Principal Software Engineer - PA 105

Posted Yesterday
Hiring Remotely in CA, USA
Remote
164K-257K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Sales • Software • Database • Generative AI
The go-to-market platform to find, acquire, and grow customers.
The Role
Serves as a principal technical leader across Integrations, Workflows and Orchestration, and Data Management. Designs and modernizes distributed, event-driven backend systems; writes production code; resolves reliability issues; leads incident response; establishes engineering practices; shapes technical roadmaps; evaluates build-versus-buy decisions; documents architecture; mentors engineers; and influences teams and stakeholders without direct authority.
Summary Generated by Built In

ZoomInfo is where careers accelerate. We move fast, think boldly, and empower you to do the best work of your life. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who care deeply, challenge each other, and celebrate wins. With tools that amplify your impact and a culture that backs your ambition, you won’t just contribute. You’ll make things happen–fast.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical force multiplier across three pillars of our Platform Engineering organization: Integrations, Workflows & Orchestration, and Data Management. Together, these teams own the connectors, orchestration, and data quality capabilities that push ZoomInfo's data product into the systems our customers run every day.

This is a hands-on, high-impact individual contributor role. You will embed with whichever team needs the most help at a given time. That might mean a major initiative, a stubborn area of tech debt, a reliability problem, or a chance to grow into new territory. You will lead through influence, not authority. You will set technical direction, raise the engineering bar, and work with Managers, engineers, and Product to turn ambiguity into well-architected, shipped solutions.

You will report directly to the Senior Director of Software Engineering and work closely with three Engineering Leaders and their teams.

The Three Pillars You'll Support
  • Integrations: Native connectors and APIs that link ZoomInfo to CRM, marketing automation, sales engagement, data warehouse, and BI platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Outreach, Snowflake, and others), processing millions of records daily.
  • Workflows & Orchestration: The engine behind lead-to-account matching and multi-step, event-driven business processes triggered by buying signals and business rules.
  • Data Management: Deduplication, standardization, enrichment, continuous verification, and GDPR/CCPA compliance that keep customer data clean, current, and trustworthy.

What You'll do:

  • Embed with Integrations, Workflows & Orchestration, and Data Management teams on a rotating basis, writing production-quality code and unblocking the hardest technical problems
  • Define and evolve scalable, fault-tolerant, event-driven architecture on Java/Spring Boot, Node.js/NestJS, Kafka, and workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal or Google Cloud Workflows
  • Lead response and root-cause analysis for high-severity incidents and systemic reliability issues
  • Drive platform modernization by consolidating integration patterns, re-architecting legacy systems, and improving observability
  • Establish best practices for idempotency, retries, error handling, state management, API and webhook versioning, and workflow design
  • Shape multi-quarter roadmaps with the Senior Director, Engineering Managers, and Product, bringing technical feasibility, sizing, and risk into prioritization
  • Lead build-vs-buy evaluations and author architecture decision records and design docs that guide teams over multiple quarters
  • Mentor engineers at all levels and serve as a senior interviewer to raise the hiring bar

What you bring:

Must-Have

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time in senior or staff-level roles, with a track record of technical leadership across multiple teams
  • Deep experience designing and operating backend distributed systems at scale, with strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) and/or Node.js (NestJS)
  • Experience building or owning integrations or connectors with CRM, marketing automation, sales engagement, or data warehouse platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Snowflake, or similar)
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority by aligning teams, driving decisions, and earning trust across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
  • Strong track record leading platform modernization, reliability, and observability initiatives, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to executive leadership

Preferred

  • Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka, and workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Google Cloud Workflows, or Airflow
  • Working knowledge of data quality practices: deduplication, standardization, enrichment, and GDPR/CCPA compliance
  • Experience with API strategy, webhooks, partner/ISV integration programs, and no-code/low-code workflow builders
  • Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP), build-vs-buy evaluations, vendor management, and SaaS cost optimization

The US base salary range for this position is $XXX,XXX - $XXX,XXX + variable compensation + benefits.

Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific salary range for your desired work location during the hiring process.

We want our employees and their families to thrive. In addition to comprehensive benefits we offer holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being. Learn more about ZoomInfo benefits here.

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Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific salary range for your desired work location during the hiring process. We want our employees and their families to thrive.

In addition to comprehensive benefits we offer holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being. Learn more about ZoomInfo benefits here.

Below is the US base salary for this position. Additional compensation such as Bonus, Commission, Equity and other benefits may also apply.
$163,800—$257,400 USD

About us: 

ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) is the Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform that empowers businesses to grow faster with AI-ready insights, trusted data, and advanced automation. Its solutions provide more than 35,000 companies worldwide with a complete view of their customers, making every seller their best seller.

ZoomInfo is committed to protecting your privacy when you apply for jobs with us. Please review our Job Applicant Privacy Notice for more details on how we handle your personal information.

ZoomInfo may use a software-based assessment as part of the recruitment process. More information about this tool, including the results of the most recent bias audit, is available here.

ZoomInfo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and does not discriminate based on protected status. We welcome all applicants and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, religion, protected military or veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements.

For Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. ZoomInfo does not administer lie detector tests to applicants in any location.

Skills Required

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant senior- or staff-level experience and technical leadership across multiple teams
  • Deep experience designing and operating distributed backend systems at scale
  • Strong proficiency in Java with Spring Boot and/or Node.js with NestJS
  • Experience building or owning integrations or connectors with CRM, marketing automation, sales engagement, or data warehouse platforms
  • Ability to influence without authority and align engineering, product, and business stakeholders
  • Track record leading platform modernization, reliability, and observability initiatives
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive presentations
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka
  • Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Google Cloud Workflows, or Airflow
  • Working knowledge of data quality practices, including deduplication, standardization, enrichment, and GDPR/CCPA compliance
  • Experience with API strategy, webhooks, partner or ISV integration programs, and no-code or low-code workflow builders
  • Experience with AWS and GCP multi-cloud environments
  • Experience with build-versus-buy evaluations, vendor management, and SaaS cost optimization

ZoomInfo Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ZoomInfo and has not been reviewed or approved by ZoomInfo.

  • Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus mental health, transgender healthcare, wellness programs, gym reimbursement, and notable fertility assistance. Healthcare options are often described as competitive and a prominent strength of the total rewards.
  • Parental & Family Support — Programs include generous parental leave, childcare assistance, Care.com access, and substantial adoption and surrogacy support. Family-forming benefits and leave policies indicate robust support for different life stages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Salaried employees receive unlimited time off alongside paid holidays, flexible time off, wellness days, and bereavement leave. Unlimited PTO is described as genuinely usable in some roles and a meaningful component of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Vancouver, WA
3,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

ZoomInfo is the go-to-market (GTM) platform for businesses development and revenue growth. Powered by real-time data and insights, our unified engagement platform helps sales and marketing teams find, acquire, and grow customers.

Why Work With Us

ZoomInfo is where the world’s brightest minds in Data and Go-To-Market come together to do their best work. We’re a founder-led organization that recognizes your success with 2x the career mobility of our SaaS peers. Being action-oriented, resourceful, and resilient will not only help you fit in, it will help you thrive.

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