• Evaluate compute and query engines for read-heavy workloads, assessing cost, performance, reliability, and operational fit.

• Assess real-time OLAP technologies and identify appropriate production use cases.

• Improve deployment, observability, incident response, developer tooling, and platform operations.

• Partner with data scientists and data engineers to improve their experience using the platform.

• Contribute fixes and improvements to relevant open-source projects, including Spark, Iceberg, and Airflow.

• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, design discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.

• Strong experience in Python, Scala, Java, or another JVM language.

• Experience with Spark or another distributed data-processing framework.

• Experience building or operating production data platforms, backend systems, or distributed systems.

• Familiarity with at least 1 of these areas: Lakehouse architecture, Apache Iceberg, data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, query engines, or real-time OLAP.

• Working knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Athena, and IAM.

• Experience improving production reliability through monitoring, alerting, deployment automation, and incident response.

• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow, Trino, ClickHouse, Starrocks, or Pinot is a plus.

BENEFITS & PERKS 

• Unlimited PTO 
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage 
• Employee Equity and Stock Purchase Plan 
• Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, andPet Insurance And more!! 

SALARY RANGE 

The salary range for this role is $165,000 - $185,000, 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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