Zapier

The archetypal remote-first company. Fully distributed since 2011, no HQ. 800+ employees across 40+ countries. Bootstrapped after a single 2012 seed round. Last valued at $5B.

Services Workflow Automation / iPaaS / AI Agents
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Remote-First (No HQ, 40+ countries) HQ
800 employees
2011 founded

What is Zapier?

Zapier is the workflow-automation platform that connects 8,000+ apps and lets non-engineers wire them together with no-code "Zaps." Wade Foster (CEO), Bryan Helmig (CTO), and Mike Knoop (President) founded the company at a Startup Weekend in Columbia, Missouri in October 2011 and went through Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch, raising a single $1.3M seed round from Bessemer, DFJ, and Threshold Ventures. Zapier never raised another primary round. Instead the company grew on subscription revenue to profitability and now generates a nine-figure annual run rate, with a 2021 secondary tender led by Sequoia Capital and Steadview Capital setting the company's valuation at $5B. Zapier is the archetypal remote-first software company: it has been fully distributed since day one, has never had a headquarters or a mandatory office, and its playbook (asynchronous work, written communication, structured onboarding, twice-yearly retreats) has been openly published and copied by dozens of remote-first peers. The product surface has grown well beyond core automation into Zapier Tables (no-code databases), Zapier Interfaces (form and app builder), Zapier Canvas (workflow diagramming), and Zapier Central (AI-powered agents that automate multi-step work). Roughly 800 employees work across 40+ countries with no in-person expectation beyond the twice-yearly whole-company retreat.

Mission & values

Make automation work for everyone by giving people the tools to move information between the apps they already use, without writing code.

Qualifications

Zapier hires across engineering (backend, distributed systems, ML and AI, mobile, security, SRE, data platform, frontend), product, design, developer relations, documentation, support, sales, customer success, marketing, and G&A. Application flow lives at zapier.com/jobs. Every role is fully remote, with the eligible-country list on each posting varying based on Zapier's legal entities and Employer of Record coverage; the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, most of the EU, Australia, and New Zealand are the most common. Interview loops emphasize written communication and asynchronous collaboration, since Zapier operates without any expectation of same-time-zone overlap for most roles. The company is well-known for a rigorous but well-organized process: expect a take-home assignment or paid work-simulation project for many roles, followed by cross-functional panels.

Leadership

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Wade Foster

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Co-founded Zapier at Startup Weekend in Columbia, Missouri in October 2011. Has served as CEO throughout. Frequent public voice on distributed and remote work.

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Bryan Helmig

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Co-founded Zapier in 2011 with Wade Foster and Mike Knoop. Long-time engineering leader and product architect.

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Mike Knoop

Co-Founder & Former President

Co-founded Zapier in 2011. Departed in 2023 to co-found Ndea, an AGI research lab, alongside ARC prize founder Francois Chollet.

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Kristina Bergman

Chief Financial Officer

Leads finance and business operations at Zapier's current pre-IPO scale.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at zapier.com/jobs

    Browse open roles and submit through the Zapier careers portal. Application often includes structured written questions in place of a cover letter.

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Confirms role fit, target level, country of residence for legal entity match, and salary expectations.

    About 7 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager interview

    Deep conversation with the manager who owns the position and the wider team context.

    About 7 days

  4. 4

    Take-home or paid work-simulation project

    Common at Zapier: a scoped, realistic project that mirrors the work you would do in-role. Sometimes paid. Reviewed by the team.

    About 14 days

  5. 5

    Panel interviews and offer

    Cross-functional panels covering technical depth, remote effectiveness, and values fit. Offer includes base, bonus, and equity.

    About 14 days

Funding

StageSeed
Total raised$1,300,000
Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners DFJ Threshold Ventures Y Combinator (Summer 2012 batch)

Awards & recognition

  • Y Combinator Summer 2012 batch · 2012

    Y Combinator

  • $5B valuation via secondary tender led by Sequoia and Steadview · 2021

    Zapier

  • Sustained profitability with no primary capital since 2012 · 2026

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  • Launched Zapier Central (AI agents) · 2024

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Company information

Frequently asked questions

Does Zapier really have no office?
Correct. Zapier has been fully remote since founding in 2011 and has never had a headquarters or a mandatory office. The only regular in-person expectation is a twice-yearly whole-company retreat in a rotating city.
Which countries can I apply from?
Each posting lists the exact eligible countries. Most commonly the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, most of the EU, Australia, and New Zealand, based on Zapier's legal entities and Employer of Record coverage.
Who founded Zapier?
Wade Foster (CEO), Bryan Helmig (CTO), and Mike Knoop (former President) at Startup Weekend in Columbia, Missouri in October 2011. Mike departed in 2023 to co-found Ndea, an AGI research lab.
Is Zapier bootstrapped?
Effectively yes. Zapier raised a single $1.3M seed round from Bessemer, DFJ, and Threshold Ventures in 2012 and never raised again. The 2021 tender was a secondary transaction from existing shareholders to Sequoia and Steadview at a $5B valuation, not new primary capital.
Is Zapier hiring engineers?
Yes, across backend, distributed systems, ML and AI, mobile, security, SRE, data platform, and frontend. Zapier Central (AI agents) and the wider AI product line drive a significant slice of current engineering demand.
What is Zapier Central?
Zapier's AI-agent product that automates multi-step work by combining LLMs with the platform's app catalog and workflow engine. Positioned as the AI successor to classic Zaps for cross-app tasks that need reasoning.
Does Zapier offer meaningful equity?
Yes. Compensation at every level includes equity referenced to the $5B secondary-tender valuation.

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