Lead Software Engineer

Lead Engineer

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

• 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.

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. 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.

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 View email address on click.appcast.io 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.

Compensation Range: USD $119,600.00 - USD $222,000.00/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 9/30/2026.