Role: Martech Data Engineer
Location San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/Open for Relocation Candidates)
Exp: 10+ Years
Job Type: W2
Role Overview
The Lead Engineer in the FOE POD is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting, building, and scaling next generation marketing technology solutions. This role blends deep MarTech orchestration expertise with modern big data engineering, cloud-native design, and emerging AI driven development patterns. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist who can design resilient systems, guide engineering teams, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high impact customer engagement capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead end to end MarTech engineering initiatives across orchestration, data processing, and activation pipelines.
• Architect scalable, event driven systems that power real time marketing experiences and automated customer journeys.
• Design and implement orchestration workflows using Adobe Campaign or equivalent enterprise grade tools.
• Develop high performance big data applications using Scala, Databricks, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and Python.
• Build and optimize cloud native data pipelines on Azure, including ADF based ingestion, transformation, and orchestration.
• Apply modern design patterns to ensure reliability, maintainability, and scalability across distributed systems.
• Drive AI assisted engineering practices including Vibe Coding and other generative AI development accelerators.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and data teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards, code quality, and operational excellence within the POD.
Required Skills & Experience
• Deep expertise in MarTech platforms with hands on experience in Adobe Campaign or similar orchestration tools.
• Strong proficiency in big data technologies: Scala, Databricks, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, Python.
• Cloud engineering experience with Azure services, including Azure Data Factory.
• Advanced system design capabilities including event driven architectures and distributed design patterns.
• Experience with AI augmented development such as Vibe Coding or comparable frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams in a fast paced, cross functional environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in large scale marketing ecosystems (ESP, CDP, personalization engines, real time decisioning).
• Background in high volume data processing supporting customer engagement or growth marketing.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices including CI/CD, observability, and automated testing.
• Exposure to modern AI/ML pipelines for personalization, segmentation, or content automation.