Lead Software Engineer, Identity

Remote - United States. Posted 12 months ago

The role

You will design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, and develop event-driven pipelines that process billions of signals. You will deploy cloud-native services on EKS/Kubernetes, and mentor engineers while influencing architecture and roadmap.

What you will do

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.

Required qualifications

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.

Nice to have

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

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

About the company

Zeta Global is an AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that uses artificial intelligence and consumer signals to help marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.