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You will need extensive design and development experience and be passionate about working with high-throughput systems where the issues of throughput, performance, redundancy, and concurrency are paramount.\nResponsibilities:\nThis position will be responsible for the design and development of the next generation of our mobile communication services, like SMS/MMS/RCS (Rich Communication Services), etc. Knowledge and experience of working on RCS would be a plus.\nResponsible for independently and cooperatively understanding business requirements, designing, and implementing core components for a real-world marketing automation platform.\nDesigning and implementing application code to satisfy product requirements\nEnsuring high product quality through rigorous code reviews and unit tests\nFixing bugs and implementing enhancements\nTaking ownership of a significant product component in design and implementation \nRequirements:\nWe are looking for exceptional talent with superior academic credentials and a solid foundation in computer science and distributed systems design and development.\nThe candidate will have had at least 6 years of experience developing scalable, robust software platforms using Java/Ruby/Python or an equivalent language.\nA Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university where the primary language of instruction is English is strongly preferred.\nStrong communication skills in a large, distributed development team environment are essential.\nQualification:\nBS or MS in Computer Science or related field\n5 - 8 years of working experience with Python, Ruby and/or J2EE technology or equivalent OO paradigm\nStrong knowledge and experience with Kafka, Elastic Search, NoSQL databases such as Aerospike, Thrift, CI, and AWS.\nExperience working with container-based solutions is a plus.\nDemonstrated working experience with, and quick adoption of, AI tools and AI-based development practices.\nExperience working in a fast-paced technology environment.\nStrong object-oriented programming and design skills.\nExcellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.\nAbility and desire to learn new skills and take on new tasks.\nCompany Summary\nZeta Global is a data-powered marketing technology company with a heritage of innovation and industry leadership. 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