Lead Software Engineer, Zeta Global
AI Platform
$150-200k
+ Equity
The AI marketing cloud
Open for applications
The AI marketing cloud
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$150-200k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
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.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years engineering experience; proficient in C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, or Python
- Experience with generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with GenAI platform technologies (MCP, LangGraph, OpenAI, Bedrock)
- Strong architecture, design, and problem-solving skills with a focus on security and reliability
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions
What the job involves
- As a Lead Software Engineer on our AI Platform Team, you will drive the design and development of the next generation of agentic, reliable, and scalable GenAI platforms supporting state-of-the-art large language models, evaluation systems, and secure developer tooling
- You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, ensuring architectural excellence, and mentoring peers while collaborating across the company to infuse AI into real-world production solutions
- Set technical direction and architect multi-tenant GenAI platform systems
- Lead the development of secure, scalable platforms and developer tooling for agentic coding and experimentation
- Integrate generative AI frameworks, LLMs, and evaluation platforms into enterprise-grade solutions
- Solve complex technical challenges, ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with Research, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions
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
11% employee growth in 12 months
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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