Software Engineer - Integrations Specialist

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 B2B SaaS startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks.

📚Read more about our story here: www.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.

This year we are going to Serbia 🇷🇸 for our annual company retreat 🤩✈️🏔️

🪴We recently redefined our company values:

🧩The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed.

Engineering, Integrations & Customer Facing 🤩

As a Product Engineer, Integrations Specialist, you’ll be working on integrations that are pivotal to Zinc’s growth. ⚡️

⭐️👉 Think 60/40 engineering to customer-facing work, blending deep technical challenges with the excitement of directly engaging customers and partners.

If you’re someone who loves solving complex technical puzzles, collaborating across functions, and building meaningful relationships, this role is perfect for you. Working closely with our Partnerships team, you’ll bridge technical and business worlds, delivering integrations that delight users and drive Zinc’s success.

🪴🛸The high ownership nature of this role means you’ll have the freedom to define how integrations are built and scaled. Even though it’s a solo position, it’s highly collaborative and social in its own way, connecting you with stakeholders across teams and external partners.

What You’ll Be Doing:

🔧 Build Scalable, Future-Ready Integrations:

• Designing integrations with Zinc’s HRTech ecosystem, usually ATS' and HRIS'.
• Build and maintain robust, scalable APIs and webhooks that enable seamless data sharing between systems.
  

🤝 Be the Face of Technical Expertise:

• Lead onboarding and support for enterprise customers. You will be the go-to person for technical solutions.
• Partner with external teams to troubleshoot, enhance, and refine integration workflows.
  

💡 Shape the API Experience:

• Work directly with our Partnerships team to ensure Zinc’s API is user-friendly, well-documented, and delivers value.
• Influence the API roadmap with feedback from partners and customers.
  

🌟 Collaborate Across Functions:

• Liaise with internal teams, from Partnerships, Account Management & Customer Success, to prioritise integration development.
• Drive alignment on solutions that balance technical feasibility, customer needs, and business goals.
  
  Our stack 🥞
• Frontend: Vue, Nuxt, Vuetify, Javascript, Webpack
• Backend: Express.js, MongoDB, Typescript
• Deployment: CircleCI
• Infrastructure: Ubuntu, Docker, AWS
• Testing: Jest, Cypress
  

Hard Skills 💻

1. TypeScript:
   You’ll be coding backend systems that partners rely on. Strong TypeScript skills ensure you can create efficient, maintainable solutions for real-world use.
   
2. API Design:
   Integrations are at the heart of what we do. Your ability to design scalable, intuitive APIs will be key to enabling seamless connections between Zinc and our partners.
   
3. AWS:
   Our cloud infrastructure supports everything Zinc does. Your familiarity with AWS, ensures our integrations remain fast and reliable at scale.
   
4. External APIs:
   You’ll work with a variety of partner APIs, from JSON to XML. Understanding their quirks will help you build robust connections that “just work.”

Soft Skills 🎙️✨

• Autonomous Problem Solver:
  This role is for someone who thrives with high ownership. You’ll be trusted to lead integration projects end-to-end, taking initiative to make decisions and drive impact.
  
• Confident Communicator:
  You’ll be customer-facing, explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Clear communication ensures smoother onboarding and happier partners.
  
• Collaborative:
  While you’re the solo owner of integrations, you’ll be deeply embedded in cross-functional work with the Partnerships and Product teams. It’s social, just in a different way.
  
• Resilient & Adaptable:
  Every integration is unique, and not all conversations with partners will be easy. You’ll need to navigate challenges with a cool head and a problem-solving mindset.

Nice-to-Haves 🚀🪄

• HRTech Integration Experience: Familiarity with platforms like Workday, Workable, or similar is a bonus.
• Workday Integration Badge or equivalent certification is icing on the cake.

📍Hybrid, Old Street, LDN

We appreciate the value of in person connection with colleagues and flexible working for our employees. We operate a hybrid model with 2 days a week in office, Mondays and Thursdays.

💸 Salary - £70,000


Interview Process 🤩⚡️💎

⚖️ Throughout the interview process, you will be assessed directly inline with the requirements above.

1. Google Meets call with Bel, Talent Lead (15 minutes)

2. Interview with Sanjeev, VP Engineering & Christos, Tech lead (1 hour)
3. Take home task.

4. Final In-person interview with task with Sanjeev, David, Head of Partnerships & another member of Engineering (1.5 hours)

🤖 Important Notice: Our recruitment process does not involve AI-driven automated screening.

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 🥳