Business Systems Engineer

Department: Business Technology

Location: San Francisco, California

Employment Type: FullTime

About Us:

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Business Systems Engineer to join our Business Technology team to scale systems powering our GTM, Finance, and Operations teams. In this role, you'll design, build, and maintain integrations, automations, and workflows across our SaaS stack to ensure seamless data flows and reliable operations. Combining technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration, you'll partner with stakeholders in Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Support to deliver scalable solutions that drive business growth.

What You’ll Achieve:

• Systems Development & Customization

  • Design, build, and maintain solutions in Salesforce and other business-critical SaaS applications.

  • Configure workflows, automations, and data transformations to streamline processes and reduce manual work.

• Integrations & Architecture

  • Build and maintain integrations using iPaaS tools (e.g., Workato, Tray.io, Celigo, Mulesoft).

  • Develop direct API integrations (Node.js, Python, AWS Lambda, REST/SOAP) for custom connectivity.

  • Contribute to long-term systems architecture and integration roadmap, ensuring scalability and resilience.

• Data & Governance

  • Maintain high data quality and synchronization across CRM, ERP, billing, and support systems.

  • Create and maintain technical documentation, process flows, and best practices.

• Collaboration & Delivery

  • Partner with GTM and Finance leaders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

  • Lead or contribute to cross-functional projects, from requirements gathering to implementation and support.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve integration and application issues, ensuring system reliability and uptime.

Skills You’ll Need to Bring:

• 4–6 years of experience in Business Systems Engineering or Application Engineering in a SaaS environment.

• Strong Salesforce development experience (Apex, SOQL, Lightning Web Components, APIs).

• Proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language (Python, JavaScript, Node.js or TypeScript).

• Experience with integration platforms (Workato, Tray.io, or Mulesoft).

• Familiarity with ERP and GTM processes (e.g., lead-to-cash, quote-to-cash, customer lifecycle).

• Strong understanding of data modeling, APIs, and system architecture.

• Excellent communication skills; ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.

• You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

Nice to Haves:

• Experience building lightweight agents or automations with tools like Notion, scripting, or no-code platforms.

• Working knowledge of sales automation and AI implementation

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco and New York, the estimated base salary range for this role is $190,000-$215,000 per year.

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