About Zuora
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.
The Opportunity
Zuora is re-architecting CPQ for the next generation—moving beyond traditional configuration and pricing into AI-driven, agentic quoting systems that directly impact revenue growth and deal velocity. This role sits at the center of that shift, driving the core CPQ platform (DealDesk + pricing foundations) while unlocking high-leverage capabilities like agent-assisted quoting and pricing optimization (CPQ-x).
You’ll tackle hard problems at the intersection of distributed systems, pricing complexity, and applied AI—from building scalable pricing engines to embedding intelligent agents into quote workflows. You’ll define and deliver the technical foundation for agentic quoting, de-risk critical GTM and product gaps, and shape how Zuora monetizes AI to drive measurable pricing uplift and sales efficiency.
About You
You’ll be successful in this role if you can own complex systems end-to-end and translate ambiguity into scalable, production-grade platforms. You’re equally comfortable going deep on architecture (e.g., pricing engines, distributed systems) and driving alignment across product, GTM, and data teams to ship high-impact capabilities.
You may be a great fit if you:
* Have significant experience leading backend/platform engineering teams building large-scale SaaS systems (CPQ, billing, pricing, or similarly complex domains).
* Are strong at system design, technical judgment, and organizational leadership—able to make clear tradeoffs between flexibility, correctness, and scale.
* Can bridge deterministic systems and AI-driven approaches, knowing when to apply rules vs ML/LLMs to solve real business problems.
* Thrive in environments where requirements are complex and evolving, and where you’re expected to drive both long-term architecture and near-term execution.
* Bring a track record of delivering high-impact platforms—e.g., scaling pricing systems, simplifying complex workflows, or embedding new capabilities (like AI) into core products.
* Are effective at driving cross-functional outcomes, especially across Product, Data/ML, and GTM teams.
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Nice to Have
* Experience with CPQ platforms (Salesforce CPQ, Zuora CPQ, Apttus)
* Background in subscription or usage-based pricing models
* Familiarity with LLM patterns (RAG, embeddings) or production ML systems
* Experience integrating with CRM/ERP systems or financial platforms
About the Team
The CPQ Engineering team owns the systems that sit at the center of Zuora’s revenue engine—powering how deals are configured, priced, and transacted across the Subscription Economy. The team is responsible for building scalable, high-correctness platforms that connect CRM, billing, and downstream financial systems.
We work closely with Product, Data/ML, Sales/GTM, and Finance teams to ensure pricing and quoting workflows are both flexible and operationally sound. This includes deep collaboration on DealDesk workflows, pricing strategy, and embedding AI-driven capabilities directly into sales and quoting processes.
The team operates as a distributed engineering organization, with a strong bias toward design-first development, async collaboration, and clear technical ownership. Decisions are driven by data, system constraints, and long-term maintainability rather than short-term patches.
Engineers on this team gain exposure to core revenue systems, AI-driven product innovation, and cross-functional problem solving, with opportunities to expand scope across CPQ, Billing, and broader platform architecture while developing as technical and organizational leaders.
Benefits
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 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 will be shared during the interview process
#ZEOLife at Zuora
ZEOs (our employees) are empowered to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and make a real impact. We:
- Collaborate deeply across teams and regions
- Learn constantly and iterate often
- Build an inclusive, high-performance culture where people feel inspired, connected, and valued
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. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and consider individuals seeking employment with Zuora without regard 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 [email protected] (or local equivalent, where applicable).
Skills Required
- Significant experience leading backend/platform engineering teams
- Experience with large-scale SaaS systems
- Strong system design and technical judgment
- Ability to bridge deterministic systems and AI-driven approaches
- Track record of delivering high-impact platforms
Zuora Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zuora and has not been reviewed or approved by Zuora.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as up to six months of fully paid time for all parents globally, signaling a standout family support policy. Feedback suggests this benefit is a prominent part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include flexible or unlimited PTO for U.S. salaried roles, wellness days, and a company‑wide winter break. Feedback suggests the breadth of options supports meaningful time away when teams enable it.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs such as RSUs and an ESPP with a discount are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. Feedback suggests these ownership programs enhance perceived competitiveness across several roles.
Zuora Insights
What We Do
At Zuora, we do Modern Business. We’re helping people subscribe to new ways of doing business that are better for customers, companies and ultimately the planet. It’s an approach resulting from the shift to the Subscription Economy that puts customers first (building ongoing relationships instead of one-time product sales) and focuses on sustainable growth. Through our leading expertise and multi-product suite, we are transforming all industries and working with the world’s most innovative companies to monetize new business models, nurture subscriber relationships and optimize their digital experiences.
Why Work With Us
As an industry pioneer, our work is constantly evolving and challenging us in new ways that require us to think differently, iterate often and learn constantly. Our people, whom we call “ZEOs" are empowered to take on a mindset of ownership and work together in collaboration to make what’s next possible for our customers, community and the world.
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