[Remote] Principal Software Engineer - PA 105

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ZoomInfo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across its Integrations, Workflows & Orchestration, and Data Management teams. The role focuses on building scalable platform capabilities, resolving complex technical and reliability challenges, and guiding architecture, modernization, and engineering practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being.
• Additional compensation such as bonus, commission, and equity may also apply.

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