Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Who We Are

Zeal is a modern payroll platform designed specifically for staffing, gig-work, and HR service companies. Our programmatic payroll solution and infrastructure power the payroll stack for large-scale employers, such as gig economy and staffing companies, and prominent fintech, HR, and back office solutions. We help our customers manage their compliance and ensure accurate and timely payments to hundreds of thousands to millions of Americans.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced full-stack engineer who thrives in an autonomous environment with high ownership and enjoys tackling customer-facing product challenges. This role will be reporting directly to the CTO. You will be closely working with our Product team to collaborate on requirements and be responsible for the end-to-end design and implementation of the product.

Our application orchestrates the processing of more than tens of thousands of paychecks every week, positioning us as a one-stop solution for payroll management for businesses nationwide. Our platform streamlines the onboarding process for new employees, assists with tax setup, and provides a seamless workflow for employers to run payroll and manage compliance at scale.

Some Things You May Be Working On

• Enrich the developer experience of our API
• Lead launches of additional fintech products
• Improve the user experience of our platform
• Lead improvements to our tax management stack
• Streamline payroll migration process
• Scale our services and infrastructure to handle large enterprise customers
• Work with our Product team and founders to understand user pain points and lead implementation of design changes and features
• Create technical specifications from product requirements
• Implement REST APIs, update DB schemas, and operate in our NodeJS/Express backend
• Ensure our product holds a high level of quality, with adequate tests
• Solve for enterprise readiness by solving for scalability, security, and performance
• Debug and solve production issues as they are prioritized

You Have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in a start-up environment
• Experience in React, React Query, Typescript, and building UI components
• Proficiency in NodeJS/Express, MongoDB, and AWS
• Ability to hold technical conversations with strong communication skills
• Passion for building something people love

Our Culture

We are a tight-knit, inclusive community that values music, cocktails, pets, and high-quality espresso. We champion for our staff 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 the company; vision, dental, and 80% for dependents with HSA options
• Life Insurance, Accidental Insurance, and access to free EAP services
• Generous salary and equity for all staff
• 10-year equity option exercise window for all employees
• 401k option; helping you save for the future
• Commuters Stipend for all SF-based employees
• Yearly Professional Development Stipend to use on courses, books, events, etc
• Monthly Happy Hours, Team Lunches, Boba breaks, and lots of Events (board games, trivia, bowling, VR, golfing, hiking)
• Company Wide Offsite every year
• Awesome Zeal Swag

Our Compensation & Philosophy

The range for this role is between $145,000-$170,000 for California-based candidates

Our Interview Process

• Intro Call: 30 min
• Hiring Manager Chat: 30 min
• Take Home Project
• Final Interview
• Technical with Senior Eng and/or CTO (60 min)
• Cultural Chat (30 min)
• Leadership Chat (30 min)