Saatchi & Saatchi

Lead Software Engineer

Saatchi & Saatchi$119K — $222K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience for large-scale production applications.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, microservices design, and REST APIs.
  • Proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and frameworks like React and Node.js.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
  • Strong background in cloud-native application development on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD automation tools.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver large-scale cloud-native data platforms on AWS using REST APIs and microservices.
  • Engage hands-on with the tech stack to tackle complex engineering challenges.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to align technical and business objectives.
  • Manage the entire software development lifecycle from design to deployment.
  • Lead initiatives for performance optimization and system reliability.
  • Mentor junior engineers to foster innovation and technical excellence.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth through mentoring and leadership.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge projects within a privacy-first data environment.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of technical experts across multiple domains.
Full Job Description
Overview

Why This Role

Epsilon is looking for a Lead Engineer to help drive the design, delivery, technical strategy, and execution of core capabilities for Epsilon Clean Room, our privacy-first data collaboration platform. In this role, you will lead through technical expertise, partner closely with product, architecture, and engineering stakeholders, and build scalable solutions that enable secure, data-rich collaboration for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do
  • Deliver large-scale cloud-native data platforms primarily on AWS using REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven applications to build highly scalable and resilient systems.
  • Work hands-on across the technology stack, including Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Express.js, AWS services, event-driven architecture, and SQL/NoSQL databases, to solve complex engineering challenges and maintain platform excellence.
  • Partner closely with global engineering, product management, architecture, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with strategic business objectives.
  • Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, deployment, observability, and documentation.
  • Lead product-wide technical initiatives focused on performance optimization, scalability, reliability, security, governance, and cost efficiency.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
  • Experience: 8+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale production applications.
  • Architecture: Proven expertise in distributed systems, microservices design, and building robust REST APIs.
  • Tech-Stack: Strong hands-on proficiency across the modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem, including modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js) and server-side runtimes/frameworks like Node.js, Express.js, NestJS, or Fastify.
  • Data: Comprehensive experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS), alongside broad proficiency across relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis).
  • Infrastructure: Deep experience building cloud-native applications on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), utilizing core services for object storage, serverless compute, API management, and event routing.
  • DevOps: Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible, CI/CD pipeline automation, and comprehensive testing strategies.
  • AI: Practical experience leveraging agent-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) to optimize software delivery velocity without compromising on code quality.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
  • Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise-grade, highly scalable distributed systems.
  • Data: Hands-on experience with modern, big data platforms and processing frameworks such as Databricks, Snowflake, or PySpark.
  • AI: Practical exposure to Generative AI architectures, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and autonomous agentic systems.

Who Thrives Here

This is a strong opportunity for a lead engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, shaping platform direction through hands-on leadership, and mentoring others through example. If you are excited by the idea of building scalable, privacy-first data systems in a fast-moving environment, this role offers meaningful scope and impact.

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Base Salary: $119,600.00 - $222,000.00 Annually

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.

The application deadline for this job posting is 07/13/2026.

Additional Information

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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