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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** ZETA GmbH
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Akka (Toolkit), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Play Framework, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Data Processing, Information Technology, Low Latency, Real Time Data, Terraform, Stream Processing
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=30a7fb1c649c0655

## About the Role

You should have a deep knowledge of distributed systems and cloud architecture. You will need extensive design and development experience and passion about working with large amounts of data and designing reliable low-latency data processing systems., * Minimum 4 years of software engineering experience.

 * An undergraduate degree in Computer Science (or a related field) from a university where the primary language of instruction is English is strongly desired.
 * 2+ Years of Experience/Fluency in Scala/Java
 * Proficient with both relational and NoSQL databases
 * Experience working with container-based solutions is a plus.
 * Experience in adequate usage of libraries such as ZIO, Akka, Play Framework is a plus
 * Experience in adequate usage of cloud services (AWS) at scale
 * Experience in adequate usage of Terraform
 * Proven long term experience and enthusiasm for distributed data processing at scale, eagerness to learn new things.
 * Expertise in designing and architecting distributed low latency and scalable solutions in cloud.
 * Exposure to the whole software development lifecycle from inception to production and monitoring.
 * Experience in Advertising Attribution domain is a plus
 * Experience in agile software development processes
 * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

## Description

This position will be responsible for the design and development of realtime systems of The Zeta Marketing Platform and LiveIntent, working on technology that enables access to core of Identity Solutions. You will mentor an organization of developers through your knowledge sharing sessions that will guide and strengthen their knowledge., As a Senior Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

 * Building, refining, tuning, and maintaining our real-time infrastructure
 * Designing, developing and maintaining services responsible for data collection and real-time data processing
 * Working with Product Managers to design and build data products
 * Working with our DevOps team to scale and optimize our infrastructure
 * Participate in architecture discussions, influence the road map, take ownership and responsibility over new projects
 * Participating in on-call rotation (be available by phone or email in case something goes wrong)