Software Engineer III

About Zuora

At Zuora, we power the world’s shift to Modern Business. We’re helping people and companies subscribe to a better way of doing business—one that’s built on recurring relationships instead of one-time transactions, creating more value for customers, companies, and the planet.

As pioneers of the Subscription Economy, our platform and expertise help the world’s most innovative organizations—from disruptive startups to global enterprises—monetize new business models, nurture long-term subscriber relationships, and optimize their digital experiences.

Join us as we transform industries and shape the future of how businesses grow.

The Opportunity

• 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 productionize 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

Your experience

• 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.
• Experience with agentic model architectures and RAG-based system implementation is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Python and data modeling is a strong plus.

About the Team & the Role

Product and Engineering’s AI Core team is building the next generation of intelligent product capabilities at Zuora. We are focused on creating scalable, AI-ready systems that enable agentic workflows, model-driven experiences, RAG-based solutions, 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.

This is a location specific position that requires you to come into the Chennai office regularly to be most effective. 

Our Tech Stack: Java Python, Spring, Rest API, Microservices, Kafka, Spark, NodeJS, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform,ReactJS, Typescript, Postgres.

About You

• 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.
• Experience with agentic model architectures and RAG-based system implementation is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Python and data modeling is a strong plus.

Pay and Benefits

#ZEOLife at Zuora

At Zuora, we’re constantly learning, innovating, and growing. Our people—known as ZEOs—are empowered to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and make a lasting impact.

We collaborate deeply, think boldly, and support one another to make what’s next possible—for our customers, our communities, and each other.

We offer:

• Competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, and retirement programs
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous, flexible time off
• Paid holidays, wellness days, and a company-wide year-end break
• Learning & development stipend
• Opportunities to give back, including volunteer time and donation matching
• Mental wellbeing resources and support

(Benefits may vary by location; details will be shared during the interview process.)

Location & Work Arrangements

Zuora teams are empowered to design flexible, intentional ways of working. Whether remote, hybrid, or in-office, we balance flexibility with accountability—to each other, our customers, and our mission.

For most roles, you’ll have the freedom to work where you’re most productive while staying connected to your team and the broader ZEO community.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace

Think, be and do you! At Zuora, different perspectives, experiences and contributions matter. Everyone counts. Zuora is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Zuora does not discriminate on the basis of, and considers individuals seeking employment with Zuora without regards to, race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)zuora.com