Principal Software Engineer - Data

Salary: $163,800 - 257,400 per year Requirements:

• We want someone with substantial experience building and scaling big data pipelines and architectures from the ground up.
• We need deep hands-on expertise with Hadoop, Spark, and the JVM ecosystem, including Java and Scala.
• We value strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to deliver efficient, high-quality code.
• Experience with entity recognition and NLP techniques would be a strong advantage.
• We look for a proven record of driving results and leading projects in a fast-moving environment.
• We need excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with data scientists, analysts, and product teams.
• We are seeking someone who is passionate about using very large datasets to generate meaningful insights.
• We prefer candidates with 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience working with massive datasets and distributed systems is important.
• Familiarity with building data pipelines at large technology companies or data-driven organizations is desirable.
• A bachelors degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

• We build and refine large-scale data pipelines to extract and process signals from the web, job postings, and other sources.
• We design and implement data architectures and storage solutions that can efficiently manage enormous data volumes.
• We partner closely with data scientists to support and integrate machine learning models into our data workflows.
• We continuously improve the quality, performance, and scalability of our technographic data platform.
• We help shape the technical strategy and roadmap for our data processing infrastructure.

• AI
• Big Data
• Hadoop
• Support
• JVM
• Java
• Machine Learning
• Scala
• Spark
• Web

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We are ZoomInfo, where careers accelerate. We move fast, think boldly, and give our teammates the tools, support, and culture they need to do the best work of their lives. We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer (Data) for our collaborative data team, where you will have broad ownership over the direction of our technographic data services and the opportunity to make a major impact as we invest in making technographics a first-class offering. This is a remote role, and we offer comprehensive benefits, holistic mind, body, and lifestyle programs, and additional compensation such as bonus, commission, and equity may apply. Our US base salary for this position is $163,800-$257,400 USD, with final compensation depending on location, skills, qualifications, experience, and training. We are the Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform, serving more than 35,000 companies worldwide with AI-ready insights, trusted data, and advanced automation. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fair hiring and privacy, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

last updated 33 week of 2026