Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (EMEA)

Zenrows is the web data infrastructure for AI. Founded in 2021, we give developers, AI agents and businesses one reliable way to access, extract and structure data from any website, at any scale, however hard the site tries to block them.

Whether it’s an agent that needs fresh web context mid-task, an LLM application grounded in live data, or an enterprise pipeline pulling millions of pages a day, Zenrows handles the rendering, the anti-bot defences and the parsing behind a single API, 10B+ requests a month. Teams at more than 10,000 companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, IBM, Slack, eBay, EY, Nokia and Clay, rely on Zenrows to turn the web into a reliable source of data for their products, workflows and AI-driven applications, across e-commerce, finance, real estate and AI.

As we continue our expansion, we are now looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join us on a permanent basis and make an instant impact, working directly with the CEO and CTO.

The Role

AI runs on web data, and more and more of the work that needs it is done by AI agents. Zenrows is how they get it. Fetch gets any page past the toughest anti-bot systems. Extract turns it into clean, structured data. Batch and Crawl do it across whole websites.

We’re also changing how software gets built. Our engineers already write 100% of their code with agents. We are moving more and more operational workflows from manual, to automated, to autonomous, trusting agents with real work in production. Very few teams are doing this for real. We are, and we want you to help lead it.

What You’ll Do

You’ll own a customer-facing product end to end: what it does, how it runs, and the business number it moves. There are no product managers here. You talk to customers, decide what to build, build it with your agents, ship it, and own it.

The problems are real. Our systems run on thousands of CPU cores, handle millions of requests a day, and stay ahead of anti-bot systems built by companies many times our size. You’ll design systems that hold up under that load. You’ll also build the tests, evals and guardrails that tell us when an agent’s work can be trusted.

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll shape how the whole company works with agents. When one team finds a better way of working, you’ll help turn it into the standard for everyone.

Your days aren’t prescribed. You’ll look across the company, find where you can add the most value and go after it.

What We're Looking For

You’ve built high-load, complex production systems and you’ve set the technical direction that other engineers followed.

You put product first. You talk about customers and business impact before code, and you can say clearly what your work changed for the business.

You’re all in on AI-native engineering. You build with agents every day, and you know how to verify, test and take ownership of what they produce. Bonus points if you’ve built and shipped products that use LLMs or agents in production.

You write clearly. We’re remote and our agents work from written context, so a good spec or decision record is worth as much as good code.

You’re comfortable working with non-technical people. You can sit down with sales, GTM or operations colleagues, understand their problems and turn them into something that ships, no translator needed.

You take ownership without being asked. You’re comfortable with ambiguity, happy to experiment, fail and argue for ideas, and you think like a co-founder.

You pick the tool that serves the customer. Today that’s mostly Go, AWS, and Terraform, and you are open to learn new languages and tools quickly.

A love of hands-on work. You’ll still champion collaboration via knowledge-sharing sessions, kickoffs, and cross-team reviews, but this is an IC role at its heart, focused on building and influence.

Availability to work EMEA hours, as our team collaborates across European time zones.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our people crave ownership and opportunity over everything else. We offer responsibility and scope to do things in your role that you can only dream of in similar roles in larger companies.

We have a CEO who values world class talent over everything else. Trust and respect is earned and with it comes reward and recognition like nowhere else.

In a world where it feels like everyone is being called back being in an office, we operate a truly 100% remote approach that allows you to work from anywhere you choose.

Forget Agile, Scrum, Lean... or whatever development methodology is trendy this week. We give you a horizontal view that enables you to identify where you think you can contribute the most.

We have fun! The above may sound like we are all about work but we put a lot of focus on ensuring our culture is one that our people enjoy, lets you build lasting friendships and grow both personally and professionally.

Why You Might Not Fit

We are a small yet efficient team of 20, and our competitors are 10x our size. We manage to outperform them because everyone takes ownership of their work, holds themselves accountable and focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes. If you’re just looking for a job rather than a mission then you probably shouldn’t apply.

We are an agentic company, and agents are an essential part of how every team works. If you aren’t excited to build, delegate to and take ownership of AI agents in your day to day, then you probably shouldn’t apply.

We work 100% remotely and give our people the freedom to work wherever they choose. To offset this there is naturally more need to document and update workflows than in other companies. If you hate documenting then you probably shouldn’t apply.

Feedback is how we better ourselves every day and we foster a culture that encourages everyone to have a voice. If you don’t like being surrounded by world class talent that will always express strong opinions then you probably shouldn’t apply

We are a start-up and know the growth journey holds plenty of lessons to learn. If you are looking for the perfect organization, flawless processes and predictability in your day to day then you probably shouldn’t apply.

Our Rewards And Benefits

100% remote work: We are a company that offers true freedom. Work wherever life takes you.

The salary you are worth: We never ask people what they are earning but instead what you are looking for. If your ability and experience justifies it and we think you are going to help us succeed then we will match your expectations.

The equipment you want: We believe in giving our people the tools they need to succeed and don’t have a default machine to give you.

Generous Learning & Development budget: We believe in always adding value to our top performers and helping them grow their skills in a direction that is beneficial both to them and the business

All Star Awards: We recognize achievements in many ways within the business but the bi-annual All star rewards allows the CEO to tailor reward packages to the person. Whether this is a holiday destination of choice, a learning course that adds value or something else.. We believe in getting to know every employee personally.

Charity Initiatives: We are a business that believes in giving back to the community and every year allows our employees the opportunity to give back.

Annual Kick-Off: We want our employees to see where Zenrows was born and enjoy all the Pinxos they can handle.

Share in Our Success: We want our top performers to be part of the company's success and offer opportunities for stock option allocation when people show their value.

Deel Benefits: As a fully remote organization we employ our people via Deel. This not only brings freedom of location but also a host of other benefits including discounts on VPNs, memberships and services.

Values

We are proud of our uniquely agile, fast paced, and autonomous environment. Our core values of