WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

The Opportunity

At Zeta Global, identity is at the core of our marketing cloud. The Identity team builds and operates backend services that power the Zeta Identity Graph - collecting, resolving, and maintaining billions of behavioral, demographic, and transactional signals. These services enable people-based marketing at scale, ensure trust and transparency in how identity data is managed, and provide critical APIs and event streams consumed across Zeta’s platform. Our systems support more than 235 million consumer profiles and process billions of events monthly, requiring services that are highly available, low-latency, and built to scale

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.

You Will:

• 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

You Have:

• 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.

Bonus Skills:

• 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.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-DD1

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

The Opportunity

At Zeta Global, identity is at the core of our marketing cloud. The Identity team builds and operates backend services that power the Zeta Identity Graph - collecting, resolving, and maintaining billions of behavioral, demographic, and transactional signals. These services enable people-based marketing at scale, ensure trust and transparency in how identity data is managed, and provide critical APIs and event streams consumed across Zeta’s platform. Our systems support more than 235 million consumer profiles and process billions of events monthly, requiring services that are highly available, low-latency, and built to scale

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.

You Will:

• 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

You Have:

• 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.

Bonus Skills:

• 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.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-DD1

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

Role Overview

Zeta Global is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to build and scale healthcare-focused applications and data systems that power audience intelligence, activation, measurement, and reporting across both HCP and DTC workflows.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role operating at the intersection of distributed systems, data engineering, and healthcare domain constraints. You will design and deliver systems that integrate identity, audience data, and campaign performance while meeting strict requirements for privacy, compliance, and reliability.

The ideal candidate brings strong system design depth, experience building data-intensive platforms, and the ability to lead through architecture and execution in regulated environments.

What You’ll Build

• Full-stack applications supporting HCP and patient (DTC) audience discovery, segmentation, and activation
  • Scalable data pipelines for ingestion, normalization, and enrichment of healthcare datasets
  • Identity resolution and data linkage services across fragmented data sources
  • Reporting, attribution, and measurement systems connecting campaigns to outcomes
  • APIs and services enabling downstream activation, analytics, and partner integrations

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and hands-on development of distributed systems supporting healthcare data workflows
  • Design and implement scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) for large-scale datasets
  • Build and maintain APIs and services with strong SLAs, observability, and fault tolerance
  • Implement identity resolution logic including matching, deduplication, and graph-based linkage
  • Ensure high data quality through validation, reconciliation, and monitoring frameworks
  • Design systems with strong security controls, including encryption, access control, and auditability
  • Apply privacy-by-design principles across all systems handling PHI/PII
  • Partner with Product and Data teams to translate healthcare requirements into scalable architectures
  • Drive engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, code quality, and operational excellence
  • Mentor engineers and act as a technical leader across the team

Engineering Expectations

• Strong experience designing distributed systems (microservices, event-driven architectures)
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, storage systems (OLTP, OLAP), and data processing frameworks
  • Experience with streaming and batch processing (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar)
  • Proficiency in backend development (Python, Java, or Ruby) and API design (REST/gRPC)
  • Experience building modern front-end applications (React or similar)
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience implementing observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and reliability patterns
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization and scalability tradeoffs

Healthcare & Domain Expectations

• Experience working with HCP data (provider identity, targeting, segmentation)
  • Experience with patient / DTC data workflows and privacy-aware systems
  • Understanding of healthcare data ecosystems (claims, provider, or audience datasets)
  • Familiarity with identity graphs and data onboarding patterns
  • Experience building reporting or attribution systems tied to business outcomes
  • Strong grasp of HIPAA, PHI/PII, and regulated data handling requirements

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of software engineering experience with increasing technical ownership
  • Proven track record of building and scaling data-intensive or distributed systems
  • Experience working in regulated environments (healthcare strongly preferred)
  • Strong system design and architecture skills
  • Ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on in implementation
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and data teams

Preferred

• Experience with healthcare data providers or identity ecosystems
  • Background in AdTech, MarTech, or audience/data platforms
  • Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies (tokenization, clean rooms)
  • Exposure to ML/AI-driven data products or analytics systems

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200,000 - $215,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-TS1

WHO WE ARE

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that unifies identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by trillions of consumer signals and one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases. Our enterprise clients use the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) to personalize experiences at the individual level across every channel. 

THE ROLE

Our Vertical Applications team builds web applications that bring the power of ZMP to specific industries – Healthcare, Political, Retail, and more. Every vertical comes with its own fascinating challenges: unique compliance requirements, distinct data models, and workflows that genuinely matter to the people using them. It’s the kind of work where you get to learn new domains, solve real problems, and see your applications make a tangible impact. 

You’ll own applications end-to-end: partner with product owners to define the problem, architect the backend, integrate with Zeta’s core platform, build the frontend, ship to production, and ensure operational excellence. We value clean, simple architectures, test-first development, and continuous delivery. AI-assisted development with tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini and Codex is embedded in our everyday workflow, and we’re excited about what agentic engineering unlocks for both development velocity and software quality. 

What You’ll Do 

• Own vertical web applications from idea to production – working closely with product owners, designing the architecture, building it, shipping it, and running it. 

• Architect backend services (Python, Java, Ruby, Node.js) with a focus on simplicity and reusability across verticals, so good patterns compound over time. 

• Build polished frontend experiences in React/TypeScript/Ant Design System that connect seamlessly with backend APIs (REST, Thrift). 

• Ship continuously and confidently through CI/CD, with observability, resilience and reliability built in from the start. 

• Use AI-assisted development tools as a natural part of your workflow to move faster while keeping quality high. 

• Weave AI/LLM capabilities into vertical applications, opening up new possibilities for each domain. 

• Collaborate across teams – mentor fellow engineers, lead technical initiatives, and bring clarity to complex decisions for both technical and non-technical audiences. 

What We’re Looking For 

10+ years of software engineering with a history of owning and operating the systems you build. You’re deeply proficient in at least two of Python, Java, Ruby, or Node.js, with solid React/TypeScript skills on the frontend. Continuous delivery, test-driven development, agile and shift-left are things you genuinely practice – not just checkboxes on a process document. 

You’re comfortable building and operating scalable, distributed, high performant systems and navigating multi-tenant, compliant environments. You’re already using AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini, Codex, or similar) and you’re curious about pushing those workflows further.  

You’re a strong communicator who enjoys working directly with product owners, proposing architectures, building consensus across teams, and then making it happen. You’re energized by learning new domains and collaborating with people who care about their craft. 

Nice to Have 

• MarTech or AdTech experience (DSPs, bid stream processing, data-intensive platforms). 

• Domain knowledge in Healthcare, Political, or Retail verticals. 

Tech Stack 

Why You’ll Love It Here 

• Interesting problems across diverse verticals – Healthcare, Political, Retail – on a platform processing trillions of consumer signals. You’ll never be bored. 

• AI-native engineering culture – agentic development isn’t a side experiment, it’s how we build. You’ll be at the forefront of how software teams work in the future. 

• Real ownership and autonomy. We trust our engineers to make great decisions and give them the space to do it. 

• Collaborative, low-ego team that genuinely enjoys working together and learning from each other. 
• Public company (NYSE: ZETA) with strong growth, competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits. 

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200,000 - $220,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-YW1

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

Role Overview

Zeta Global is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to build and scale healthcare-focused applications and data systems that power audience intelligence, activation, measurement, and reporting across both HCP and DTC workflows.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role operating at the intersection of distributed systems, data engineering, and healthcare domain constraints. You will design and deliver systems that integrate identity, audience data, and campaign performance while meeting strict requirements for privacy, compliance, and reliability.

The ideal candidate brings strong system design depth, experience building data-intensive platforms, and the ability to lead through architecture and execution in regulated environments.

What You’ll Build

• Full-stack applications supporting HCP and patient (DTC) audience discovery, segmentation, and activation
  • Scalable data pipelines for ingestion, normalization, and enrichment of healthcare datasets
  • Identity resolution and data linkage services across fragmented data sources
  • Reporting, attribution, and measurement systems connecting campaigns to outcomes
  • APIs and services enabling downstream activation, analytics, and partner integrations

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and hands-on development of distributed systems supporting healthcare data workflows
  • Design and implement scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) for large-scale datasets
  • Build and maintain APIs and services with strong SLAs, observability, and fault tolerance
  • Implement identity resolution logic including matching, deduplication, and graph-based linkage
  • Ensure high data quality through validation, reconciliation, and monitoring frameworks
  • Design systems with strong security controls, including encryption, access control, and auditability
  • Apply privacy-by-design principles across all systems handling PHI/PII
  • Partner with Product and Data teams to translate healthcare requirements into scalable architectures
  • Drive engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, code quality, and operational excellence
  • Mentor engineers and act as a technical leader across the team

Engineering Expectations

• Strong experience designing distributed systems (microservices, event-driven architectures)
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, storage systems (OLTP, OLAP), and data processing frameworks
  • Experience with streaming and batch processing (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar)
  • Proficiency in backend development (Python, Java, or Ruby) and API design (REST/gRPC)
  • Experience building modern front-end applications (React or similar)
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience implementing observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and reliability patterns
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization and scalability tradeoffs

Healthcare & Domain Expectations

• Experience working with HCP data (provider identity, targeting, segmentation)
  • Experience with patient / DTC data workflows and privacy-aware systems
  • Understanding of healthcare data ecosystems (claims, provider, or audience datasets)
  • Familiarity with identity graphs and data onboarding patterns
  • Experience building reporting or attribution systems tied to business outcomes
  • Strong grasp of HIPAA, PHI/PII, and regulated data handling requirements

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of software engineering experience with increasing technical ownership
  • Proven track record of building and scaling data-intensive or distributed systems
  • Experience working in regulated environments (healthcare strongly preferred)
  • Strong system design and architecture skills
  • Ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on in implementation
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and data teams

Preferred

• Experience with healthcare data providers or identity ecosystems
  • Background in AdTech, MarTech, or audience/data platforms
  • Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies (tokenization, clean rooms)
  • Exposure to ML/AI-driven data products or analytics systems

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200,000 - $215,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-TS1

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

The Role

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Qualifications:

• 8+ 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

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200,000 - $215,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-TS1

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

Position Overview 

Zeta Global is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Opportunity Insights team. This role is for a highly experienced engineer who operates at system and platform scope — someone who can define architecture, drive technical direction, and deliver scalable, data-intensive systems that power marketing intelligence products. 

You will lead the design and evolution of distributed systems running on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS), enabling large-scale data processing and real-time insights across billions of data points. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to influence engineering standards across teams. 

What You’ll Do 

• Define and evolve the architecture of scalable, distributed systems deployed on AWS. 

• Design and operate microservices and data-intensive workloads running in Kubernetes (EKS). 

• Lead technical design for systems that process and analyze large-scale datasets (high-volume, high-velocity, and high-variety data). 

• Establish patterns and best practices for building resilient, observable, and performant services. 

• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering leaders to translate business strategy into long-term technical roadmaps. 

• Drive cross-team technical initiatives and influence architecture decisions beyond your immediate team. 

• Optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing strategies across relational and NoSQL systems. 

• Mentor engineers, raise the bar on design and code quality, and lead through technical example. 

• Take end-to-end ownership of critical platform components, ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability. 

Requirements 

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling production-grade distributed systems. 

• Strong foundation in computer science, distributed systems, and large-scale system design. 

• Proven experience architecting systems that operate on large datasets (event streams, batch + real-time pipelines, high-throughput services). 

• Deep hands-on experience with AWS, including EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, and infrastructure-as-code practices. 

• Strong expertise in Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized microservices architectures. 

• Experience with streaming and data infrastructure technologies such as Kafka, Elasticsearch, and NoSQL databases (e.g., Aerospike). 

• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Ruby, or similar object-oriented languages. 

• Experience designing APIs and service communication layers (REST, gRPC, Thrift). 

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design reviews and influence engineering direction. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools to improve engineering productivity. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field. 

• Experience building platforms that support ML or advanced analytics workloads. 

• Experience modernizing or evolving legacy systems into scalable cloud-native architectures. 

• Track record of leading high-impact, cross-team engineering initiatives. 

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $190,000 - $205,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

#LI-YW1

WHO WE ARE

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that unifies identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by trillions of consumer signals and one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases. Our enterprise clients use the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) to personalize experiences at the individual level across every channel. 

THE ROLE

Our Vertical Applications team builds web applications that bring the power of ZMP to specific industries – Healthcare, Political, Retail, and more. Every vertical comes with its own fascinating challenges: unique compliance requirements, distinct data models, and workflows that genuinely matter to the people using them. It’s the kind of work where you get to learn new domains, solve real problems, and see your applications make a tangible impact. 

You’ll own applications end-to-end: partner with product owners to define the problem, architect the backend, integrate with Zeta’s core platform, build the frontend, ship to production, and ensure operational excellence. We value clean, simple architectures, test-first development, and continuous delivery. AI-assisted development with tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini and Codex is embedded in our everyday workflow, and we’re excited about what agentic engineering unlocks for both development velocity and software quality. 

What You’ll Do 

• Own vertical web applications from idea to production – working closely with product owners, designing the architecture, building it, shipping it, and running it. 

• Architect backend services (Python, Java, Ruby, Node.js) with a focus on simplicity and reusability across verticals, so good patterns compound over time. 

• Build polished frontend experiences in React/TypeScript/Ant Design System that connect seamlessly with backend APIs (REST, Thrift). 

• Ship continuously and confidently through CI/CD, with observability, resilience and reliability built in from the start. 

• Use AI-assisted development tools as a natural part of your workflow to move faster while keeping quality high. 

• Weave AI/LLM capabilities into vertical applications, opening up new possibilities for each domain. 

• Collaborate across teams – mentor fellow engineers, lead technical initiatives, and bring clarity to complex decisions for both technical and non-technical audiences. 

What We’re Looking For 

10+ years of software engineering with a history of owning and operating the systems you build. You’re deeply proficient in at least two of Python, Java, Ruby, or Node.js, with solid React/TypeScript skills on the frontend. Continuous delivery, test-driven development, agile and shift-left are things you genuinely practice – not just checkboxes on a process document. 

You’re comfortable building and operating scalable, distributed, high performant systems and navigating multi-tenant, compliant environments. You’re already using AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini, Codex, or similar) and you’re curious about pushing those workflows further.  

You’re a strong communicator who enjoys working directly with product owners, proposing architectures, building consensus across teams, and then making it happen. You’re energized by learning new domains and collaborating with people who care about their craft. 

Nice to Have 

• MarTech or AdTech experience (DSPs, bid stream processing, data-intensive platforms). 

• Domain knowledge in Healthcare, Political, or Retail verticals. 

Tech Stack 

Why You’ll Love It Here 

• Interesting problems across diverse verticals – Healthcare, Political, Retail – on a platform processing trillions of consumer signals. You’ll never be bored. 

• AI-native engineering culture – agentic development isn’t a side experiment, it’s how we build. You’ll be at the forefront of how software teams work in the future. 

• Real ownership and autonomy. We trust our engineers to make great decisions and give them the space to do it. 

• Collaborative, low-ego team that genuinely enjoys working together and learning from each other. 
• Public company (NYSE: ZETA) with strong growth, competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits. 

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200,000 - $220,000, depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

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