Senior Software Engineer, Identity

The role

You will design and build backend services and APIs for identity resolution and platform integrations. You will optimize event-driven pipelines that process billions of signals and help run cloud-native services on 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 helps marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers. It is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.