Staff Software Engineer, Zeta Global

AI Platform

$200-300k

+ Equity

JavaScript

Python

Java

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Cloud-based marketing technology

Be an early applicant

Cloud-based marketing technology

1001+ employees

B2BBig dataMarketingSaaSAdvertisingData Analysis

Be an early applicant

$200-300k

+ Equity

JavaScript

Python

Java

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BBig dataMarketingSaaSAdvertisingData Analysis

Company mission

To empower enterprises to thrive in a digital ecosystem with intelligence, individuality and integrity.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years engineering experience with a proven track record of technical leadership; proficient in C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, or Python
Experience building and scaling distributed systems in production environments
Deep experience with generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and cloud infrastructure
Familiarity with GenAI platform technologies (MCP, LangGraph, OpenAI, Bedrock)
Demonstrated ability to drive architectural decisions across teams and align technical vision with business goals

What the job involves

As a Staff Software Engineer on our AI Platform Team, you will serve as a technical leader and architect for the next generation of agentic, reliable, and scalable GenAI platforms
You will define technical vision, guide system architecture across multiple teams, and ensure we deliver secure, high-performance, and innovative solutions
You will partner closely with engineering leadership while mentoring peers and influencing Zeta’s broader AI strategy
Define and own architectural direction for multi-tenant GenAI platform systems
Lead technical initiatives that span multiple teams, ensuring alignment and scalability
Develop secure, scalable platforms and developer tooling for experimentation, deployment, and evaluation
Integrate generative AI frameworks, LLMs, and evaluation platforms into enterprise-grade solutions
Mentor engineers, drive best practices, and serve as a trusted technical advisor across the organization

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

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

(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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