Principal Software Engineer – Data

ZoomInfo

Principal Software Engineer (Data) at ZoomInfo, responsible for developing data pipelines and optimizing data workflows. Collaborating with data scientists to leverage massive datasets for insights and improvement.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $163,800 - $257,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

HadoopJavaScalaSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and optimize big data pipelines to extract and process signals from the web, job postings, and other sources
Design and implement data architectures and storage solutions to efficiently handle massive data volumes
Collaborate closely with data scientists to support and integrate ML models into data workflows
Continuously improve data quality, performance, and scalability of our technographic data platform
Drive technical strategy and roadmap for the data processing infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience building and scaling big data pipelines and architectures from scratch
Deep expertise in big data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark) and the JVM stack (Java, Scala)
Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to write efficient, high-quality code
Experience with entity recognition and NLP techniques a plus
Proven track record delivering results and driving projects in a fast-paced environment
Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work with data scientists, analysts and product teams
Passion for leveraging huge datasets to power valuable insights.

Benefits

Comp & perks

holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

big data pipelinesdata architecturesHadoopSparkJavaScalaentity recognitionNLP techniquesdata qualitydata performance

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationsoftware engineering fundamentalsproblem-solvingproject managementadaptabilityteamworkleadershipresults-drivenpassion for data