Data Lead Engineer - SFO,CA - Hybrid

Job title: Lead Engineer Future of Email POD (MarTech Engineering & Orchestration)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Hybrid

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.