Lead Software Engineer - Core AI

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire grow and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity intelligence and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more go to www.zetaglobal.com.

The Role

As a Lead Software Engineer on our AI Platform Team you will drive the design and development of the next generation of agentic reliable and scalable GenAI platforms supporting state-of-the-art large language models evaluation systems and secure developer tooling. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction ensuring architectural excellence and mentoring peers while collaborating across the company to infuse AI into real-world production solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Set technical direction and architect multi-tenant GenAI platform systems
• Lead the development of secure scalable platforms and developer tooling for agentic coding and experimentation
• Integrate generative AI frameworks LLMs and evaluation platforms into enterprise-grade solutions
• Solve complex technical challenges ensuring reliability security and performance at scale
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with Research Product and Engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions

Qualifications:

• 8+ years engineering experience; proficient in C# Java JavaScript Go or Python
• Experience with generative AI large language models (LLMs) and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with GenAI platform technologies (MCP LangGraph OpenAI Bedrock)
• Strong architecture design and problem-solving skills with a focus on security and reliability
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical dental and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts Virtual Wellness Classes and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $200000 - $215000 depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex race color religion age disability status as a veteran or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

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What We Do

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire grow and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity intelligence and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.

Why Work With Us

At Zeta people have the freedom to think creatively take initiative and grow. We value curiosity innovation and teamwork empowering everyone to use AI and technology in smarter ways to drive impact for clients consumers and each other while shaping the future together.

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