Principal Software Engineer- Account AI - ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
About the Job
At ZoomInfo, we encourage creativity, value innovation, demand teamwork, expect accountability and cherish results. We value your take charge, take initiative, get stuff done attitude and will help you unlock your growth potential. One great choice can change everything. Thrive with us at ZoomInfo.
Rapid advancements in Generative AI are transforming our industry at an unprecedented pace. ZoomInfo Copilot, our AI-powered solution, is at the forefront of this transformation for go-to-market organizations and is making them more productive, efficient, and helping drive more successful business outcomes.
As a Principal Software Engineer for Account AI, you will play a crucial role in driving forward some of the most high-impact, innovative initiatives in our business. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with an exceptional group of software engineers, data scientists and designers to architect, build and ship AI-powered solutions that enhance our product offerings and empower other engineering teams at ZoomInfo to do the same. This position offers a unique opportunity to get in at the ground level of our brand new Strategy organization with substantial scope, impact and opportunities for growth.
What You'll Do:
- Define and drive architectural decisions which will impact how other engineering teams at ZoomInfo incorporate AI into their work
- Remain close to the latest advancements and trends in AI and NLP, conducting research and experimentation to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge
- Design, ship and scale core systems and features to support thousands of customers
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to define strategy and set multi-quarter objectives and key results
- Define and promote software engineering best practices, contribute to design and code reviews, improve system observability and performance
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
- 12+ years of experience in backend or full stack software development, with a proven track record of building and scaling large scale distributed systems, data pipelines, and AI/NLP powered software products
- Proficiency in Node.js and Typescript preferred, or strong experience with another general purpose backend programming language such as Java, C# or Python
- Strong experience in SaaS application development and cloud environments (GCP, AWS or Azure) with a deep understanding of operational infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, Pubsub, Queues, Storage, etc) and microservice based architectures
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as BigQuery, Postgres, Mongo, Redis
- Experience with natural language processing and foundation large language models such as GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral, etc
- Experience with prompt engineering and LLM application development, including practices such as Retrieval Augmented Generation
- Experience with embeddings & vector databases such as Pinecone, pgvector, etc
- Experience working in fast-paced, dynamic startup/scaleup environments with a significant amount of ambiguity and responsibility
- Experience fostering the professional growth and development of team members
- Excellent communication & collaboration skills with the ability to set overall vision, take ownership and drive projects end-to-end
- Excellent problem-solving & decision-making skills, with a bias towards action
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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.
About us:
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: ZI) is the trusted go-to-market platform for businesses to find, acquire, and grow their customers. It delivers accurate, real-time data, insights, and technology to more than 35,000 companies worldwide. Businesses use ZoomInfo to increase efficiency, consolidate technology stacks, and align their sales and marketing teams — all in one platform.
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. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for applicants and employees 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 or status protected by applicable law. At ZoomInfo, we also consider qualified candidates with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.