Technical Lead, ZayZoon
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On-demand wage platform for SMBs
Open for applications
On-demand wage platform for SMBs
101-200 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide a platform that enables workers to access their earned wages ahead of the traditional pay cycle.
Role
Who you are
- Is a master of fundamentals. Solid coding principles, domain-driven design, performant code and queries, unit and integration testing
- Has led projects involving scale, concurrency, queuing, background processing, and efficient ingestion of third party data
- Has a security mindset: OWASP, secure development, SOC-2 processes
- 6+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails
- Experience deploying resources outside of app dev (AWS, RDS, queues, serverless)
- Experience configuring and analyzing APM tools (DataDog, Sentry, observability platforms)
- Strong data engineering skills: complex SQL queries, optimization, ETL
- Strong data analysis skills: data warehouse tooling (Snowflake, Prefect, etc), BI tooling (Tableau, Metabase, Looker, etc)
- Bonus points if you have: Experience with B2B SaaS products and integrations (Hubspot, Salesforce, etc) or prior experience in the FinTech/Payroll space
- You must have access to a secure high speed internet connection and a secure workspace to ensure security of private information
What the job involves
- The Tech Lead is a senior member of the Technology team focused on complex problems, best practices, operational issues (scalability, performance), and technical mentorship
- Their mandate is to drive the technical side of the business forward and ensure that we can scale as we grow
- Design and maintain scalable and secure software architectures aligned with business goals, resulting in robust and reliable software systems
- Introduce and implement best practices around OO, DDD, and microservices where appropriate
- Navigate the space between app dev and infrastructure, including use of third party tooling (APMs, Observability platforms) to optimize performance and provide real, quantitative benchmarks for Apdex and load capacity
- Implement and enforce coding standards and best practices, leading to a measurable improvement in code quality and maintainability
- Conduct regular code reviews, providing feedback that results in reduced bug counts and improved software performance
- Facilitate effective communication between development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure project alignment
- Data, data, data. Leverage application data, third party data, and our data warehouse to analyze and solve problems around both product impact and performance
Application process
- Please be aware that as part of our final hiring process, we will conduct reference calls with previous managers and possibly other individuals
- Additionally, due to the nature of our business, a criminal record check and a basic security clearance will also be required
Our take
ZayZoon addresses the financial strain faced by workers due to unforeseen expenses in the gap between paychecks. By providing earned wage access (EWA), the fintech startup offers employees the option to access a portion of their pay ahead of schedule, aiming to curb reliance on high-interest loans.
ZayZoon's platform works at no cost to the employer, but charges workers a $5 fee for a withdrawal. This does raise concerns over whether this could exacerbate financial challenges for low-income workers, although compared to the interest on payday loans this is still an extremely attractive option.
With recent funding, the company plans to accelerate growth initiatives and navigate increasing regulatory scrutiny. Despite concerns about these regulatory challenges, ZayZoon remains optimistic and dedicated to empowering workers and assisting businesses in managing financial obstacles.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Mar 2024
$15m
SERIES B
Sep 2023
$27.6m
SERIES B
Total funding: $73.7m
Company values
- Hustle: Don’t work harder—work smarter. Own everything you do, and take it to the next level
- Trust: Be the person others want to lean on when the going gets tough. Don't be afraid to lean on others when you need help
- People Driven: Practice empathy in service of others and aspire to make a positive impact
- Mastery: Adopt a growth mindset—especially when things get hard. Like they say, no pain, no gain
Company HQ
Downtown Commercial, Calgary, AB
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Leadership
Darcy Tuer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founded their first Software company, Halo Networks in 2000 while studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta. They also co-founded Spira Data Corp where they served as the President for over 10 years.
Tate Hackert
(Co-Founder)An economics graduate with education from the University of Victoria, Canada, and the City University of Hong Kong. Now they are the Owner of Long Calgary.
Jamie Ha
(Co-Founder & CFO)Former Investment Banker with over 14 years experience, most recently serving as a Managing Director at FirstEnergy Capital.
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