Zeta Global
Lead Software Engineer - Data Connectivity
Zeta Global, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Lead Software Engineer – Data Connectivity
Who We Are
Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is an AI‑powered marketing cloud that uses advanced artificial intelligence and trillions of consumer signals to help marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform, we unite identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform backed by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI.
The Role As a Lead Software Engineer, you will own the design, development, and evolution of the core data‑connectivity systems that power our Zeta Marketing Platform. You will collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, and Executives across the organization to develop a roadmap and subsequent projects to build the next generation of a comprehensive, multichannel marketing solution that unifies and unlocks data across digital touch points, driving return on marketing investment. Your responsibilities include building scalable integrations between marketing data sources (CRMs, ad networks, analytics tools, and data warehouses) and the platform’s core datastore, leading a team of engineers in a technical capacity, and delivering high‑performance data pipelines and APIs that enable frictionless ingestion, synchronization, and delivery of large‑scale customer and campaign data.
Job 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 to the team.
Desired Qualifications
8+ years of experience in backend development 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 building self‑healing high‑throughput data pipelines.
Experience with at least one of the query engines—Trino, Athena, or Spark.
Nice to Have
Experience working with one of the data lakehouse technologies—Iceberg or Delta Lake.
Experience with Temporal or other similar technologies.
Benefits & Perks
Unlimited PTO
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
Employee equity
Employee discounts, virtual wellness classes, and pet insurance, among others.
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 .
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The Role As a Lead Software Engineer, you will own the design, development, and evolution of the core data‑connectivity systems that power our Zeta Marketing Platform. You will collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, and Executives across the organization to develop a roadmap and subsequent projects to build the next generation of a comprehensive, multichannel marketing solution that unifies and unlocks data across digital touch points, driving return on marketing investment. Your responsibilities include building scalable integrations between marketing data sources (CRMs, ad networks, analytics tools, and data warehouses) and the platform’s core datastore, leading a team of engineers in a technical capacity, and delivering high‑performance data pipelines and APIs that enable frictionless ingestion, synchronization, and delivery of large‑scale customer and campaign data.
Job 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 to the team.
Desired Qualifications
8+ years of experience in backend development 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 building self‑healing high‑throughput data pipelines.
Experience with at least one of the query engines—Trino, Athena, or Spark.
Nice to Have
Experience working with one of the data lakehouse technologies—Iceberg or Delta Lake.
Experience with Temporal or other similar technologies.
Benefits & Perks
Unlimited PTO
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
Employee equity
Employee discounts, virtual wellness classes, and pet insurance, among others.
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 .
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