Zeta — Data Engineer II

Posted: 02-07-2025

Description


About Zeta Suite:

Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company founded in 2015 by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipati. Zeta empowers banks and fintechs to launch innovative banking products via its flagship processing platform, Zeta Tachyon, which is the industry's first modern, cloud-native, fully API-enabled stack. Zeta Tachyon provides capabilities across issuance, processing, lending, core banking, fraud & risk management, and more, consolidating these into a single-vendor stack.

With 15M+ cards issued globally, Zeta offers rapid product deployment, hyper-personalized services, and modern web-based tools for banks and fintechs. The company has over 1,700 employees, with 70% in R&D, and has raised $280 million at a $1.5 billion valuation from investors like Softbank and Mastercard in 2021.

About the Role:

As a Data Engineer II, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and managing large-scale data lakes and data warehouses containing data from diverse sources.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
  • Implement data monitoring, validation, and error-handling processes.
  • Create and update data models and maintain database systems.
  • Optimize database performance and ensure data integrity.
  • Build and manage data warehouses for large datasets.
  • Collaborate on schema design and performance optimization.
  • Enforce data quality standards and contribute to data governance policies.
  • Develop automation scripts in Python, Java, or SQL for data processes.
  • Use version control systems like Git to manage pipeline changes.
  • Implement monitoring solutions for system performance and health.
  • Optimize data systems for scalability and efficiency.
  • Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP for data infrastructure.
  • Ensure data security and compliance with protection regulations.
  • Provide support and troubleshooting for data-related issues.

Key Technical Skills

Data Modeling, Database Design, Data Warehousing, SQL, Python, Java, Scala, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Flink, Airflow, Apache Spark, DBT, Athena, Presto

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 3-5 years of experience in data engineering, BI engineering, or data warehouse development.
  • Strong command of SQL and at least one programming language (preferably Python or Java).
  • Cloud-native architecture experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with tools like Flink, Airflow, Apache Spark, DBT, Athena, or Presto (good to have).
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Important Notice:

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