# Software Engineer at Zania

- Company: Zania
- What the company does: Deploy AI compliance agents for controls testing, risk assessments, policy management, and audits with evidence-backed accuracy. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://zania.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zania/b26b95f4-1f56-4068-a157-1cdbb3276c18
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zania-software-engineer/

## About the role

As a Software Engineer, you will be a core member of our engineering team, building the backend systems that power both our core product and our agentic AI platform. This is a backend-focused role for engineers who thrive on solving challenges at a massive scale; full-stack experience is a strong plus. You will design, build, and deploy the critical infrastructure and services that handle everything from petabyte-scale data retrieval to running thousand-step AI agents.

## What they're looking for

- Experience: 4-8 years of professional software engineering experience (not intended for recent graduates)
- Proven Technical Impact: A demonstrated track record of delivering complex, high-quality backend systems
- Product Building Experience: You have a history of building and launching robust products or platforms, ideally in a hyper-growth or 0-to-1 startup environment
- Deep Technical Expertise: You are a hands-on, highly technical backend engineer with proficiency in:
- Python: For building robust backend services and AI pipelines
- Large-Scale Systems: Experience with distributed systems, large-scale data processing (e.g., Spark), and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Tags: Engineering, Product, Design