OverviewAs a Lead Software Engineer in the CDP team, you will drive design, delivery, technical strategy, and execution for critically important data systems. You will define engineering standards, influence long-term platform direction, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the CDP and Foundations platform scales securely and reliably to support sustained business growth.
Responsibilities- Deliver large-scale cloud-native data platforms primarily on AWS employing REST APIs, micro services and event driven applications to build highly scalable and resilient systems.
- Work hands-on across the technology stack - including Java, Python, Spark, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, AWS services, event-driven architectures, and SQL/NoSQL databases - to solve complex engineering challenges and maintain platform excellence.
- Lead product wide technical initiatives focused on performance optimization, scalability, reliability, security, governance, and cost efficiency.
- 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.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Qualifications- B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 8-10 years of strong software engineering experience, with deep expertise in building scalable UX driven applications and distributed systems architecture.
- Proven experience designing and building scalable REST APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, and distributed systems.
- Experience in Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Delta Lake architecture, and modern big data ecosystem designs.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python, Java, Angular and well-versed with Object oriented design patterns and Functional programming.
- Expertise in PySpark, and Apache Spark, with proven experience building high-performance distributed data processing solutions.
- Solid depth in Micro-services development with Kubernetes containerization for eventing and serving.
- Extensive experience with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and EventBridge for building scalable, reliable, cloud-native data platforms.
- Strong experience with messaging and event-driven technologies such as Kafka, SNS, and SQS, along with solid expertise in relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Redis.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab, Bitbucket, GoCD, and automated deployment pipelines.
- Experience implementing robust testing strategies, including unit, integration, and regression testing, while adhering to engineering best practices.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and solve complex technical problems effectively.
- Exposure to Generative AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG architectures, and Agentic AI systems.
Nice to have:
- Working knowledge of PySpark with Databricks.
- Experience working with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience building data platforms in privacy-safe or Customer Data Platforms and Marketing Technology environments.
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Additional InformationWhen You Join Us, We'll Create Something EPIC TogetherEpsilon 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 MatterAs 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.
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Compensation Range: USD $112,700.00 - USD $209,300.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/20/2026.
