Senior Backend Engineer
- Salary
- Not stated
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- Not stated
- Visa
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Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 52 open in Engineering. 6 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
AWS (47 of 52), Python (35 of 52), Java (33 of 52), Kubernetes (25 of 52), Scala (25 of 52), CI/CD (24 of 52), Airflow (23 of 52)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer posted Oct 5
- Staff Software Engineer posted Oct 1
- Data Engineer posted Sep 29
- Data Engineer posted Sep 29
- Senior Engineer, Data Platform posted Sep 28
- Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform posted Sep 24
- Data Engineer posted Sep 16
- Staff Software Engineer posted Sep 15
- Senior Software Engineer – Forecasting & Recommendations posted Sep 15
- Senior Software Engineer, Identity posted Sep 14
- Senior Software Engineer, Identity posted Sep 14
- Senior Software Engineer - Automation & Tooling posted Sep 7
- Data Engineer, Data Cloud International posted Sep 1
- Lead Software Engineer – Real-Time Events posted Aug 26
- Lead Software Engineer – Real-Time Events posted Aug 26
- Director, Application Security posted Aug 26
- Staff Software Engineer - Performance Advisor posted Aug 11
- Staff Software Engineer - Performance Advisor posted Aug 11
- Senior Data Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications posted Aug 10
- Senior Data Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications posted Aug 10
- Senior Compute Platform Engineer posted Jul 20
- Lead Application Security Engineer posted Jul 15
- Lead Site Reliability Engineer posted Jul 15
- Lead Application Security Engineer posted Jul 13
- Lead Compute Platform Engineer posted Jun 24
- Lead Compute Platform Engineer posted Jun 24
- Lead Compute Platform Engineer posted Jun 24
- Director of Engineering posted May 11
- Lead Data Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications posted Apr 27
- Lead Data Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications posted Apr 27
- Lead Backend Engineer posted Apr 24
- Lead Full Stack Engineer posted Apr 13
- Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Ad Serving posted Apr 8
- Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Ad Serving posted Apr 8
- Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Ad Serving posted Apr 8
- Senior Software Engineer posted Mar 2
- Sr AI/ML Engineer posted Feb 17
- Senior Software Engineer posted Dec 10
- Senior Software Engineer posted Dec 10
- Senior Software Engineer posted Dec 10
- Lead Full Stack Engineer, Vertical Applications posted Dec 9
- Lead Software Engineer posted Nov 4
- Lead Software Engineer, Identity posted Oct 22
- Lead Software Engineer, Identity posted Oct 22
- Senior Software Engineer posted Oct 15
- Sr. Systems Administrator posted Jul 25
- Sr. Systems Engineer posted Jul 25
- Director, Application Security posted May 15
- Senior Software Engineer posted Apr 30
- Senior QA Automation Engineer posted Oct 17
- Senior Backend Engineer posted Mar 27
From the team and dates on Zeta Global's own job board.
About the role
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.
Our technology runs on the Zeta Marketing Platform, which powers ‘end to end’ marketing programs for some of the world’s leading brands. With expertise encompassing all digital marketing channels – Email, Display, Social, Search and Mobile – Zeta orchestrates acquisition and engagement programs that deliver results that are scalable, repeatable and sustainable
Zeta Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Zeta Global Recognized in Enterprise Marketing Software and Cross-Channel Campaign Management Reports by Independent Research Firm
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-global-opens-ai--data-labs-in-san-francisco-and-nyc 300945353.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-global-recognized-in-enterprise-marketing-software-and-cross channel-campaign-management-reports-by-independent-research-firm-300938241.html
Salary context
52 other open postings titled Senior Backend Engineer state a salary: median USD 170,000 to USD 225,000 a year.
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