Software Engineer III Foster , CA,

At Zuora, we help businesses grow smarter and adapt faster. Our platform powers modern business models — from subscriptions and usage-based pricing to AI-driven and outcome-based offerings — helping companies launch new products, automate complex billing, and unlock predictable, recurring revenue.

We’ve led the Subscription Economy for more than a decade. Now we’re evolving again by building the definitive platform for quote to cash and helping companies monetize their products and services with an adaptable, AI-ready foundation.

This role is based in our Foster City, CA office and follows a hybrid work model
. Team members are expected to work onsite three days per week to foster collaboration, innovation, and team connectivity.

This is not a fully remote position
.

• Design and develop flexible, high-performance backend services and user-facing applications that enable deep product customization and scalability.
• Build end-to-end product capabilities across frontend and backend systems, with a primary emphasis on strong engineering fundamentals and product quality.
• Partner closely with Data Science, Product, UX, Platform, and Partner teams to product ionize models, integrate AI/ML capabilities into product workflows, and scale intelligent systems reliably.
• Help bridge experimentation and production by building the APIs, services, pipelines, and tooling needed to deploy, monitor, and evolve data science solutions in real-world applications.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development velocity, code quality, and team productivity.
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code, following strong software engineering practices and a mindset of continuous improvement.
• Build products that are intuitive, elegant, and user-focused — solving real problems for modern revenue teams.
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code, adhering to best engineering practices and continuous improvement

• B.Tech / B.E. in Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Hands‑on expertise in a modern programming language (
  Java preferred
  ).
• Strong understanding of cloud‑based APIs (preferably AWS).
• Experience with microservices architecture (Spring Boot a plus).
• Solid knowledge of relational databases (Postgres, SQL, AWS RDS).
• Proven debugging, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Curiosity and passion for exploring new technologies and AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable).
• Experience with agentic model architectures and RAG‑based system implementation is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Python and data modeling is a strong plus.

Product and Engineering’s AI Core team is building the next generation of intelligent product capabilities  are focused on creating scalable, AI‑ready system that enable agentic workflows, model-driven experiences, RAG‑based solution, and extensible platform services across our products.

Our team partners closely with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to design and deliver production‑grade AI systems — from backend services and APIs to agentic model development, RAG system implementation, orchestration, integration, and scalable deployment patterns.

We’re on a multi-year journey to build a next‑generation, microservices‑based architecture that is modular, extensible, and designed to support the future of AI‑powered revenue operations.

Zuora offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support ZEOs’ wellbeing, growth, and flexibility. While specific offerings may vary by country, we typically provide:

• Competitive compensation, variable bonus and performance‑based reward opportunities, and retirement programs
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous, flexible time off, plus paid holidays, wellness days, and a company‑wide year‑end break
• Paid parental leave (including fully paid leave for eligible ZEOs, subject to local policy)
• Learning & development stipend to support ongoing growth
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back, including charitable donation matching where available
• Mental wellbeing resources and support

* Benefits may vary by location; details…