Zoot is a global provider of cloud-based instant credit decisioning, risk management, loan origination, workflow, and case management solutions. For more than 30 years, our innovative tools and services have enabled Zoot clients – leading banks, payment service providers, automobile and asset finance companies – to meet and exceed their business objectives. Zoot enables their clients to adapt faster than their peers to successfully seize market opportunities. Zoot’s clients benefit from unrivalled reliability via a highly scalable private cloud-based service that processes billions of real-time decisions annually.

Over the past 15 years, Zoot has achieved remarkable growth in Europe, establishing offices across Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine while building a team of over 50 exceptionally talented individuals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and deployment of large-scale mission-critical SaaS
  architectures, including:
  - Reusable and configurable design patterns and microservices;
  - Complex relational and non-relation database schemas;
  - Complex Third-party API integrations;
  - Responsive HTML5 web applications;
  - Secure RESTful or SOAP APIs.
• Plan and estimate technical tasks in collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• Promote and ensure adherence to software development best practices (e.g., DRY, POLA, TDD, etc.).
• Guide teams through complex technical issues and challenges.
• Collaborate with QA to support complex testing.
• Assist with guiding and mentoring agile delivery teams from a technical perspective.
• Contribute to evaluating teams’ technical competencies and provide constructive feedback.

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience in system integration, both server side and client side.
• Proficiency with data and messaging formats, such as XML, JSON, CSV.
• Strong understanding of standard API communication protocols: XML-SOAP, REST.
• Experience in front-end web development, including responsive design, media rules and breakpoints, CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS.
• Proficiency in the HTML5 DOM and the WebSocket protocol.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and JavaScript / jQuery. Familiarity with Node.js and Python is a plus.
• Experience in database development, relational and document-based, performance optimisation.
• Experience with low-code tools like Microsoft Power Automate, ServiceNow, and Salesforce is welcome.
• Good understanding of different authentication methods: OAuth, JWT, maTLS, etc.
• Familiarity with encryption and security methods: PGP, TLS, XML-DSig, etc.
• Good understanding of the Linux Shell, SSH, SCP.

Profile

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Advanced English.
• Familiarity with business process analysis and design.
• Experience in using MS Excel, Word, Visio.
• Conscientious working style with emphasis on quality.
• Experience in risk management and/or in the financial services industry is a plus.
• Experience leading a team of developers is a plus.

Zoot Offers

• Competitive salary and a high-quality working environment.
• Know-how, professionalism, and an international market-leading reputation.
• Interesting and challenging international clients and projects.
• Highly motivated, highly qualified team of friendly colleagues.
• Flexible working schedule.
• Financial support for relevant certifications and professional events.