Senior Data Engineer

L''OREAL INDIA PVT LTD; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Global exposure

Job summary

L''Oréal India Pvt Ltd is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead end-to-end data and software solutions within the Beauty Tech Data Platform. You will mentor engineering teams, design scalable architectures on GCP, and integrate Marketing APIs across Meta, Google Ads, and Amazon Ads.

The role requires deep API design skills, DevOps discipline, and a track record of delivering complex data pipelines in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in full-stack development with experience managing high-volume data ingestion via third-party APIs.
• Minimum 2 years as a senior developer mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions.
• Portfolio of complex projects in Marketing/AdTech data solutions.
• Proven track record in supporting technical product vision and delivering scalable data platforms.
• Production experience deploying and maintaining data pipelines at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data and software solutions within L-Oral's Beauty Tech Data Platform.
• Mentor and coach engineering teams; perform code reviews and onboarding.
• Translate business needs into technical specs; coordinate implementations with stakeholders.
• Build and maintain API integrations with major advertising platforms.
• Drive DevOps practices, CI/CD, IaC, and monitoring initiatives.

Skills

System Architecture

Marketing API Ecosystems

Meta Marketing API

Google Ads API

Amazon Ads API

REST APIs

SQL

NoSQL

JavaScript/React

DevOps

Git

Terraform

CI/CD

Monitoring/Logging

Privacy Engineering

GenAI-ready data architectures

Leadership

Tools

Git

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Monitoring tools

Job description

Who Are We

For 115 years, L-Oral, the world's leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world.

For more than a century, L-Oral has devoted itself solely to one business: Beauty. Present in 150 countries across five continents and with 42 billion consolidated sales, L''Oral is the global industry leader. With 37 global beauty brands across four divisions, L-Oral offers beauty for each covering all beauty categories and catering to all beauty desires. With the acquisition of the Australian brand Asop in 2023, the Group continues to expand its portfolio through targeted acquisitions as part of its drive to create the future of beauty.

Today, L-Oral includes more than 2,000 tech professionals and is constantly growing. Beauty Tech is changing the game and leading the shift towards new consumer realities and a digital disruption. Championing Beauty Tech, we invent the beauty of the future while becoming the company of the future.

Beauty Tech is how we know our consumers intimately, augmenting their beauty journeys with unparalleled diverse and sustainable experiences. Beauty Tech equips the Group with the key assets it needs to conquer this new world, where Tech has become strategic. With this ambition, L-Oral continues to recruit diverse, innovative, skilled and passionate minds in different tech domains such as Data, Digital, Cloud, Cyber Security, IT Architecture, DevOps, Applications and Infrastructure.

A Day in the Life of SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

In this role, You will..

Be responsible for the following:

Lead the end-to-end delivery of high-quality, scalable data and software solutions within L-Oral's Beauty Tech Data Platform, ensuring technical excellence, innovation, and alignment with business needs while mentoring and empowering engineering teams

What are we looking for

Advanced Technical Expertise

System Architecture: Design and implement large-scale, end-to-end data architectures on GCP.

Marketing API Ecosystems: Expert knowledge in designing and maintaining integrations with major advertising platforms, specifically:

Meta Marketing API: Managing automated ad management, custom audiences, and insights.

Google Ads API DV360: Orchestrating complex bidding strategies and reporting at scale.

Amazon Ads API: Navigating retail media data structures and advertising consoles.

Advanced Programming: REST APIs, SQL, and noSQL databases (Javascript including REACT is nice to have)

DevOps: Proficiency with Git version control, CI/CD principles, automated testing, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), and monitoring/logging tools.

(Nice to have) Privacy Engineering: Understanding the impact of browser limitations (ITP, ATT) and privacy regulations (GDPR, Consent Mode) on data collection and measurement.

(Nice to have) Advanced Data Modeling: Slowly changing dimensions, data vault modeling, complex scenarios

(Nice to have) Experience with building GenAI-ready data architectures

Leadership Mentoring

• Lead and manage technical teams (task delegation, code review, constructive feedback).


• Mentor junior and mid-level data engineers through cross-learning and peer programming.


• Design and implement onboarding processes and ongoing training programs.


• Provide technical and methodological guidance, coordinate implementations.


• Strategic Collaborative Skills


• (Nice to have) Attribution Measurement: Ability to translate complex business attribution rules (Post-click, Post-view, MMM) into technical data models.


• Marketing Data Translation: Act as a bridge between marketing business requirements and technical API implementations, ensuring data mapping aligns with advertising KPIs.


• Senior Agile Membership: Translate business needs into technical specs, estimate efforts, and participate in agile ceremonies.


• Stakeholder Communication: Excellent business and technical communication with analysts, BI developers, and business stakeholders.


• Risk Management: Identifyand manage risks (particularlyregardingAPI rate limits and data privacy), proactively alert the team.


• Software Craftsmanship: Promote development practices, identifyand manage technical debt.


• Product Vision: Support technical product vision, write technical user stories, and prioritize technical backlog with Product Owners.


• Cross-functional Competencies


• Build collective intelligence and foster team collaboration.


• Analytical thinking and problem-solving

• Full application lifecycle management.


• Environmental impact awareness (nice to have).

CERTIFICATIONS

Nice to Have

• GCP technical certifications.


• ITIL processes certification.


• Security or DevOps certifications.


• Terraform certification.

SENIORITY

Experience: 7+ years in full-stack development, with significant experience managing high-volume data ingestion via third-party APIs.

Leadership: Minimum 2 years being a senior developer in projects, mentoring engineers, or making architectural decisions.

Portfolio: Complex projects showcasing expertise in scalable and reliable data solutions, specifically involving Marketing/AdTech stacks.

Technical Vision: Proven track record supporting and implementing technical visions for products.

Production at Scale: Extensive experience deploying and maintaining web applications and data pipelines in production.

What's In It for You

Working with cutting edge Technology, empowering employees with new age learning, global exposure, and opportunities to build future-ready careers.

A flexible and modern workplace, enabling teams to perform at their best through a smart hybrid model that supports balance and autonomy. A 3 Day in Office, 2 Day Work from Home setup.

Employee support at every life stage, with inclusive and progressive parental policies that help individuals and families thrive.

Holistic wellbeing offerings - personalized health benefits and strong mental wellness support to ensure employees feel their best.

Reward and Recognition opportunities, long-term incentives, and opportunities to share in L-Oral's collective success.

L''Oreal is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in a diverse environment

Good to know: The Recruitment Process

Interview with HR

Technical Interview

Interview with the hiring manager

We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and we do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That's the beauty of L-Oral.