Engineering Manager, Infrastructure (DevX & Data Eng)

Companies that struggle to manage hundreds of millions of dollars in spend because of decades-old software experience slower growth and more roadblocks to innovation. It may sound like an obvious problem, but it’s also a widespread one–and businesses are desperate to solve it.

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 just a few short years, Zip created the procurement orchestration category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, leading companies like Instacart, Anthropic, Sephora, Discover, Reddit, and Lyft rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.

We're a fast-growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Facebook, Salesforce, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, 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

We're seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineering Manager (DevX & Data Eng) to lead our Developer Experience and Data Engineering initiatives. In this role, you'll champion developer productivity, implement data-driven decision-making processes, and build high-performing teams that enable our Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) organization to excel.

You Will

• Lead the evolution of our CI/CD pipeline and testing automation strategy to enhance code quality, development speed, and deployment efficiency.

• Modernize our build, test, deploy, and release processes through innovative frameworks and continuous improvement.

• Establish and optimize operational processes to ensure excellence in project management and system reliability.

• Build and mentor high-performing teams across DevX and Data Engineering functions.

• Partner with product managers and software engineers to understand and deliver on complex data, analytics, and tooling requirements.

• Drive organizational metrics and KPIs to measure and improve engineering velocity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.

• 2+ years of experience managing teams of 5 or more engineers.

• Proven track record in DevX leadership, specifically improving engineering velocity and test quality.

• Deep expertise in implementing and optimizing CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, BuildKite).

• Experience developing and maintaining internal productivity tools and integrations (e.g., Asana, Linear, JIRA).

• Demonstrated success in accelerating team velocity and driving quality improvements.

• Strong track record of recruiting, retaining, and developing engineering talent.

• Strong track record of managing and prioritizing needs and requests from internal stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field (e.g., Physics, Mathematics).

• Note: This role focuses on internal developer experience, not developer ecosystem/platform initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience with data engineering or other aspects of infrastructure work, such as building internal tooling for product analytics, or scaling ELT pipelines.

• Experience in SaaS or FinTech industry.

• Experience bootstrapping and landing large-scale 0->1 projects.

• Experience working at a small company with diverse responsibilities.

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!