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Meet Zapier

Zapier is a no-code workflow automation platform that connects over 9,000 apps, enabling businesses to automate data transfer and repetitive tasks without engineering resources. Its core product, Zaps, lets users build multi-step workflows across tools like Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspace, and Dropbox. Zapier also offers Tables, Interfaces, AI agents, and MCP integrations, positioning itself as an AI orchestration layer for enterprises. Trusted by 3.4 million companies, including 69% of the Fortune 1000, Zapier has automated 81 billion tasks and created 25 million Zaps. The remote-first company has around 800 employees across 38 countries and operates profitably with a $5 billion valuation.View more

Zapier is a no-code workflow automation platform that connects over 9,000 apps, enabling businesses to automate data transfer and repetitive tasks without engineering resources. Its core product, Zaps, lets users build multi-step workflows across tools like Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspace, and Dropbox. Zapier also offers Tables, Interfaces, AI agents, and MCP integrations, positioning itself as an AI orchestration layer for enterprises. Trusted by 3.4 million companies, including 69% of the Fortune 1000, Zapier has automated 81 billion tasks and created 25 million Zaps. The remote-first company has around 800 employees across 38 countries and operates profitably with a $5 billion valuation.

Founded
2011
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA

Why work here

Zapier offers a rare combination of mission-driven impact and capital efficiency: a profitable, $5B-valued automation leader that raised only about $1.4M and reaches 3.4 million companies. Engineers work on genuinely hard problems at scale, from isolating over 100,000 AWS Lambda functions to building AI orchestration and MCP infrastructure across 9,000+ apps. The company is remote-first with 800+ people in 38 countries, offers flexible PTO and strong compensation—Glassdoor rates benefits 4.6/5 and 81% would recommend it to a friend—and gives employees room to explore, take risks, and grow through formal promotions. Leadership has been stable since 2011, and the product is at the center of the AI agent wave, creating broad learning scope in a technically modern environment.Read more

Zapier offers a rare combination of mission-driven impact and capital efficiency: a profitable, $5B-valued automation leader that raised only about $1.4M and reaches 3.4 million companies. Engineers work on genuinely hard problems at scale, from isolating over 100,000 AWS Lambda functions to building AI orchestration and MCP infrastructure across 9,000+ apps. The company is remote-first with 800+ people in 38 countries, offers flexible PTO and strong compensation—Glassdoor rates benefits 4.6/5 and 81% would recommend it to a friend—and gives employees room to explore, take risks, and grow through formal promotions. Leadership has been stable since 2011, and the product is at the center of the AI agent wave, creating broad learning scope in a technically modern environment.

Industry
Workflow Automation / iPaaS
Open jobs
10 open jobs

Tech stack

Python

Backend Language

Django

Backend Framework

AWS Lambda

Serverless Compute

Amazon EKS

Container Orchestration

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Firecracker

MicroVM Isolation

MySQL

Database

Redis

Cache

RabbitMQ

Message Broker

Celery

Distributed Task Queue

GraphQL

API Query Language

Next.js

Frontend Framework

React

Frontend Library

JavaScript

Frontend Language

Node.js

Runtime

Nginx

Web Server

Key people

4 people
Wade FosterCo-founder & CEOView bio

Co-founder and CEO of Zapier. Previously worked in email marketing at Veterans United Home Loans and graduated from the University of Missouri. Started Zapier in 2011 with Bryan Helmig and Mike Knoop in Columbia, Missouri, and led it through Y Combinator's S12 batch. Has grown Zapier into a $5 billion workflow automation leader serving millions of businesses.

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Bryan HelmigCo-founder & CTOView bio

Co-founder and CTO of Zapier. Self-taught programmer with a background in software development. Previously worked at Veterans United Home Loans and co-founded Rankiac.com. Met Wade Foster playing jazz music in Columbia, Missouri, and co-founded Zapier in late 2011. Oversees technical strategy, platform architecture, and AI product expansion.

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Mike KnoopCo-founderView bio

Co-founder of Zapier and board member. Served as Head of AI and President at Zapier before becoming CEO of AI research lab Ndea. Co-founded the ARC Prize Foundation. Self-taught programmer and entrepreneur. Started Zapier in 2011 during a Startup Weekend in Columbia, Missouri, with Wade Foster and Bryan Helmig.

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Ryan RocconCOO & CFOView bio

Chief Financial Officer at Zapier, also serving as COO. Leads financial strategy and operations, drawing on experience guiding startups and established companies through growth and transformation. Has been with Zapier since 2021 and helps drive AI-informed pricing, margins, and capital allocation.

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Latest company news

4 stories

Meta Selects Zapier as Named Connector Inside Muse

Zapier

Zapier's connector is now available in Meta's Muse agent, letting users connect Muse to more than 9,000 apps once authorized.

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Zapier plan updates: Tables, Interfaces, and MCP now included

Zapier Help

Zapier upgraded its Free, Pro, and Team plans to include Tables, Interfaces, and Zapier MCP without separate add-ons.

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Zapier expands AI governance controls for enterprise users

IT Brief New Zealand

Zapier extended policy controls across workflows, AI agents, connected assistants, and software built with its SDK to strengthen compliance and security.

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Zapier Extends Enterprise AI Governance Across Every Surface Where Building Happens

Business Wire

Zapier announced a major expansion of enterprise governance capabilities, giving IT and security teams a unified policy layer covering no-code workflows, AI agents, and SDK-built software.

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Jobs at Zapier

10 open roles
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