Principal Software Engineer - PA 105

Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will serve as a technical force multiplier across integrations, workflows, and data management pillars. They will write production-quality code, define scalable event-driven architectures, and lead technical initiatives to improve system reliability and performance.

Requirements

Candidates must have 12+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in Java or Node.js and distributed systems. A strong track record of technical leadership, influencing without authority, and designing scalable backend solutions is required.

Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Node.js
• NestJS
• Kafka
• Temporal
• Google Cloud Workflows
• Distributed systems
• API design
• System architecture
• Data management
• Observability
• Reliability engineering
• Technical leadership
• Mentoring
• Cloud computing

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs

About this role

ZoomInfo is where careers accelerate. We move fast, think boldly, and empower you to do the best work of your life. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who care deeply, challenge each other, and celebrate wins. With tools that amplify your impact and a culture that backs your ambition, you won’t just contribute. You’ll make things happen–fast.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical force multiplier across three pillars of our Platform Engineering organization: Integrations, Workflows & Orchestration, and Data Management. Together, these teams own the connectors, orchestration, and data quality capabilities that push ZoomInfo's data product into the systems our customers run every day.
This is a hands-on, high-impact individual contributor role. You will embed with whichever team needs the most help at a given time. That might mean a major initiative, a stubborn area of tech debt, a reliability problem, or a chance to grow into new territory. You will lead through influence, not authority. You will set technical direction, raise the engineering bar, and work with Managers, engineers, and Product to turn ambiguity into well-architected, shipped solutions.
You will report directly to the Senior Director of Software Engineering and work closely with three Engineering Leaders and their teams.
The Three Pillars You'll Support
Integrations: Native connectors and APIs that link ZoomInfo to CRM, marketing automation, sales engagement, data warehouse, and BI platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Outreach, Snowflake, and others), processing millions of records daily.
Workflows & Orchestration: The engine behind lead-to-account matching and multi-step, event-driven business processes triggered by buying signals and business rules.
Data Management: Deduplication, standardization, enrichment, continuous verification, and GDPR/CCPA compliance that keep customer data clean, current, and trustworthy.
What You'll do:
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
What you bring:
Must-Have
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
Preferred
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
The US base salary range for this position is $XXX,XXX - $XXX,XXX + variable compensation + benefits.
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.
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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.
Below is the US base salary for this position. Additional compensation such as Bonus, Commission, Equity and other benefits may also apply.
$163,800—$257,400 USD
About us:
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 3...

About ZoomInfo Technologies LLC

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees · headquartered in Vancouver, Washington