Principal Software Engineer

Zoominfo

Remote
Base: $163,800 - $257,400 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
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Distributed systems engineering
Big data infrastructure
Applied ai/ml
** ZoomInfo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on designing and implementing core systems for their marketing platform, leveraging advanced technologies including machine learning and large language models. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in backend, data, or infrastructure engineering, and be adept at building distributed systems and high-performance APIs. **

Job Summary

  • As a Principal Engineer on our Advertising, Company Intelligence, and Intent team, you’ll help design and implement the core systems that power our real-time marketing platform.
  • You’ll be joining a team with a broad range of ambitious, technically deep projects—from APIs that process tens of billions of events per day, to new buyer intent algorithms powered by LLMs, to a unified B2B identity graph.
  • This is a high-growth, high-ownership environment operating at the edge of what’s possible in modern software engineering, data infrastructure, and applied AI.

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** ZoomInfo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on designing and implementing core systems for their marketing platform, leveraging advanced technologies including machine learning and large language models. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in backend, data, or infrastructure engineering, and be adept at building distributed systems and high-performance APIs. **

Salary

Base: $163,800 - $257,400 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits, holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • distributed systems engineering
  • big data infrastructure
  • applied AI/ML
  • real-time event processing
  • LLM-powered systems
  • Kafka, Kinesis, ClickHouse

Nice-to-have

  • ad tech experience
  • identity resolution background
  • strong product instincts
  • open source contributions
  • AI-native development mindset

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience
  • Proficiency in Java, Go, or Python
  • Solid grasp of SQL
  • Familiarity with ClickHouse, DynamoDB, Bigtable, Memcached, Kafka, Kinesis, Firehose, Airflow, Snowflake
  • Experience with LLM development workflows

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