Senior Software Engineer

Zeta Global
Zeta Global

Software Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Posted on Jun 22, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer – Data Platform

Location: Bangalore, India

About the role:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join the team responsible for architecting, developing, and operating core components of the Zeta Marketing Platform. You will work closely with engineers, product managers, data analysts, and business stakeholders to build scalable data infrastructure and services that power reporting, analytics, audience management, and marketing automation solutions.

This role focuses on designing and building high-performance distributed systems that process large volumes of data in real time and batch environments. You will contribute to the evolution of our data platform, drive technical design decisions, and help deliver reliable, scalable solutions that enable data-driven products across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable real-time and batch data processing systems.
  • Build and enhance data pipelines, APIs, and platform services using modern cloud technologies.
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across production systems.
  • Collaborate with Data Analysts and Product Managers to develop data products and reporting solutions.
  • Work closely with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to optimize system scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.
  • Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical roadmaps and long-term platform strategy.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call rotations as required.
  • Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, monitoring, and documentation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and backend software development.
  • Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large-scale relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark and Hive.
  • Experience building and operating cloud-native applications and services on AWS.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, Luigi, or similar platforms.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, performance optimization, and fault tolerance.
  • Experience designing and building production-grade APIs and data services.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Snowflake, FastAPI, Kafka, ClickHouse, or similar modern data technologies.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience supporting large-scale analytics, reporting, or data platform workloads.
  • Familiarity with advertising technology, marketing technology, attribution, or customer data platforms.
  • Experience working in Agile development environments.
  • Proven track record of owning projects from design through production deployment and support.

Why Join Us

You will have the opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems,solve complex data engineering challenges, and help build the next generation of marketing and analytics infrastructure used by some of the world's leading brands.

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.

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