WHO WE ARE
Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.
The Role
We are seeking a hands-on, technical Lead Developer Relations Engineer to drive adoption of AI-native software engineering workflows, tooling, and best practices across the software development lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, AI enablement, developer productivity, and technical evangelism, helping teams successfully adopt and scale modern AI-assisted development patterns.
You will own the Developer Relations charter for AI-native engineering, shaping how developers leverage coding assistants, autonomous agents, AI-assisted testing, spec-driven development, and agentic workflows in real-world engineering environments. This includes technical content, demos, workflow examples, workshops, onboarding assets, social engagement, and enablement programs that accelerate AI adoption across engineering teams and the broader developer ecosystem.
This role requires a strong builder mindset with the ability to combine deep technical expertise, developer empathy, technical storytelling, and community engagement. You should be equally comfortable writing code, building demos, experimenting with AI-native tooling, creating educational content, engaging with developers online, and helping teams operationalize modern AI-assisted engineering workflows at scale.
Responsibilities
- Drive adoption of AI-native engineering workflows including coding assistants, autonomous agents, MCP ecosystems, AI-assisted testing, code review, and spec-driven development practices.
- Create high-impact technical content including blogs, tutorials, architecture guides, demos, workshops, videos, implementation playbooks, and workflow education material focused on AI-native software engineering and developer productivity.
- Build demo repositories, reusable workflow examples, and practical implementation patterns that help engineering teams adopt AI-native development practices using tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic, OpenAI Codex, MCP servers, and autonomous developer agents.
- Drive developer engagement and ecosystem awareness through technical storytelling, developer education initiatives, online engagement, social platforms, workshops, webinars, hackathons, and community participation.
- Partner with Engineering, Platform, AI Enablement, and Developer Experience teams to improve adoption of AI-native workflows, developer tooling, and agentic development practices across the organization.
- Educate developers on emerging AI-native engineering paradigms including prompt-driven development, agent orchestration, AI-assisted testing, verification-first workflows, and autonomous software delivery patterns.
- Act as an advocate for developer productivity and workflow transformation by identifying friction points and enabling scalable AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Measure and improve adoption of AI-native engineering practices through developer feedback, workflow telemetry, productivity metrics, content engagement, onboarding insights, and enablement outcomes.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in Developer Relations, Developer Experience, Platform Engineering, AI Enablement, Solutions Engineering, or related technical roles.
- Strong software engineering background with proficiency in TypeScript, Python, and modern software development workflows.
- Hands-on experience using AI-native engineering tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Github Copilot, MCP servers, or autonomous developer agents in real-world engineering environments.
- Deep understanding of modern AI-assisted software development practices including agentic workflows, prompt-driven development, AI-assisted testing, automated code review, and developer productivity optimization.
- Strong technical storytelling, communication, and developer education skills with experience creating blogs, demos, tutorials, workshops, videos, social content, or technical enablement material.
- Experience engaging developer communities through technical discussions, online platforms, workshops, webinars, hackathons, or open-source ecosystems.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills with a hands-on builder mindset.
Bonus Skills
- Experience building developer communities, technical audiences, newsletters, or AI engineering content channels.
- Experience with AI-assisted SDLC tooling, evaluation systems, verification frameworks, or autonomous software engineering workflows.
- Familiarity with cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and developer infrastructure platforms.
- Contributions to open-source developer tooling, AI engineering ecosystems, or technical education initiatives.
- Familiarity with developer productivity frameworks such as DORA or SPACE.
BENEFITS & PERKS
- Unlimited PTO
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee Equity
- Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!
SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $200,000, depending on location and experience.
PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA
Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here: https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/
ZETA IN THE NEWS!
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Skills Required
- Proven experience in Developer Relations, Developer Experience, Platform Engineering, AI Enablement, or related roles
- Strong software engineering background with proficiency in TypeScript and Python
- Hands-on experience using AI-native development tools
- Deep understanding of AI-assisted software development practices
- Strong communication and technical storytelling skills
- Experience engaging developer communities
What the Team is Saying
Zeta Global Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Zeta Global ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Zeta Global supports competitive compensation through a mix of base pay, equity, performance incentives, financial benefits and employee feedback-informed rewards. The company’s total rewards approach connects compensation with ownership, financial planning and benefits that support employees’ broader well-being.
- Competitive pay and incentives: Zeta lists competitive pay, equity, performance bonuses and an employee stock purchase plan as part of its compensation and total rewards offerings. Employees also describe compensation as a strength. A software engineer said Zeta offers “good compensation,” “best appraisals and pay raise” and a “supportive work environment,” while a director cited “compensation” as one of the strengths of the company.
- Equity and ownership: Zeta offers company equity and an employee stock purchase plan, giving employees ways to participate in the company’s growth. Its broader financial benefits also include a 401(k) with company match, monthly financial workshops, commuter benefits and insurance coverage, reinforcing compensation as part of a larger financial wellness package.
- Performance-oriented rewards: Employee reviews describe Zeta’s compensation as tied to performance and growth. One employee said, “Zeta pays well,” while another said compensation is “within industry range and revised every year.” A finance analyst cited “great incentives,” and a director described Zeta as a place to “shape your career” with room to move up. (Comparably; Glassdoor reviews; Indeed reviews)
- Benefits that strengthen total rewards: Zeta’s rewards package extends beyond pay through health, dental and vision insurance, mental health benefits, pet insurance, flexible time off, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-building support, travel assistance for reproductive health procedures, volunteer days and wellness resources. The company also says it uses wellness surveys and employee feedback to shape benefits updates, including expanded parental leave and adoption assistance.
- External signals:
- Compensation sentiment: Employees on external review sites describe Zeta’s compensation as “good,” “great” and competitive, with reviews citing pay raises, incentives, benefits and performance-based earning potential. (Glassdoor reviews; Indeed reviews; Comparably)
- Benefits signals: External profile data lists company equity, performance bonuses, an employee stock purchase plan and a home-office stipend for remote employees.
- Financial wellness: Zeta’s benefits include 401(k) matching, financial workshops, insurance coverage and employee stock purchase participation.
Bottom line: Zeta Global’s compensation approach combines competitive pay, performance incentives, equity, stock purchase access and broad benefits, giving employees both near-term rewards and longer-term financial participation in the company’s growth.
Zeta Global Insights
What We Do
Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Zeta, people have the freedom to think creatively, take initiative, and grow. We value curiosity, innovation, and teamwork, empowering everyone to use AI and technology in smarter ways to drive impact for clients, consumers, and each other while shaping the future together.
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