Software Engineer
On site
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
18-03-2025
Job Specifications
Description
Engineering, Integrations & Customer-Facing
As a Product Engineer, Integrations Specialist, you’ll play a key role in driving Zinc’s growth by working on mission-critical integrations.
This role is a balance of 50% hands on engineering and 50% customer-facing work on calls, allowing you to solve complex technical problems while directly engaging with customers and partners.
If you’re passionate about automating processes, solving tough technical challenges, and building strong relationships with external partners, this role is made for you. You’ll work closely with our Partnerships team to bridge the gap between technical and business needs, delivering integrations that delight users and support Zinc’s success.
The nature of this role gives you high ownership over integrations, offering you the flexibility to define and scale how these automations are built. While you’ll be working autonomously, you’ll also be part of a collaborative environment, engaging with stakeholders across teams and with external partners.
Key Responsibilities
Build Scalable, Future-Ready Automations
Design and implement integrations within Zinc’s HRTech ecosystem, mainly focusing on ATS and HRIS systems.
Build and maintain scalable, reliable APIs and webhooks that automate data sharing and streamline workflows between systems.
Be The Face Of Technical Expertise
Lead the technical onboarding and support for enterprise customers, acting as the go-to person for troubleshooting and technical solutions.
Collaborate with external teams to enhance and optimize integration workflows and ensure successful automation.
Shape The API Experience
Work closely with our Partnerships team to ensure that Zinc’s API is intuitive, user-friendly, and provides significant value to customers.
Influence the API roadmap based on feedback from partners and customers, making sure the integration experience is as seamless as possible.
Collaborate Across Functions
Partner with internal teams such as Partnerships, Account Management, and Customer Success to prioritize integration development and automation initiatives.
Drive alignment between technical feasibility, customer needs, and business goals in order to deliver impactful solutions.
Our stack
Backend: Express.js, MongoDB, Typescript
Deployment: CircleCI
Infrastructure: Ubuntu, Docker, AWS
Testing: Jest, Cypress
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What we offer
Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring
24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off
£1200 annual benefits allowance (ThanksBen, from month 2)
Early finish Fridays (16:00)
Yearly company retreat to Serbia
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory)
Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee)
Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme
Unlimited access to MoreHappi coaching
Company socials, quarterly team socials Free Monday lunches
Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest)
Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme
Celebrated Zinc anniversaries
Who we are
Zinc builds automated reference and background checking tools designed to improve candidate experience and set new industry standards. Founded in 2017 by a team with extensive HRTech experience, Zinc is an early-stage startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks.
Read more about our story here: https://zincwork.com/mission
We're a culture first company, by this we don't just mean an active calendar of both company and team organised events (which we do have ),Zinc's culture is defined by a respectful and autonomous approach to all employees, fostering support for new ideas, promoting a flexible work environment, and operating within a flat structure. While socials, lunches, and events enhance the experience, the core of Zinc's culture drives employees to embrace innovation, share successes, and feel motivated about the company's future.
We Recently Redefined Our Company Values
The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed.
About the Company
Zinc is an inception stage, impact-led investor. We invest at the start of new ventures that are tackling some of the most pressing and complex problems facing the health of people and the planet. We back exceptional talent (pre-team, pre-idea), and pre-seed teams building deep-tech, science-led innovation with funding, venture-building expertise, team building, personal and team coaching, and access to a world class network of experts, talent and investors. Our next venture building cohort kicks off in January 2025. Appl... Know more
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