API Solutions Engineer - Hybrid

WHO WE ARE

Zeal is a Series A fin-tech startup in the embedded payroll landscape.

We help empower companies to build their own unique payroll service. On top of our easy-to-use payroll API, we are pioneering an all-inclusive tax engine to democratize a broken and cumbersome process providing accessibility to small, medium, and large businesses and helping Americans get paid.

Backed by over $14 million in funding by top investors such as Y Combinator, Spark Capital (Marqeta, Coinbase, Affirm), and Robinhood's Founder; Vlad Tenev, we are projected to be a forerunner in embedded payroll with an industry amassing billions of dollars in untapped revenue.

Our mission is to empower companies to become their own fin-tech company using our simple, seamless, and forward-thinking payroll technology and we'd love to learn more about you and how you could be a fit for our growing team here in San Francisco!

ABOUT THE ROLE

The API Solutions Engineer role is a new role reporting into the Team Lead, Program Management at Zeal. The team will be assigned to the highest priority initiatives as it relates to Zeal’s implementation strategy - whether that be working through integration timelines, identifying new processes to accelerate growth, building Zeal’s foundational knowledge base of the embedded fintech landscape, and much more.

SOME THINGS YOU MAY BE WORKING ON

• In partnership with business + product leaders, identify and accelerate the strategy, implementation, program management, and operationalization of key partner initiatives across several verticals at Zeal
• Own the technical relationships with our partners, and advocate for them internally understanding their problems and executing on the solution.
• Build new products and improve existing ones in collaboration with Zeal’s product and engineering teams to meet business needs
• Actively seek out and apply knowledge of products, technologies and business to build solutions to solve for problems at scale
• Independently break down coding projects into tasks and partner with all applicable teams and partners to meet pre-established goals
• Ideate with the Program Management Team and execute on initiatives to drive-down integration timelines, reduce integration churn, and increase customer NPS scores.

YOU HAVE

• 2+ years of experience in a software development or solutions engineering role
• Previous experience in a merchant facing role with a SaaS product, preferably with API’s
• Comfortable leading discovery sessions, joining presentations at C-level, and working with technical & non-technical counterparts at some of the largest organizations
• Deep interest or knowledge about embedded fintech and being able to understand, explain, and design complex technical specifications is key.
• Drive and motivation; we’re growing fast and we want you to grow with us!

NICE-TO-HAVE

• Interest in joining a fun fast-paced start-up in the payroll industry

ZEAL CULTURE

Zeal is located in the SoMa district of San Francisco and we value in-person collaboration and communication as we grow and scale our business. We are a tight-knit, inclusive community that is into music 🎵, cocktails 🍹, pets 🐈🐕, ping-pong 🏓 and above all else ~ high-quality espresso ☕ but more importantly we value championing for our employees to bring their authentic true selves to work and aim to provide a fun and collaborative work environment for everyone!

OUR BENEFITS

• 100% health coverage premium paid by company; vision, dental
• Competitive salary and equity for all employees
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Free snacks and drinks and Friday happy hours
• Awesome Zeal Swag

OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS

This is our process for most of our roles, but sometimes stages are subject to change from time-to-time, but we will definitely notify you of the change ahead of time.

Step 1: Chat with our recruiter or hiring manager

Step 2: Chat with one of our founders

Step 3: Take-Home Assignment

Step 4: Presentation/Final Interview with the team

After a few days to 1 week, we will get back to you with a decision

Zeal is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.