Principal Engineer - Backend

All about Zeta Suite :

Zeta is a Next-Gen Banking Tech company that empowers banks and fintechs to launch banking products for the future. It was founded by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipati in 2015.Our flagship processing platform - Zeta Tachyon - is the industry’s first modern, cloud-native, and fully API-enabled stack that brings together issuance, processing, lending, core banking, fraud & risk, and many more capabilities as a single-vendor stack. 15M+ cards have been issued on our platform globally.

Zeta Tachyon offers:-

-Rich digital-first cardholder experiences.

-Native embeddable banking support.

-Hyper-Personalisation Policy Engine to launch segment-of-one card programs.

-Web-based product configurators to launch in days vs. quarters.

-Rapid innovation & extensibility via APIs, event streams, and more.

-Modern & intuitive web-based back office experiences.

-Next-gen regulatory risk & compliance capabilities.

Zeta is actively working with the largest Banks and Fintechs in multiple global markets transforming customer experience for multi-million card portfolios.

Zeta has over 1700+ employees - with over 70% roles in R&D - across locations in the US, EMEA, and Asia. We raised $280 million at a $1.5 billion valuation from Softbank, Mastercard, and other investors in 2021.

Learn more @ www.zeta.tech, careers.zeta.tech, Linkedin, Twitter

What is the Job like?

• Develop custom tools and integration with existing tools to increase engineering productivity.
• Lead Design and Architecture for your product and features & own the complete roadmap. Hands-on coding in JAVA and microservices domain for complex and critical features.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain Kubernetes operators to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of complex applications on Kubernetes clusters.
• Implement best practices for coding and design via efficient code reviews.
• Driving initiatives for improving services, enhancing user experience and quality.
• Mentor team and work towards collaborative efforts for driving projects within organization.
• Support engineering teams in the implementation of life-cycle infrastructure solutions and documentation operations in order to meet the engineering departments quality and standards.
• Work with Product Managers while interacting with clients and simplify requirements into user stories for team to work upon.
• Help solve business needs with technology by evaluating technology options and implementing newer technology stacksWork with the Engineering managers and product management to build a roadmap for the team.

Who are we looking for?

• 8-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Hands-on coding in Go Programming Language Or JAVA and microservices domain for complex and critical features.
• Deep understanding of OOAD, efficient data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in working on Java, Spring, REST, SQL (PostgreSQL or MYSQL) Messaging systems like Kafka etc, ELK stack, microservices is required.
• Public and Private cloud solutions (Any of AWS, GCP, Azure, Openshift, DIY clouds etc)Good understanding of Distributed systems and micro-service based architectures.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts and CNCF ecosystem covering Service meshes, Secret Management, CI/CD etc.
• Experience building custom controllers, operators, and custom resources definitions (CRDs) using Kubernetes client libraries.
• Prior experience in building products on a Kubernetes Platform. Experience with CI/CD practices in an Kubernetes environment, Deployment patterns and relevant toolsets.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git), and agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud-native ecosystem tools such as Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Istio etc.
• CKAD certification is a Bonus.
• Observability practices and toolchains (Monitoring, Metrics, Logging, Alerts & Tracing)

Life At Zeta

At Zeta, we want you to grow to be the best version of yourself by unlocking the great potential that lies within you. This is why our core philosophy is ‘People Must Grow.’ We recognize your aspirations; act as enablers by bringing you the right opportunities, and let you grow as you chase disruptive goals. 

#LifeAtZeta is adventurous and exhilarating at the same time. You get to work with some of the best minds in the industry and experience a culture that values the diversity of thoughts. If you want to push boundaries, learn continuously and grow to be the best version of yourself, Zeta is the place to be! Explore the life at zeta 

Zeta is an equal opportunity employer.

At Zeta, we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of job history, disability, gender identity, religion, race, marital/parental status, or another special status. We are proud to be an equitable workplace that welcomes individuals from all walks of life if they fit the roles and responsibilities.