Sr. Software Engineer [AQ-25612]

Aquent; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking an experienced software/data engineer to evolve a Tier 1 marketing platform, focusing on ACC and modern Adobe/SFMC/AEP toolchains. You will own data models, workflows, and integrations, driving reliability and scalable personalized experiences for global campaigns.

Join a cross-functional team to design reusable services and data pipelines, implement best practices, and shepherd platform migrations with robust testing, release sequencing, and observability, in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or data engineering experience across design, implementation, testing, deployment and support of complex solutions.
• Hands-on ACC experience including data model, schemas, workflows, forms, web apps and campaign execution.
• Backend development with Python/Java and familiarity with JavaScript/XML.
• REST/SOAP APIs, SQL and relational databases (SQL Server, Snowflake).
• ETL/ELT pipelines and data lifecycle management.
• Production support, incident response and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and optimize a leading campaign management platform including data schemas, workflows, forms, and integrations.
• Support multi-wave/multi-channel campaigns with triggered communications and personalization.
• Design and build capabilities using SFMC, Salesforce Data360, AJO, and AEP.
• Develop backend services, data pipelines, and automated integrations across platforms.
• Review requirements, plan migrations, data mapping, testing, and cutover strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, and campaign teams with strong CI/CD and observability.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Agile collaboration

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Adobe Campaign Classic (ACC)

Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC)

Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO)

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)

Salesforce Data360

AWS

Datadog

CI/CD

Docker

Windows Server environments

Job description

Aquent is proud to partner with a global leader in entertainment and media, a company that brings joy and wonder to audiences worldwide. In this dynamic role, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of how millions connect with their favorite stories and experiences, directly impacting how this iconic organization engages with its vast and diverse audience through cutting-edge marketing technology. By driving the development of next-generation capabilities and sustaining critical platforms, your technical expertise will build personalized customer journeys, creating magical interactions that delight millions of people globally.

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate engineer to play a pivotal role in evolving our client's marketing technology landscape. This is an exceptional opportunity to take ownership of a Tier 1 communications platform while simultaneously driving the development of next-generation capabilities. You will be instrumental in enhancing customer engagement, delivering personalized experiences, and building robust, scalable solutions that power global marketing initiatives. Your work will directly contribute to the seamless and magical interactions that delight millions, leveraging your technical prowess to innovate and optimize across a sophisticated tech stack.

What You'll Do

• Sustain and optimize a leading campaign management platform, including managing its data schemas, workflows, forms, web applications, external accounts, offers, campaign configurations, integrations, and operational tooling.
• Support complex multi-wave and multi-channel campaigns, encompassing triggered communications, personalization, dynamic content, and email deployment, including Tier 1 incident response, root-cause analysis, and implementing reliability improvements.
• Design and build new capabilities utilizing advanced marketing tools such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), Salesforce Data 360, Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and Adobe Experience Platform (AEP).
• Develop reusable backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and automated integrations that seamlessly connect upstream, downstream, current, and future platforms.
• Review technical requirements and actively contribute to platform coexistence and migration planning, including data mapping, functional parity, testing, release sequencing, and cutover strategies.
• Collaborate effectively across engineering, product, architecture, and campaign teams, applying rigorous standards for code review, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and observability. Stay current with relevant platform capabilities and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or data engineering experience, demonstrating expertise across technical design, implementation, end-to-end testing, deployment, and support of complex solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Campaign Classic (ACC), including its data model, schemas, workflows, forms, web applications, external accounts, offer management, and campaign execution.
• Proficiency in backend development using Python, Java, or a comparable language, along with working knowledge of JavaScript and XML.
• Experience with REST and SOAP APIs, SQL, and relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or Snowflake.
• Demonstrated experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and managing data lifecycles.
• Proven experience supporting production applications, including troubleshooting, incident response, root-cause analysis, and operational sustainment.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment, communication, and collaboration skills, thriving in agile, cross-functional environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.

Skills That Will Set You Apart

• Implementation or integration experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), Salesforce Data360 (formerly Data Cloud), Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), or Adobe Experience Platform (AEP).
• Experience modernizing or migrating enterprise campaign platforms, or integrating Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, or other Adobe Experience Cloud products.
• Experience with Windows Server cloud-hosted environments.
• Adobe Campaign Classic certification, preferably Adobe Campaign Classic Developer Expert or equivalent.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, ELB; CI/CD, Docker, testing, and automation; infrastructure as code; and monitoring tools such as Datadog.
• Familiarity with AI tools and their application across the software development lifecycle.