Principal Architect, Zeta Global
$250-350k
+ Employee Equity and Stock Purchase Plan
Cloud-based marketing technology
Open for applications
Cloud-based marketing technology
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$250-350k
+ Employee Equity and Stock Purchase Plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower enterprises to thrive in a digital ecosystem with intelligence, individuality and integrity.
Role
Who you are
- You should have deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud architecture , various web and data technologies, cloud computing and be passionate about working with high-throughput systems where the issues of throughput, performance, redundancy, and concurrency are paramount
- Extensive Experience: Minimum of 20 years in software engineering, with prior meaningful experience in playing the key role of an architect
- Technical Proficiency: Expertise in web and data technologies such as Kafka, HDFS, Spark, EMR, Open Table Formats, Snowflake, Hive, HBase, Scylla, Django, and FastAPI
- Cloud Expertise: Proficient in designing, deploying, and managing systems on AWS
- Full Lifecycle Exposure: Experience with the complete software development lifecycle, from inception to production and monitoring
- Programming Skills: Fluency in Python or substantial experience in Scala and Java
- Database Proficiency: Skilled in working with various data stores, including MySQL, Postgres, Scylla, DynamoDB, and Redis
- Big Data Technologies: Expertise in big data technologies and frameworks such as Spark, HDFS, and Hive
- Scheduler Experience: Experience with schedulers like Apache Airflow, Apache Luigi, and Chronos
- Agile Development: Familiarity with agile software development processes
- Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
What the job involves
- The Principal Architect will lead the development and maintenance of the architectural vision for the company's software systems, providing technical oversight and strategic insight into their evolution
- This role involves engaging with stakeholders, influencing roadmaps, and driving key projects, while evaluating emerging technologies and fostering innovative solutions
- The Principal Architect will mentor team members, collaborate with Product Managers on product design, and work with the DevOps team to optimize infrastructure, ensuring system robustness and observability
- Representing the company at industry events, the Principal Architect will enhance technical leadership and company branding
- Architectural Vision and Oversight: Develop and maintain the vision for the application and integration architecture across various software systems that drive the business
- Technical Leadership: Provide comprehensive technical oversight for different systems, guiding teams in designing and operating production-ready systems
- Strategic Thought Leadership: Offer strategic insight on the evolution of system architecture in the short, medium, and long term
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage in architectural discussions, influence the roadmap, and take ownership of key projects and initiatives
- Innovation and Problem-Solving: Evaluate emerging technologies and seek innovative solutions to address existing and new challenges
- Team Mentorship: Mentor and collaborate with team members to optimize current designs, data models, workflows, and APIs
- Product Development Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers to contribute to product design, aiming to create world-class products
- Infrastructure Optimization: Work with the DevOps team to design system infrastructure, address problem areas, and lead in system monitoring, observability, and robustness
- Industry Engagement: Represent the company at industry events as a product and technology evangelist, contributing to company branding and enhancing technical leadership
Our take
Zeta Global is a cloud-based marketing technology company that specializes in marketing platforms and customer relationship management software. Its Zeta Marketing Platform uses proprietary data, predictive AI, and omnichannel technology to personalize interactions with customers at every point of contact.
Co-founded by David Steinberg and former Apple CEO John Sculley, Zeta works with more than one thousand customers including high-profile clients such as BMW, Samsung, CNN, and Volvo. While the company may not have the balance sheets of direct competitors such as Salesforce, Oracle, or Adobe, Zeta remains profitable having raised over $300M in funding.
Zeta's 2021 bid for IPO status was met with a lower-than-expected stock valuation, but it remains confident that its shift to the public sphere will help diversify its enterprise customers and further embed itself in the data industry. In 2022, it achieved carbon neutrality and launched a thought leadership campaign called Zeta NEXT in 2024, indicating its steps towards being a market leader.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2017
$115m
SERIES F
Jul 2015
$125m
LATE VC
Total funding: $310m
Company values
- Champion A Growth Mindset - We share in driving continuous growth for our customers, partners, colleagues and Zeta
- Commit to Customers - We know our customers’ business as well as they do, execute with excellence and generate success.
- Spark Innovation - Together we bring fresh perspectives and curiosity to inspire and activate our next best idea
- Actively Collaborate - We listen, learn, support and elevate each other to work collectively toward solutions.
- Embrace Diversity - We are inclusive of all backgrounds and cultures, creating an environment of trust and belonging
- Support Our Communities - Our ZetaCares program elevates underserved communities through volunteer initiatives.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
David A Steinberg
(CEO)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
(Vice Chairman of the 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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