Zeta Global · 3 weeks ago
Lead Software Engineer - Data Connectivity
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expZeta Global is an AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that simplifies marketing through advanced technology. The Lead Software Engineer will design and develop core data connectivity systems, leading a team to create scalable integrations and high-performance data pipelines for the Zeta Marketing Platform.
AdvertisingAnalyticsInformation ServicesMarketing
Responsibilities
Design, Architect, implement, and operate Python-based microservices and high-throughput ETL/ reverse ETL pipelines that meet enterprise SLAs, RPO/RTO targets, and data quality standards
Embed observability by default through structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing; define SLOs, error budgets, and incident response runbooks for production services
Conduct design and code reviews, performance and cost optimizations, and challenge fellow engineers to raise the bar on engineering excellence and operational maturity
Design and evolve reusable connector frameworks for inbound and outbound integrations with Ad tech platforms like Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and other enterprise systems, emphasizing modularity, versioning, and backward compatibility
Collaborate with Product, SecOps, and Platform teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions across Kubernetes, message buses, and workflow orchestrators
Evaluate designs of other team members
Mentor junior members and provide technical guidance on the team
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in backend with at least 2 years in technical leadership roles
Strong proficiency with Python, Go, or Java, and familiarity with distributed systems concepts (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar)
Deep understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and connector architectures
Hands-on experience with cloud data ecosystems — AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3), GCP, or Azure
Expertise in REST/gRPC API design, OAuth, and webhook-based integrations
Experience on building self-healing high throughput data pipelines
Experience with at least one of the query engines - Trino, Athena, Spark
Preferred
Experience working in one of the Data lake house technologies - Iceberg, Delta Lake
Experience with Temporal or other similar technologies
Benefits
Unlimited PTO
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
Employee Equity
Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance
And more!!
Company
Zeta Global
Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.46BKey Investors
BofA Securities
2024-09-04Post Ipo Secondary· $105.26M
2024-09-04Post Ipo Equity· $204.94M
2024-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $550M
Leadership Team
David Steinberg
CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of the Board
Christian Monberg
Chief Technology Officer
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