Founded in 2009, Zest AI has been pioneering innovative AI technology with a mission to expand credit access to create opportunities for more Americans to pursue their financial goals. Zest AI is transforming the $17 trillion US consumer credit market by delivering AI technology that helps lenders identify creditworthy borrowers overlooked by traditional methods, while leveling the playing field so financial institutions of all sizes can harness AI to provide better lending experiences. With over 50 issued and pending patents across automation, accuracy, performance, and model explainability, Zest AI is a leader in financial technology, providing financial institutions with AI tools that create a more resilient US financial system and a stronger U.S. economy. With over 600 active AI models, financial institutions rely on Zest AI's comprehensive suite of solutions spanning marketing, underwriting, fraud detection, lending intelligence, and more to make smarter lending decisions while improving profitability. This US-based technology as a service company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
About the Role
Our Data Engineering team at Zest AI owns the data analytics pipelines, data warehouse, and supporting data infrastructure, and builds systems that integrate seamlessly with our machine learning and AI platforms. We are seeking engineers with experience designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade data warehouses and data pipelines to evolve our data architecture and support continued growth as we scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate robust end-to-end ETL/ELT data pipelines
- Architect, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade data warehouse solutions
- Own ongoing maintenance, performance optimization, and enhancements of data pipelines and warehouse assets
- Build and manage data ingestion from diverse sources, including databases, streaming systems, and external web APIs
- Integrate data to and from the data warehouse into downstream and third-party tools to make data actionable
- Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability through automated testing and monitoring
- Implement CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices for data pipelines and workflows
- Partner with Data Science, Product, and Business Analytics teams to define requirements and deliver product roadmap features
- Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and business users to design scalable data solutions
- Research and evaluate new technologies and drive continuous improvements to the data platform
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience as a Data Engineer designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-grade data warehouse solutions supporting structured and unstructured data
- Strong proficiency in building and maintaining data pipelines and transformations using tools such as Spark, Snowpark, dbt, or similar
- Experience integrating data via web APIs and across internal and external systems
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or another modern programming language
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platform
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, AWS Step Functions, or Snowflake Tasks
- Strong understanding of data warehouse architecture, modeling, and best practices
- Strong SQL skills, including DDL and DML
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with data science and machine learning technologies
- Understanding of data security, governance, access controls, and RBAC
Perks and benefits:
- The opportunity to join a mission-focused company
- People – the best part of Zest
- Robust medical, dental and vision insurance plans
- Annual bonus plan participation
- 401(k) with generous match
- Employee Awards and Recognition
- 11 company holidays
- Winter break (office closed between Christmas and New Year's Day)
- Unlimited vacation time
- Employee Resource Groups
- Generous family leave policy (12 week maternity leave / 6 week paternity leave)
- Phone, internet, wellness, and professional development allowances
- Employee gatherings, including Town Hall meetings
Additionally, Zestys based locally and around our Burbank HQ enjoy:
- Beautiful, modern, dog-friendly office with lounge areas, video games, and gigantic jigsaw puzzles
- Daily catered lunches from LA’s best restaurants and a fully stocked kitchen
- Complimentary manicures, pedicures, and mindfulness sessions
- Company happy hours, social events, outings, and much more!
About Zest AI:
Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all are welcomed, valued, and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are and where we’re headed in the future. We know that unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation, and succeed together. Zest is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages professionals from underrepresented groups in technology and financial services to apply.
Our core values are Communication, Collaboration, Bias for Action, Client-centricity, and Heart. Learn more at Zest.ai, follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/zest-ai/) or Twitter @Zest_AI, or check out our Insights blog (https://www.zest.ai/cms/insights
