Overview
How You'll Make an Impact
As a Lead Software Engineer on the Epsilon PeopleCloud Discovery platform, you will help power data-driven marketing at massive scale. You will design, build, and optimize the core software, data pipelines, and APIs that enable deep audience insights, advanced analytics, and digital activation across millions of consumers.
Your work will directly influence the reliability, scalability, and performance of Epsilon's data and analytics platform, helping teams transform large, complex datasets into actionable intelligence while upholding privacy-by-design principles.
What You'll Achieve
In this role, you will:
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, production-ready software components supporting the Epsilon PeopleCloud platform
Expand and optimize distributed architectures, data flows, APIs, and infrastructure to support large-scale analytics workloads
Lead the development of new features and components that generate insights from large datasets using Databricks
Partner closely with product, engineering leadership, and cross-functional teams to plan, build, and deploy new capabilities
Improve system reliability, automation, and operational efficiency by identifying and eliminating technical redundancies
Drive architectural evaluations and technical discussions with internal and external partners
Mentor and guide a small team of engineers through hands-on leadership, code reviews, and technical collaboration
Who You Are
What You'll Bring With You
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Related Field.
5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering or data engineering, working on complex, distributed systems
Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language, preferably Python, Java, or Scala
Solid experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Deep understanding of distributed computing, scalability, and software architecture principles
Strong SQL skills with experience in data warehousing, data streaming, and relational databases
Hands-on experience with Databricks technologies, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and Live Tables
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Test-Driven Development
Experience working in agile, global scrum teams
Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively under tight deadlines
Why You Might Stand Out from Other Talent
Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers while remaining deeply hands-on
A track record of designing and tuning high-performance systems using strong data structures and algorithms
Experience building and operating large-scale data platforms in cloud-native environments
Exposure to AI and advanced analytics concepts applied to real-world data problems
Passion for improving engineering standards, automation, and platform reliability
Comfort influencing architecture and technical direction across teams without formal people-management responsibility
Click here to view how Epsilon transforms marketing with 1 View, 1 Vision, 1 Voice. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpjtfpntuv8&t=1s)
Base Salary: $119,600 - $222,000
Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location and application employment laws. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
Additional Information
When You Join Us, We'll Create Something EPIC Together
Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we've provided marketers from the world's leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels.
Epsilon's comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world.
Our pillars aren't just words. They're how we show up every day.
People centricity: We focus on employee well-being in an environment where colleagues truly care about each other.
Collaboration: We work together, support one another, and collectively achieve goals.
Growth: There are endless opportunities for growth through learning, development and career advancement.
Innovation: We drive progress through cutting-edge solutions and forward-thinking approaches.
Flexibility: We've created a balance between work and personal life, and we encourage adaptability to solve problems creatively.
Our values guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers.
Act with integrity
Work together to win together
Innovate with purpose
Respect all voices
Empower with accountability
These pillars and values are our foundation-shaping our culture, guiding our decisions, and uniting us in common purpose.
Because You Matter
As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to the following:
Time to Recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 15 paid holidays
Time to Recover: Paid sick time
Family Well-Being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance
Extra Perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling
Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.
Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to LeaveofAbsence@epsilon.com to request an accommodation.
For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply.
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