Senior Software Engineer, Identity

The role

You will design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, working on the Zeta Identity Graph. You will optimize pipelines that process billions of signals and deploy cloud-native services on EKS/Kubernetes.

What you will do

• Design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution, graph transparency, and platform integrations.
• Optimize event-driven pipelines processing billions of signals.
• Deploy and operate cloud-native services on EKS/Kubernetes using Helm.
• Ensure reliability, observability, and scalability across services and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to deliver identity solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend and/or data engineering at enterprise scale.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala, with expertise in API design and distributed systems.
• Experience with Kafka and streaming frameworks (Spark/Hive/Flink).
• Experience with schedulers (Airflow/Luigi).
• Proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS) and AWS cloud deployment practices.
• Knowledge of SQL, complex data modeling, and high-throughput NoSQL/columnar databases (Aerospike, Snowflake, Scylla, etc.).

Nice to have

• Experience designing multi-tenant distributed systems or real-time streaming frameworks (Flink/Storm).
• Knowledge of open table formats (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta Lake) and security/privacy frameworks.

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 is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.