Principal Software Engineer - Data (Toronto)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer (Data) to join our fast‑paced, collaborative data team. In this role you will have broad authority to drive the direction of our technographic data services, building world‑class data pipelines and systems to process billions of signals and data points, and to solve challenging problems while making a big impact on our technographic offering. What You’ll Do

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. What We’re Looking For

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. Ideal Background

10+ years of experience in software engineering roles. Experience working with very large datasets and distributed systems. Familiarity building data pipelines at large tech companies or data‑driven organizations. Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field. ZoomInfo is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, hiring based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and does not discriminate based on protected status. We welcome all applicants and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities 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 protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements.

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