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Zeta Global
Lead Software Engineer (Identity)
Skills
SQL QueriesData EngineeringPythonJavaKafkaSnowflakeScalaAWSKubernetesApache AirflowCompliance
2 months ago
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$150,000 – $200,000 / year
Location:
United States
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
29 August 2026
What they need
- We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who brings strength in both backend distributed systems and data engineering
- In this role, you’ll design APIs and event-driven services, scale our systems to handle rapidly growing data volumes, and modernize our platform for resilience, transparency, and performance
- 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- Solid knowledge of SQL, data modelling, and cloud platforms (AWS)
- Proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS preferred) and deployment practices (Helm, service meshes)
- 5+ years of experience in backend and/or data engineering at scale
- Hands-on experience with Kafka (or similar), Spark/Hive/Flink, and workflow schedulers (Airflow/Luigi)
- Strong communication skills and a track record of driving technical direction and mentoring teams
- Strong skills in Python, Java, or Scala, with expertise in APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven design
- Familiarity with columnar / NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Snowflake, HBase, Scylla, Couchbase)
- 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
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