or apply directly on Zeta Global's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Zeta Global's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 54% of Zeta Global's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zeta Global
- high 143 stale, 0 reposted of 143 open
- Hiring momentum
- 174 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zeta Global's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zeta Global.
About this role
As a Lead Backend Engineer at Zeta, you will design, build, and own distributed systems for the company's CRM platform, focusing on scalable backend services. Your role involves collaborating with engineers and product managers to create a multichannel marketing platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability while providing technical leadership to the team.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zeta Global as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience building scalable, reliable backend systems using languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, or similar server-side technologies
- Strong experience with distributed systems and data infrastructure technologies, including Kafka, Elasticsearch, and NoSQL databases such as Aerospike
- Experience building RESTful web services and Microservices
- Experience with Agile development methodology and Test-Driven Development
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university where the primary language of instruction is English
Nice to have
- Experience with RCS implementations
- Familiarity with data warehousing solutions like Snowflake, ClickHouse, or Redshift
- Working knowledge of Thrift, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS cloud services
- Experience working with container-based solutions
- Experience with multi-tenant architectures (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves significant leadership responsibilities, which may require strong interpersonal skills and experience in guiding teams
- Experience with RCS and AI tools may be advantageous but not mandatory
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Listed by Zeta Global on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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