Zinch Careers

Love what you do. Do well. Do good.

What we're looking for

• Software Engineers
• Release Engineer
• Computer Applications Engineer
• Account Executives
• Client Success Managers
• Product Managers & Associate Product Managers
• Data Analyst / Project Manager
• Internet Marketers
• Interns: Part Time & Full Time

How to apply

  
 It's simple. Email work@zinch.com with your resume and answers to these questions:

   + If you could change/add one thing about Zinch, what would it be and why?
   + How would you move Mount Fuji?
   + What are three things you want to accomplish before you die?

Details

Software Engineers
At Zinch, people who write great code also participate in strategy discussions and project planning. In other words, you won't be off in a dark corner pounding out code all of the time -- you'll be an integrated member of the team. That said, you need to LOVE writing and debugging code. We are strong supporters of open source and open standards, and therefore look for people with experience in the LAMP stack, Drupal, and/or Facebook worlds. Other than that, you don't need fancy degrees, you don't need a minimum number of years of formal work experience, you don't need to dress in a special way, and you can use a Mac or PC. If you love to create software that millions of people use every day for some of the most important decisions in their lives, then you'll love working at Zinch.

Release Engineer
Responsible for all build and release procedures and processes; test new release procedures and tools using Drupal, PHP, Jenkins, Shell Scripting; debug issues with application servers and databases; create, maintain and support extensive build and test environments (development/integration/staging); coordinate release activities with Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Web Development teams to ensure a smooth and trouble-free roll out of releases; manage, deploy and support multiple concurrent releases through various test environments; manage and maintain multiple test environments, ensuring that these environments are properly setup, configured, and available for each project as scheduled; trace complex build problems, release issues and environment issues.

Min reqt: Master's degree in Computer Science plus 2 years of exp in job offer or as QA Engineer

Computer Applications Engineer
Develop, create and modify internet based computer applications such as widgets and modules using ASP & SQL; analyze needs then develop computer applications solutions; evaluate business requirements then design and customize computer applications for company to ensure optimize operational efficiency; analyze and design database.

Min reqt: BS in Engineering or equiv + 5 years experience in job offer or in IT/system engineering

Alt reqt: Master's degree in Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Information Systems

Account Executives
Do you want to have direct impact on higher education, and change the game of college recruiting for admissions, enrollment and marketing professionals at the best colleges and universities? Do you enjoy creating and driving relationships with key decision makers and helping them achieve their goals? We're looking for sales people who are fearless and confident, who present the message with clarity and persuasion, and who pretty much can put a smile on anyone's face.

Your primary responsibility will be to grow the college/university client base in your geographic region. This will be achieved through high standards, hard work and a demonstrated ability to drive new client sales while building strong, long term client relationships. If you enjoy identifying client needs and formulating solutions that put our offerings to work for them, can work independently while thriving in a team environment, and are articulate, conscientious, high energy and efficient, then being part of the Zinch sales team could be the job for you.

You don’t need any specific educational background – our motto is “I am more than a test score”, and we realize that that extends to degrees as well. That said, sales experience, particularly in the Higher Ed market is a plus.

Client Success Managers
Do you consider yourself “best in class” at developing strong relationships with clients over the long term through stellar results and a “can do” attitude? Are you a strong communicator who is able to multi task and thrive in a fast paced environment? Do you enjoy developing and implementing strategies to help your clients achieve their goals?

We are aggressively seeking a best-in-class Client Success Manager to strategically manage, grow and develop our portfolio of blue chip accounts from a sales and client success perspective, from proposal stage through optimization, renewal and upsell. You must have a passion for outstanding client service and a desire to “roll up your sleeves”. In addition, prospective candidates should be extremely client-focused, conscientious, high-energy and efficient.

You don’t need any specific educational background – our motto is “I am more than a test score”, and we realize that that extends to degrees as well. Background in Higher Ed can be a plus, though not must.

Product Managers & Associate Product Managers
→ Do you love dreaming up great web business ideas and then driving a team to bring the idea to life as a successful business?
→ Do you enjoy leading all of these discussions: What’s the right strategy? What are the best ways to acquire and engage users? What’s the best way to get features built with limited resources and time? What can we learn from our financial and analytics results?
→ Are you hyper-organized, love working with all sorts of people, and (though you hate to admit it) can be considered a workaholic? D
→ Do you love working in a start-up environment, where there is never enough process, but more than enough responsibility and opportunity?
If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the opportunity for you. We are the best way for students to find schools and scholarships. These roles offer the right entrepreneurial go-getters tremendous opportunities for impact, upside and professional development. Work with smart, innovative colleagues who are swinging for the fences in transforming access to higher education. You must be hungry to make a positive impact, self-motivated, and highly dependable.

Data Analysts / Project Managers
→ Do you get excited by the opportunity to manage complex data projects?
→ Are you obsessive about data accuracy, but at the same time, like to get things finished fast.
→ Are you super analytical? You model your world as a set of relational tables and think in Excel VLOOKUPs and pivot tables?
→ Are you hyper organized and can manage teams, but like to get your hands dirty and do what it takes to get projects over the line?
If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the opportunity for you. We are the best way for students to find schools and scholarships. As we grow fast, so does the size and complexity of our data.
We need someone who is both excited by the opportunity to drive large data entry projects and is analytical enough to crunch numbers and recommend better ways of doing things. To fit this role, you need experience that demonstrates why you easily answered "yes!" to the questions above. Technical experience is a big plus. You must be a power user of Excel. Speaking Chinese would also be great. You don’t need any specific educational background - our motto is "I am more than a test score", and we realize that that extends to degrees as well.

Internet Marketers
Our target markets are the high school and college crowds. These people live on the network. A lot of our marketing will happen online at social networking sites and viral video sites. We like people with expertise in SEO, SEM, analytics, e-mail campaigning, PPC advertising, guerilla marketing, mobile marketing and social media.

Interns: Part Time & Full Time
Internships are available in engineering, finance, graphic/web design, marketing, product and sales. You will have the opportunity to “learn the ropes” with strong mentors. Are you a go-getter eager to utilize your talents to directly impacts the lives of students? At Zinch, over 3 million students have created professional profiles to be matched with colleges, scholarship providers, graduate schools and employers. Over 800 colleges and universities…and growing… look to Zinch to help them more efficiently recruit and enroll future students.

Located in the buzzing high tech South of Market area of San Francisco, we are looking for people who are passionate, willing to learn, and are ready to roll up their sleeves.