Lead Data Engineer - Scale, AI-Augmented Pipelines

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advertising technology firm in Chicago is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to work on their Epsilon Activation Delivery Platform. This role involves building and maintaining data pipelines, optimizing data connectors, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a solid background in Spark, Python, and SQL, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $98,000.00 – $182,000.00 depending on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building and maintaining big data pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of Apache Spark and distributed computing.
• Ability to independently resolve production issues.

Responsibilities

• Write robust, scalable, and maintainable code using Spark and SQL.
• Build, maintain, and optimize data connectors for external publishers.
• Lead code reviews and mentor mid/junior engineers.

Skills

Apache Spark

Scala/Python programming

SQL

AWS

Databricks

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

A leading advertising technology firm in Chicago is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to work on their Epsilon Activation Delivery Platform. This role involves building and maintaining data pipelines, optimizing data connectors, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a solid background in Spark, Python, and SQL, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $98,000.00 – $182,000.00 depending on skills and experience.