Senior Manager Software Engineering

Publicis Group; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsilon in India is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead high-performing teams that design, build, and run Big Data platforms. You will shape architecture, platform strategy, and AI‑driven innovation while aligning with Epsilon's global technology vision.

You will own the full software lifecycle, mentor engineers, and drive modern practices across cloud, data processing, and enterprise data warehouses. The role demands strong leadership, hands-on depth, and a passion for scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in leadership.
• Experience in data engineering with impact.
• Expert in Big Data ecosystems: Spark, Hadoop, Delta Lake, Kafka.
• Proficient in SQL and Python/Scala.
• Experience with AWS and cloud data platforms.
• CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker experience.
• Knowledge of data governance and security.

Responsibilities

• Own solutions from conception to delivery and support.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Architect decisions for enterprise platforms and integrations.
• Promote agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Define integration strategies and real‑time processing.
• Drive cloud adoption and data engineering best practices.
• Foster ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion talent development and collaboration with leaders.

Skills

Experience 15+

Engineering leadership

Big Data

Apache Spark

Hadoop

Delta Lake

Kafka

SQL

Python/Scala

Cloud platforms AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Data governance

Tools

Terraform

AWS

EMR

Glue

S3

Redshift

Job description

Overview

About Business Unit:

The Automotive Practice at Epsilon is a rapidly growing team, driving growth for major players in the automotive industry - from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to dealerships across North America. Part of a 1,600-member multinational team, the practice provides the automotive world’s largest service reminder platform, alongside agency services and digital media solutions. A leader in the automotive space, the team supports over 50% of auto dealerships in North America and maintains relationships with over 280 million customers. Home to innovation and ground breaking technology, our Auto team leads the game in developing outstanding software and solutions for hyper-personalized digital marketing.

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Epsilon, you will lead high-performing engineering teams to design, build, and run Big data platforms. You will play a critical role in shaping architecture, platform strategy, and AI-driven innovation, while ensuring alignment with Epsilon’s global technology vision.

Responsibilities

This role requires a blend of hands‑on technical depth, architectural leadership, and people management, with strong ownership across the full software lifecycle.

• Take full ownership of solutions from conception to delivery and support.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Architect and guide technical decisions for enterprise platforms and integrations.
• Foster modern engineering practices with agile delivery, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Define integration strategies and oversee development of custom solutions enabling seamless data exchange and real‑time processing.
• Promote innovation, automation, and adoption of cloud and integration best practices.
• Drive engineering culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion talent development aligned with Epsilon’s core principles.
• Collaborate with global technology, architecture, and business leaders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering, including 4+ years in engineering management or technical leadership.
• Experience in Data engineering with proven track record of impact.
• Strong expertise in Big Data ecosystems (Apache Spark, Hadoop, Delta Lake, Hudi, Kafka, Qlik ).
• Strong in database technologies such as PostgresSQL, MySQL, MSSQLServer
• Proficiency in SQL, Python/Scala for data processing.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) – EMR, Glue, S3, Lambda, etc.
• Experience with data modeling, warehousing, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise DWH systems for reporting and analytics (e.g., schema design, query optimization, BI integration).
• Deep understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and fault tolerance.
• Strong problem‑solving, debugging, and system design skills.
• Experience with Redshift or other modern data warehouse platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery).
• Exposure to Greenplum or other MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) databases.
• Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines or advanced analytics platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker in data environments.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance practices.

Additional Information

Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we’ve provided marketers from the world’s leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels.

Epsilon’s comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real‑time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry‑leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world.

Our pillars aren't just words. They're how we show up every day.

• People centricity: We focus on employee well‑being in an environment where colleagues truly care about each other.
• Collaboration: We work together, support one another, and collectively achieve goals.
• Growth: There are endless opportunities for growth through learning, development and career advancement.
• Innovation: We drive progress through cutting‑edge solutions and forward‑thinking approaches.
• Flexibility: We’ve created a balance between work and personal life, and we encourage adaptability to solve problems creatively.

Our values guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers.

• Act with integrity
• Work together to win together
• Innovate with purpose
• Respect all voices
• Empower with accountability

These pillars and values are our foundation—shaping our culture, guiding our decisions, and uniting us in common purpose.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Epsilon is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities by using reasonable efforts to attract, recruit, engage and retain qualified individuals of all ethnicities and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities and any other underrepresented groups, traits or characteristics.