Forward Deployed Software Engineers understand our customers’ greatest pain points and design end-to-end solutions to address them. FDSEs deploy technical solutions to solve our customers’ hardest problems. FDSEs lead the way in developing a solution, from high-level system design and prototyping to application development and data integration. ZestFinance’s Forward Deployed Engineering unit is a software engineering team dedicated to helping our customers to extract maximum value from the ZAML decisioning platform. As an FDE, you will bring your technical know-how to the front lines, working directly with customers around the globe to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.

In this role you will:

• Develop the best technical solution possible for the toughest challenges that our customers will throw at you
• Solicit constant feedback on work from both customers and colleagues, improving our products over time with rapid iteration cycles
• Serve as the technical point-of-contact pre-launch and post-launch: work closely with the rest of the Customer Success team and directly with clients to think creatively about customizations and different ways to leverage the ZAML platform

We are looking for:

• Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics
• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools
• Understanding of how technical decisions impact the user of what you’re building
• Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
• Skill and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users

Perks and benefits:

• People – the best part of Zest
• Competitive salary and equity grants
• Robust healthcare plans, matching 401K and unlimited vacation time
• Dog friendly office with lounge areas, video games and gigantic jigsaw puzzles
• On-site gym with fitness classes
• Generous family leave policy (6 month maternity leave/3 month paternity leave)
• Tuition reimbursement, conference allowance and Zest talks
• Complimentary massages, manicures, pedicures and more
• Daily catered lunches from LA’s best restaurants and fully stocked kitchen

About ZestFinance:

ZestFinance, Inc. applies its unique credit-decisioning technology platform — based on data science and machine learning — to help lenders effectively predict credit risk so they can increase revenues, reduce risk and ensure compliance. ZestFinance was founded in 2009 by Douglas Merrill and a team of former Google employees with the mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone.

We are committed to diversity in hiring, professional development, and everyday discussion. Zest is determined to hire crazy smart people who are different from each other to create broad thinking, lots of different ideas, and by extension, the best team possible.