Lead Software Engineer, Zeta Global

Identity

$150-200k

+ Employee Equity

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Spark

HBase

Luigi

Storm

Snowflake

Flink

Hive

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

The AI marketing cloud

Open for applications

The AI marketing cloud

1001+ employees

B2BBig dataMarketingSaaSAdvertisingData Analysis

Open for applications

$150-200k

+ Employee Equity

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Spark

HBase

Luigi

Storm

Snowflake

Flink

Hive

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BBig dataMarketingSaaSAdvertisingData Analysis

Company mission

To enable brands to build repeatable and scalable programs that accelerate business growth, efficiently, and effectively, and drive higher ROI on their marketing investments.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of experience in backend and/or data engineering at scale
Strong skills in Python, Java, or Scala, with expertise in APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven design
Hands-on experience with Kafka (or similar), Spark/Hive/Flink, and workflow schedulers (Airflow/Luigi)
Proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS preferred) and deployment practices (Helm, service meshes)
Solid knowledge of SQL, data modelling, and cloud platforms (AWS)
Familiarity with columnar / NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Snowflake, HBase, Scylla, Couchbase)
Strong communication skills and a track record of driving technical direction and mentoring teams

Desirable

Experience with large-scale or multi-tenant distributed systems
Exposure to real-time streaming frameworks (Flink, Storm)
Knowledge of open table formats (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta Lake)
Background in security, compliance, or privacy related to identity systems

What the job involves

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who brings strength in both backend distributed systems and data engineering
In this role, you’ll design APIs and event-driven services, scale our systems to handle rapidly growing data volumes, and modernize our platform for resilience, transparency, and performance
Design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, graph transparency, and integrations
Develop and optimize event-driven pipelines and workflows processing billions of signals
Deploy and operate cloud-native services on EKS/Kubernetes, leveraging Helm for repeatable deployments
Ensure reliability, observability, and scalability across services and data pipelines
Collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to deliver end-to-end identity solutions
Mentor engineers and influence architecture and roadmap

Our take

Zeta Global is a cloud-based AI marketing platform helping companies acquire, grow and retain customers more efficiently. Its flagship Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) combines identity resolution, consumer intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform. Using one of the industry's largest proprietary database and advanced AI, Zeta makes personalized marketing simple for enterprise brands worldwide.

Its platform is particularly valuable in today's privacy-first, data-driven marketing environment. It helps brands understand individual customers and deliver relevant experience across every channel, from email and SMS ot digital and social. Serving top advertisers and Fortune 500 companies, Zeta turns complex data into actionable insights, so markets have a deeper relationship with their customers and drive measurable results in a competitive landscape.

Recently, Zeta expanded its capabilities with acquisition of Marigold's enterprise software business, adding over 100 enterprise clients and new loyalty and engagement tools. This strenghten's Zeta's "One Zeta" model, creates cross-selling opportunities, and extends its footpirnt in EMEA and APAC. Also backed by strong AI investments, a massive proprietary identity graph, and consistent revenue growth, Zeta is in a good position to help brands deliver smarter, more personalized marketing at scale for years to come.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

11% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Apr 2017

$115m

SERIES F

Jul 2015

$125m

LATE VC

Total funding: $310m

Company HQ

Midtown South, New York, NY

Leadership

David A Steinberg

(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board)

Prior to founding Zeta and CAIVIS, they founded InPhonic, the largest seller of wireless phones and communications products and services on the Internet. InPhonic was #1 on Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in 2004

John Sculley

(Co-Founder, Vice Chairman of ther Board & Investor)

Former CEO of Apple Computer. They joined Apple in 1983 when the Company had $600 million in revenues; by the time they left, Apple's revenues exceeded $8 billion.

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