Zeta Global is looking to redefine how brands and agencies plan, activate, and measure media using AI and real-time data. They are building purpose-built applications that bring intelligence, automation, and closed-loop performance to customer acquisition strategies. The Director of Engineering will lead the development of next-generation AI-powered applications to achieve this.
Requirements
- Proven success building and delivering data-driven or AI-powered applications at scale.
- Demonstrated passion and experience using AI tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI code generation, intelligent QA, and dev automation tools) to improve development velocity, code quality, and team productivity.
- Deep understanding of modern cloud infrastructure, data modeling, and event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on technical depth in backend systems, APIs, AI/ML pipelines, or full-stack development.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, set clear goals, and inspire teams to execute.
Responsibilities
- Lead and scale a team of 8-12 engineers to deliver high-quality, production-grade applications.
- Be a hands-on contributor - from architecture to code reviews, setting technical direction and building prototypes when needed.
- Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and GTM teams to align roadmap with strategic business outcomes.
- Integrate AI/ML models into applications, working closely with platform and modeling teams to operationalize intelligence.
- Define and implement best practices in performance, observability, and cost-efficient design.
- Foster a culture of innovation, velocity, and ownership within your team.
Other
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
- Experience working in or adjacent to ad tech, marketing tech, or data platforms is strongly preferred.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive, fast-moving, and unafraid to operate outside job boundaries to get things done.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
- Unlimited PTO
