Software Engineer

Tealium; United States; Remote; USD 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Performance-based bonus

New hire stipend

Job summary

Tealium is seeking a Software Engineer to design and implement scalable data services for its Universal Data Hub. You will work with distributed data systems, focus on data quality, privacy, and governance, and collaborate with senior engineers to enable real-time analytics and personalization.

The role emphasizes cloud deployments, modern frameworks, and curiosity about applied AI with MCP-driven tooling, including collaboration with AI agents.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Java/Python/Scala development with modern frameworks.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with NoSQL and/or relational databases (DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, Redis, Cassandra).
• Experience deploying software on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong communication and willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers, architects, DevOps, and PMs to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications using modern frameworks.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to architectural design discussions, test planning, and operational excellence.

Skills

Java

Python

Scala

Tools

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redshift

Redis

Cassandra

Spark

Databricks

Quarkus

PySpark

Jenkins

Datadog

Job description

When applying for roles at Tealium, please use our official careers page or LinkedIn company profile. All other sites where Tealium careers may appear may not be legitimate.

WHO WE ARE

Tealium is the trusted leader in real-time Customer Data Platforms (CDP), helping organizations unify their customer data to deliver more personalized, privacy-conscious experiences. As the demand for connected, intelligent customer engagement grows, Tealium’s leadership in CDP is translating directly into leadership in enabling enterprise AI strategies. By providing clean, consented, and actionable data, Tealium empowers its customers to accelerate the adoption of AI and machine learning, fueling smarter personalization, predictive insights, and business outcomes at scale.

More than 800 leading global brands trust Tealium to power their customer data strategies and deliver real-time, personalized experiences at scale.

Team Tealium has team members present in nearly 20 countries worldwide, serving customers across more than 30 countries. We win together with respect and appreciation for the talents required of all positions and the people who contribute to each of these. We are intentional about our WOWs (Ways of Work) culture, our investment in our team members, and how we care and connect.

With an extraordinary portfolio of investors (including Georgian, Silver Lake Waterman, Battery, and others) and deep industry experience, Tealium has the financial backing, profitability, and expertise to continue to outpace competitors and lead the way in innovation. Today, Tealium holds over 50 patents, and a few of the recent industry recognitions include:

• A Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Customer Data Platforms

• 2025 TrustRadius Award Winner: Buyer’s Choice

• 2024 Invoca Partner Collaboration Award

• 2024 G2 Leader in Tag Management & Enterprise Data Governance

• Tealium Customer Data Hub achieved the Top Rated Award by TrustRadius (2024)

• Named on Destination CRM’s 2024 Top 100 Technologies List for Sales

• Named on the 2024 Best and Brightest in the Nation list

• BuiltIn’s 2024 Best Place to Work

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Tealium is expanding its Data Platform engineering team with a Software Engineer who will help design and implement scalable, high-performance data services that store, process, and securely retire large volumes of customer data. This role contributes to the foundation of Tealium’s Universal Data Hub (UDH), supporting reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient data lifecycle management for all event data flowing through the system. The ideal candidate loves building distributed data systems, is eager to grow their architecture and system-design skills, and cares about data quality, privacy, and governance. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers and other product and platform teams to turn large-scale datasets into trustworthy assets that power analytics, personalization, and automation in real time. The team is actively building AI-powered capabilities on top of the platform - including LLM-driven data services and tooling exposed to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - so curiosity about applied AI is a big plus.

Team Teal Tech Stack:

AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, EKS, EMR, Lambdas, MSK, Kinesis, Cloud Watch

DBs: Dynamo, Redshift, Postgres, Mongo, MySQL

Data Platforms and Processing: Spark, DataBricks

Languages: Java, Python, Scala

Frameworks: Quarkus, PySpark, Hazelcast

QA tools: Playwright, Allure

Services: Jenkins, Datadog, Sumologic, Jfrog, Testrail

Build: Maven, Gradle

AI / GenAI: LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP)

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Partner closely with software engineers, architects, DevOps, and Product Managers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications using modern frameworks.
• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, contributing to planning, estimation, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to architectural design discussions, test planning, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Participate in peer code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Learn and apply new technologies and design approaches to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.

WHAT YOU BRING TO TEALIUM

• 3+ years of Java/Python/Scala development experience using modern frameworks.
• Solid knowledge of modern software engineering principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with NoSQL and/or relational databases, such as DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, Redis, Cassandra, etc.
• Experience deploying software on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to teammates, and a genuine desire to learn new technologies.

Nice to Have:

• Hands‑on experience building data processing pipelines, ideally with Apache Spark (AWS/Databricks).
• Exposure to high-traffic, highly available systems.
• Exposure to distributed messaging and streaming technologies: RabbitMQ, Kinesis, Kafka.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps concepts: Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless, Terraform.
• Experience with or strong interest in applied AI/GenAI: working with LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, or building agent tooling, including approaches like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting agents to data and tools.

WAGE TRANSPARENCY

In several countries worldwide, including regions within the EMEA and APJ, employers are required or strongly encouraged to include salary ranges in job postings. While requirements vary by location, transparency is a core value at Tealium. We’re committed to providing clear and consistent compensation information to all applicants, regardless of location.

This full-time position offers a base salary range of 200,000–250,000 PLN (Polish zloty) annually. The final offer is determined by job‑related skills, experience, and qualifications. The role may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus and equity options.

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WHY YOU WANT TO WORK HERE

At Tealium, we don’t just offer the ordinary, we provide the extraordinary:

• Tealium WOWs (Ways of Work), our award winning culture is how with think, act and connect together at Tealium
• Mosaic, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is grounded in our mosaic of diverse perspectives and shared belonging as we live in work across the US and in nearly 20 countries
• Tealium Cares, to promote caring in our communities, 15 hours of paid work time for volunteer activities and programs is offered annually
• Tealium Connects (remote‑first working), enabling many of us to choose where we do our best work and offering new hire stipends to assist with purchasing things we need to support a successful home office environment
• Tealium Ownership, share in the success of Tealium by becoming an owner of Tealium beginning with new hire equity grants
• Tealium Time, paid time‑off policy to offer flexibility to take time when needed and robust leave programs, including extended paid parental leave and company holidays
• Healium, health and wellness programs to help us be our best selves in the experiences of health, physical, mental, social, and even financial well‑being and wellness
• Tealium LIFT (Learning is Facilitated at Tealium), offering a myriad of professional development opportunities with over 6,000 courses available on demand to best‑in‑class manager and leadership development programs
• Health and Related Benefits Programs, offering market competitive benefits programs

Collectively, we contribute our individual pieces (identity, experiences, heritage, backgrounds, religions, viewpoints, gender and more ) to form the mosaic of Team Tealium. It is our continuing philosophy to recruit and employ the best qualified individuals without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or any other protected characteristic. Tealium does not tolerate unlawful discrimination of any kind and strives to be an inclusive and respectful workplace.

The highly relevant and differentiated positioning of Tealium’s solutions makes this a unique and rewarding career opportunity.

*Offerings vary by level and location.