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Zeta Global· HQ in 3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10016

Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Ad Serving

Location: Multi-Location (3 Locations) · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Senior · Posted: August 12, 2026 · Verified: Nov 2, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This Senior Software Engineer on the Real-Time Ad Serving team designs and owns the business logic for programmatic advertising, including ad selection, targeting, frequency capping, and budget pacing. The role primarily involves working in Lua on a C++ high-performance server framework, handling 200K+ requests per second with strict latency requirements. The engineer will collaborate with Product, participate in on-call rotation, and contribute to architecture discussions, with experience in ad tech (RTB, DSP/SSP) being a plus.
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Zeta Global

zetaglobal.com

Enterprise marketing cloud combining CDP, DSP, ESP, data and AI.

Headquarters: 3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10016

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