Customer Data Platform (CDP) Engineer

Photon; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a CDP Engineer/Lead in Chennai to design and implement scalable cloud-native CDP solutions. You will integrate CDP platforms with enterprise systems, data warehouses, and marketing tools to drive customer engagement, analytics, and activation.

The role requires hands-on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud or other leading CDP platforms, strong coding in Java and Python, and deep knowledge of data modeling, governance, and API integrations. Local office-based, Chennai.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud or leading CDP platforms.
• Proficiency in cloud-native data engineering with Snowflake.
• Strong Java and Python programming.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, containers) and Kubernetes.
• Experience with REST APIs, SQL and databases like DynamoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Ability to build scalable, secure enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable cloud-native CDP solutions and integrations.
• Enable customer engagement through marketing technologies.
• Integrate CDPs with Web, Mobile, APIs and data warehouses.
• Ensure data governance, identity resolution and data quality.

Skills

CDP platforms

Java

Python

REST APIs

Identity resolution

Data governance

Marketing tech integrations

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Kubernetes

SQL

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

Twilio Segment

Salesforce Data Cloud

Job description

Hiring: Customer Data Platform (CDP) Engineer / Lead

Location: Chennai (Work from Office)
Experience: 6+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Customer Data Platform (CDP) Engineer with strong expertise in Salesforce Data Cloud (preferred) or any leading CDP platform. The ideal candidate should have experience building scalable cloud-native solutions, integrating enterprise data platforms, and enabling customer engagement through modern marketing technologies.

Mandatory Skills

Candidates should have hands‑on experience in Salesforce Data Cloud (Preferred) or any one or more of the following CDP platforms:

• Twilio Segment (Preferred)
• Salesforce Data Cloud
• Adobe Real‑Time CDP
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
• Tealium AudienceStream
• Treasure Data
• mParticle
• Hightouch
• Census
• GrowthLoop

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of Customer Data Platforms (CDP), customer profile unification, identity resolution, audience management, and data governance.
• Experience integrating CDPs with Web, Mobile, APIs, Data Warehouses, Salesforce, Adobe, Marketing Automation platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Hands‑on experience with Snowflake for data engineering, SQL development, data modeling, and large‑scale data processing.
• Strong programming experience in Java and Python.
• Experience developing cloud‑native applications on AWS, including Lambda, Kubernetes, API integrations, messaging, and event‑driven architectures.
• Experience with REST APIs, SQL, DynamoDB, and PostgreSQL.
• Ability to build scalable, secure, highly available, and high‑performing enterprise solutions.

Good to Have

• React, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
• AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, RAG, Embeddings
• Predictive analytics, Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), Churn Prediction, Audience Intelligence
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, Data Privacy, and AI Governance

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with business, marketing, technology teams, and SaaS vendors.
• Passion for learning new technologies and driving innovation.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 6+ years of relevant IT experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud or any leading CDP platform.
• Strong expertise in Java, Python, SQL, Snowflake, AWS, and API integrations.
• Experience in customer engagement, marketing activation, and enterprise data platforms.