Founded in 2009, Zest AI has been pioneering innovative AI technology with a mission to expand credit access to create opportunities for more Americans to pursue their financial goals. Zest AI is transforming the $17 trillion US consumer credit market by delivering AI technology that helps lenders identify creditworthy borrowers overlooked by traditional methods, while leveling the playing field so financial institutions of all sizes can harness AI to provide better lending experiences.

With over 50 issued and pending patents across automation, accuracy, performance, and model explainability, Zest AI is a leader in financial technology, providing financial institutions with AI tools that create a more resilient US financial system and a stronger U.S. economy. With over 600 active AI models, financial institutions rely on Zest AI's comprehensive suite of solutions spanning marketing, underwriting, fraud detection, lending intelligence, and more to make smarter lending decisions while improving profitability. This US-based technology as a service company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About The Role

Join our dynamic team as a Software Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and operating innovative backend services and internal tools. Your work will directly empower our client success teams and enable our data science teams to fine-tune underwriting and fraud workflows for our customers. These workflows are critical to scaling our business, expanding our product offerings, and ensuring customer success. If you're passionate about creating impactful solutions and driving success through technology, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Design, develop, and implement scalable and efficient backend solutions using TypeScript. Support, improve, and optimize existing backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards. Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Support and triage production incidents in real time.
• Improve team efficiency and productivity by advising on process improvement ideas.

Skills:

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript & Node.js.
• Experience with RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and service oriented architecture.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database systems.
• Experience with version control systems.
• Experience with testing frameworks.
• Understanding of DevOps principles.
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools.

Perks and benefits:

• The opportunity to join a mission-focused company
• People – the best part of Zest
• Robust medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Annual bonus plan participation
• 401(k) with generous match
• Employee Awards and Recognition
• 11 company holidays
• Winter break (office closed between Christmas and New Year's Day)
• Unlimited vacation time
• Employee Resource Groups
• Generous family leave policy (12 week maternity leave / 6 week paternity leave)
• Phone, internet, wellness, and professional development allowances
• Employee gatherings, including Town Hall meetings

Additionally, Zestys based locally and around our Burbank HQ enjoy:

• Beautiful, modern, dog-friendly office with lounge areas, video games, and gigantic jigsaw puzzles
• Daily catered lunches from LA’s best restaurants and a fully stocked kitchen
• Complimentary manicures, pedicures, and mindfulness sessions
• Company happy hours, social events, outings, and much more!

About Zest AI:

Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all are welcomed, valued, and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are and where we’re headed in the future. We know that unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation, and succeed together. Zest is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages professionals from underrepresented groups in technology and financial services to apply.

Our core values are Communication, Collaboration, Bias for Action, Client-centricity, and Heart. Learn more at Zest.ai, follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/zest-ai/) or Twitter @Zest_AI, or check out our Insights blog (https://www.zest.ai/cms/insights