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Zeta Global

AI-driven marketing platform for enterprises

Lead Software Engineer - Identity

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in USA$150k - $200kRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 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 a similar system, Spark, Hive, or Flink, and workflow schedulers such as Airflow or Luigi.
  • Proficiency with Kubernetes, preferably EKS, and deployment practices such as Helm and service meshes.
  • Solid knowledge of SQL, data modelling, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
  • Familiarity with columnar or NoSQL databases such as Aerospike, Snowflake, HBase, Scylla, or Couchbase.
  • Strong communication skills and a track record of driving technical direction and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, graph transparency, and integrations.
  • Develop and optimize event-driven pipelines and workflows that process 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.

Desired Qualifications

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

About the Company

Zeta Global

AI-driven marketing platform for enterprises

Zeta Global provides AI-driven marketing technology for enterprises to acquire customers, retain them longer, and grow their value. Its Zeta Marketing Platform offers a real-time view of prospects and customers and uses AI to deliver personalized experiences across multiple channels at scale, pulling in behavioral signals and purchase intents to generate intent and churn signals for millions of identities for cross-channel campaigns. It differentiates itself through real-time data, a large identity graph, multi-channel orchestration, and deterministic attribution that drive measurable marketing outcomes. The goal is to help brands optimize acquisition and retention to maximize lifetime value by delivering precise, data-driven marketing at scale.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2007

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