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

Remote from US

Cloud-based marketing technology

Be an early applicant

Cloud-based marketing technology

1001+ employees

B2BBig dataMarketingSaaSAdvertisingData Analysis

Be an early applicant

$150-200k

+ Employee Equity

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Spark

HBase

Luigi

Storm

Snowflake

Flink

Hive

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

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

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 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.

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

(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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