Job Description
Zeta is the world’s first and only Omni Stack for banks and fintechs. We are rethinking payments from core to the edge, led by the vision to augment the purpose of money and banking with technology. A single, modern software stack comprising processing, loans, customizable mobile and web apps, a fraud engine, and rewards for retail banking.
We are a new-age, high-growth startup (& a unicorn!) founded in 2015 by two visionary leaders, Bhavin Turakhia & Ramki Gaddipati, whose entrepreneurial legacy & excellence has put us on top of the global fintech ecosystem. Zeta counts amongst its customers over 10 banks and 25 fintechs across 8 countries - some of our notable clients include Sodexo - a leading issuer of employee benefits & rewards with over 30 million global users, and HDFC Bank - the 14th largest bank by market cap in the world. Learn more about our manifesto & beyond.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced frontend engineer to join the Web Platform and Experiences Team in Zeta’s Tachyon Foundations Organization as a Principal Software Engineer. The engineer holding this position will be responsible for taking architectural decisions around building a scalable web application development platform through various frameworks and libraries with goal to improve the agility of developing web applications by enforcing reusability, consistency across user interfaces with a focus on improving the developer experience.
What would you do here?
Designing and building a first of its kind web ecosystem that drives the business, engages and inspires our community of consumers and enthusiasts, and meets the functional needs of our customers andpartners.
Providing Technical Direction to the frontend engineers with the Web Platform and Experiences team
Turn business requirements into a solid, detailed technical designs.
Research, develop proof of concepts to validate design choices and technology choices are best fit for solving the challenges infront of the team
Lead frontend technical development efforts independently, define software architecture, explore existing systems, determine areas of complexity and potential risks to successful implementation of enterprise scale web applications.
Collaborate across various functional teams like design, product management and backend architects and development teams to validate prototypes and to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces which meet client requirements.
Mentoring and supporting team members
Defining standardization across various frontend technologies and enforce best practices interms of coding, testing and deployment and documentation.
What are we looking for?
A minimum of 8 years of professional JavaScript software engineering experience.
Strong command over web development technologies and practices.
Strong command over modern frontend development and micro frontend architecture
Strong command over Javascript / Typescript, ES6 and beyond
Strong command over Vue/React/Angular or any web framework with internal understanding
Strong in CSS
Strong command over design patterns, version control, enterprise architecture and software engineering principles.
Proven experience in designing web application architecture for multi tenant SaaS applications
Strong command over Node JS and server side framework eg: Express JS/fastify
Experienced with APIs and a strong understanding of HTTP and REST architecture.
Confident working on solutions from initial wireframes, through prototyping, into building a final product
Experienced with code building tools like webpack 4+, rollup etc.
Experienced with web UI testing frameworks
Experienced with build tools like Jenkins, Circle CI, Travis CI
Good understanding of browser architecture and cross browser compatibility
Good communication and personal skills: ability to interact and work well with members of other functional groups in a project team and a strong sense of project ownership.
Enthusiast, Energetic, Fast learner towards new web technologies.
Experience with backend focused languages like Go, NodeJS, Java, Python
Have Understanding with database technology such as Postgres/MySQL
Have understanding of different network protocols like HTTP/HTTPS, HTTP2.0, websocket etc
Understanding about web servers (NGINX, Apache etc) and application servers(Express)
Have Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and other cloud technologies.
Familiarity with performance testing and optimizations.
Life At Zeta
At Zeta, we want you to grow to be the best version of yourself by unlocking the great potential that lies within you. This is why our core philosophy is ‘People Must Grow.’ We recognize your aspirations; act as enablers by bringing you the right opportunities, and let you grow as you chase disruptive goals.
#LifeAtZeta is adventurous and exhilarating at the same time. You get to work with some of the best minds in the industry and experience a culture that values the diversity of thoughts. If you want to push boundaries, learn continuously and grow to be the best version of yourself, Zeta is the place to be! Explore the life at zeta
Zeta is an equal opportunity employer.
At Zeta, we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of job history, disability, gender identity, religion, race, marital/parental status, or another special status. We are proud to be an equitable workplace that welcomes individuals from all walks of life if they fit the roles and responsibilities.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Principal Engineer | Frontend position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Bengaluru offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
