Software Engineer Sr. Manager | Marketing Technology (Remote)

Homedepot; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Homedepot is seeking a strategic leader to set the technical direction for marketing data capabilities, owning the strategy and roadmap for customer data platform, identity management, activation pipelines, and data integrity. You will lead engineering managers and partner across business, product, and technology teams.

This role emphasizes collaboration, scalable architecture, and a culture of experimentation.

Qualifications

• Mastery of an object-oriented programming language, preferably Java.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge in a related field; computer science or information systems is relevant.
• At least 10 years of software or data engineering experience is preferred.
• Experience leading engineering managers and building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud data engineering practices and the marketing technology landscape.
• Ability to work across business and technical stakeholders, communicate strategy, and present to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the strategy and roadmap for marketing data engineering capabilities, including customer identity, customer data platforms, activation pipelines, and data quality foundations.
• Serve as the central technology owner for the marketing customer data platform, shaping its architecture and growth with stakeholders.
• Partner with enterprise data and analytics teams and data product teams to build scalable capabilities.
• Coordinate across business, product, and technology groups to build alignment, trust, and accountability.
• Present strategy and roadmaps to leadership, using industry and business trends to inform future direction.
• Improve processes for tracking and resolving technical issues, and lead a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and teams.

Skills

Java

Leadership

Cloud data engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (CS/IS related)

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Role overview

Set the technical direction for marketing data capabilities that support personalized customer experiences across channels. You’ll own the strategy and roadmap for customer data platform capabilities, identity management, activation pipelines, and data integrity, while leading engineering managers and teams and coordinating across business, product, and technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the strategy and roadmap for marketing data engineering capabilities, including customer identity, customer data platforms, activation pipelines, and data quality foundations.
• Serve as the central technology owner for the marketing customer data platform, shaping its architecture and growth with stakeholders.
• Partner with enterprise data and analytics teams and data product teams to build scalable capabilities.
• Coordinate across business, product, and technology groups to build alignment, trust, and accountability.
• Present strategy and roadmaps to leadership, using industry and business trends to inform future direction.
• Improve processes for tracking and resolving technical issues, and lead a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and teams.

Requirements

• Mastery of an object-oriented programming language, preferably Java.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge in a related field; computer science or information systems is relevant.
• At least 10 years of software or data engineering experience is preferred.
• Experience leading engineering managers and building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud data engineering practices and the marketing technology landscape.
• Ability to work across business and technical stakeholders, communicate strategy, and present to leadership.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; minimum age of 18.

Nice to have

• Experience as the technical owner of a marketing customer data platform, including its architecture and platform engineering.
• Retail or similar industry experience, fluency in marketing concepts, and an advanced degree.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote position with overnight travel typically ranging from 5% to 20%.
• Work is primarily indoors and seated, with occasional movement around the work area.