Lead Software Engineer/Software Engineer - Marketing

About the role

The Campaign Operations team in the Marketing Technology Suite is seeking a Software Engineer to help build and evolve the platforms that enable, orchestrate, and fulfill marketing campaigns. As an engineer on our team, you will design, develop, test, deploy, and support cloud-based applications, event-driven services, and data pipelines that power critical marketing operations. You will collaborate with engineers, analysts, architects, and business partners to understand problems, shape practical solutions, and improve the speed, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency of marketing operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications and data-processing solutions for marketing campaign platforms
• Build cloud-native applications, event-driven services, and ETL or batch-processing workflows using AWS technologies
• Develop software using Python and/or Java
• Develop and support containerized applications on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS or similar platforms
• Apply automated testing, code quality, security, and CI/CD practices
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, architects, and business partners to translate business needs into maintainable technical solutions
• Investigate technical issues and implement durable solutions
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, deployments, and production-readiness activities
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and technical trade-offs
• At the Lead level, provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and help improve engineering practices

Qualifications

• Software development experience using Python and/or Java
• Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, or supporting enterprise applications and data-processing solutions
• Experience building cloud-native and event-driven applications using AWS services such as Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, SES, or AWS Glue
• Experience with container platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS, OpenShift, or Kubernetes
• Experience with automated testing, code quality, version control, security, and CI/CD practices
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps delivery environments
• Experience building ETL, batch-processing, or data-processing workflows is beneficial
• Experience with GitLab and GitLab CI/CD is beneficial
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Codex is beneficial

Additional Lead-Level Qualifications

• Experience leading the design and delivery of complex software solutions
• Advanced experience with AWS and event-driven architecture
• Ability to translate ambiguous problems into practical technical solutions
• Experience providing technical direction through design and code reviews
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and improve team practices
• Ability to communicate architecture decisions, risks, and trade-offs across technical and business teams

Pay

Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $150,000. Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience. High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience. Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with annual raise and bonus eligibility
• Robust health and wellbeing programs with multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan; State Farm pays most of the healthcare premium
• 100% coverage for in-network preventative care
• Vision, dental, telemedicine, and 24/7 mental health professionals access
• Educational benefits including industry leading training programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and mentoring
• Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, and free financial coaching
• Savings accounts and financing through State Farm Federal Credit Union
• Generous time off: up to 20 days annually (initially) plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days
• Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and Employee Assistance Fund
• 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary

Schedule

HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment. Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing within a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate. HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or Bloomington, IL.