Strong fit for candidates with extensive experience in distributed systems and AI tools who thrive in collaboration with product teams in Bengaluru.
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Original posting from Zeta Global via Greenhouse
Senior Backend Engineer
Location: Bengaluru
Position Description:
As a senior member of the Software Engineering team, you will join the group responsible for designing, developing, and owning the distributed systems CRM platform for Zeta. You will collaborate with your fellow Engineers and Product Managers to develop a roadmap and subsequent projects to build the next-generation comprehensive, multichannel marketing solution that unifies and unlocks data across digital touch points, driving return on marketing investment.
You should have a deep knowledge of distributed systems and cloud architecture. You will need extensive design and development experience and be passionate about working with high-throughput systems where the issues of throughput, performance, redundancy, and concurrency are paramount.
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for the design and development of the next generation of our mobile communication services, like SMS/MMS/RCS (Rich Communication Services), etc. Knowledge and experience of working on RCS would be a plus.
Responsible for independently and cooperatively understanding business requirements, designing, and implementing core components for a real-world marketing automation platform.
Designing and implementing application code to satisfy product requirements
Ensuring high product quality through rigorous code reviews and unit tests
Fixing bugs and implementing enhancements
Taking ownership of a significant product component in design and implementation
Requirements:
We are looking for exceptional talent with superior academic credentials and a solid foundation in computer science and distributed systems design and development.
The candidate will have had at least 6 years of experience developing scalable, robust software platforms using Java/Ruby/Python or an equivalent language.
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university where the primary language of instruction is English is strongly preferred.
Strong communication skills in a large, distributed development team environment are essential.
Qualification:
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
5 - 8 years of working experience with Python, Ruby and/or J2EE technology or equivalent OO paradigm
Strong knowledge and experience with Kafka, Elastic Search, NoSQL databases such as Aerospike, Thrift, CI, and AWS.
Experience working with container-based solutions is a plus.
Demonstrated working experience with, and quick adoption of, AI tools and AI-based development practices.
Experience working in a fast-paced technology environment.
Strong object-oriented programming and design skills.
Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Ability and desire to learn new skills and take on new tasks.
Company Summary
Zeta Global is a data-powered marketing technology company with a heritage of innovation and industry leadership. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Inc and Pepsi-Cola, the Company combines the industry’s 3rd largest proprietary data set (2.4B+ identities) with Artificial Intelligence to unlock consumer intent, personalize experiences and help our clients drive business growth.
Zeta Global is a leading AI-powered marketing technology company that enables enterprise brands to acquire, grow, and retain customers through intelligent, data-driven engagement. At the center of its innovation is the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), which unifies customer data, identity, and advanced analytics to transform billions of data signals into actionable marketing intelligence and measurable business outcomes.
Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ZETA), Zeta is redefining modern marketing with Athena by Zeta™, a superintelligent, conversational agent embedded in ZMP that personalizes the marketer’s workspace, surfaces platform generated insights through natural dialogue and recommends next-best actions to help brands accelerate and optimize their marketing outcomes.
Source: Zeta Global careers (Greenhouse)