical Solutions Consulting, Implementation Partners, and GTM leadership to deliver an enterprise-grade, extensible, and AI-native platform.

You Will

• Lead and grow a team of 10+ engineers, scaling to 20+ as the product and organization grows

• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and other engineering counterparts to define strategy, roadmap, and execution plans.

• Build a workflow platform that supportsthe creation of advanced, AI super agents.

• Build a robust team by attracting and hiring top talent; coach and grow indvidivuals at all levels.

• Design and implement processes that enable the team to scale effectively while maintaining speed and agility.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership on multiple fronts (architecture / design, code reviews, quality assurance, and incident management) as well as set long-term technical visions and goals for the team.

• Be responsible for ensuring enterprise-grade correctness, resiliency, availability, and scalability.

• Own and drive execution against clear objectives with measurable key results.

• Promote a strong culture of engineering excellence and customer focus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• 4+ years of experience managing and leading technical teams.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g. Physics or Math).

• Proven track record of successfully launching multiple complex products or systems.

• Demonstrated success in hiring, retaining, and developing high-performing engineering teams.

• Ability to lead in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment and drive complex operational initiatives.

• Strong product intuition and a passion for building consumer-grade user experiences.

Nice to haves

• Experience building and scaling SaaS or FinTech products, particularly in enterprise environments.

• Proven experience taking a product or platform from early-stage (1) to broad adoption (100+)

• Background in building platforms that serve multiple internal and external functions, such as product engineering teams, Solutions Consultants, and customers.

• Experience working in a high-growth, smaller company environments, with comfort operating across a wide scope and owning outcomes end-to-end.

The salary range for this role is $220,000 - $250,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.

Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

• 📈 Start-up equity

• 🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage

• 🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees

• 🚍 Commuter benefit

• 🚠 Team building events & happy hours

• 🌴 Flexible PTO

• 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget

• 💸 401k plan

We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!