ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
Senior Software Engineer - Data Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$22,198 more — $162,198 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $162,198 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Acquisition team - one of ZoomInfo's most strategically important engineering areas.
- You will work across distributed processing, workflow orchestration, streaming and batch data flows, and cloud infrastructure.
- This is a senior individual-contributor engineering role focused on technical depth, production execution, and high-quality data systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate large-scale data acquisition pipelines that ingest, validate, transform, enrich, and store high-volume raw data.
- Develop production Java services and data processing applications for ingestion, orchestration, enrichment, deduplication, and delivery.
- Build and improve systems using technologies such as Apache Airflow, Apache Beam, Spark, Google Dataflow, DataProc, Kafka, and Pub/Sub.
- Contribute to technical designs, implementation plans, and system modernization efforts across Data Acquisition.
- Proven experience building and operating production data pipelines at scale.
Requirements
- The right candidate brings strong backend engineering fundamentals, significant pipeline experience, and the ability to turn complex data acquisition requirements into scalable systems.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems, data engineering, or distributed processing.
- Deep proficiency with Java and object-oriented design.
Nice to have
- Experience with Kubernetes, especially GKE or EKS, for running distributed workloads.
- Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, Starburst/Trino, or similar query engines.
- Knowledge of data integration patterns involving CRM systems, email/calendar APIs, third-party feeds, change data capture, or external data providers.
- Experience in a B2B data company, data marketplace, or data-as-a-product environment.
- Expert-level experience with Apache Spark or another distributed processing framework.
- Why This Role Matters
- Data Acquisition is one of ZoomInfo's biggest assets.
Compensation
- Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate's work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training.
Benefits
- Implement observability, monitoring, and alerting for pipeline health, throughput, latency, failure rates, and data quality metrics.
Company info
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- For Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
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