Senior Software Engineer (Backend) – ZoomInfo, Bengaluru, India

Job Description

ZoomInfo is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Req ID JR108083, posted 9 September 2026, hybrid). You will join the Talent Solutions team (Recruiter Platform & Comparably), building next-generation recruitment platforms that use Generative AI and agentic workflows to help enterprise talent acquisition teams source, engage and hire at scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own the design, evolution and scaling of core backend services powering TalentOS search, matching and AI-driven features
- Build robust backend infrastructure for LLM orchestration, intelligent agent workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations
- Engineer secure, performant RESTful APIs and microservices handling heavy concurrent traffic and complex multi-step agent executions
- Design efficient data models and access patterns across SQL/NoSQL and vector/search databases to query billions of professional data points
- Proactively identify system bottlenecks, optimise cloud infrastructure and ensure elite uptime SLAs for mission-critical recruitment workflows
- Elevate the engineering bar by guiding junior talent, spearheading rigorous code reviews and driving technical execution

REQUIREMENTS
- 7+ years of rigorous backend engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing and scaling production-grade distributed systems
- Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern object-oriented programming language (such as Java, Go, or Python), with deep understanding of OOP design principles, concurrency and clean code architecture
- Strong understanding of LLMs, agentic architectures and emerging standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Strong grasp of distributed systems principles, public cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and containerisation/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Hands-on experience with modern SQL/NoSQL databases, caching strategies and data modelling for high read/write throughput
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience) from a premier institution

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online on the official ZoomInfo careers page (note: a software-based assessment may form part of the recruitment process):
https://www.zoominfo.com/careers/jr108083/senior-software-engineer?ccuid=&gh_src=&gh_jid=8780071002

Source: https://www.zoominfo.com/careers/jr108083/senior-software-engineer?ccuid=&gh_src=&gh_jid=8780071002

Responsibilities

- Own the design, evolution and scaling of core backend services for TalentOS search, matching and AI features
- Build backend infrastructure for LLM orchestration, agent workflows and MCP integrations
- Engineer secure, performant RESTful APIs and microservices for heavy concurrent traffic
- Design data models across SQL/NoSQL and vector/search databases
- Optimise cloud infrastructure and ensure uptime SLAs
- Mentor junior engineers and lead rigorous code reviews

Requirements

- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with production-grade distributed systems
- Expert-level proficiency in Java, Go or Python with strong OOP design principles
- Strong understanding of LLMs, agentic architectures and MCP
- Distributed systems, AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker and Kubernetes expertise
- Hands-on SQL/NoSQL databases, caching and data modelling experience
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience)