Staff Marketing Technology Engineer

Absorb Software Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first work environment

Health & Wellness benefits

Equipment allowance & flex stipend

Two bonus plans eligibility

Career growth & internal mobility

Job summary

Absorb Software seeks a Marketing Technology Engineer to own and evolve a data-driven and AI-driven marketing tech stack. You’ll manage a mature BigQuery warehouse with dbt transformations and deploy AI-powered tools on Google Cloud, enabling self-serve automation for Marketing and Product teams.

The role requires senior-level software engineering, strong SQL/Python, and experience with AI/LLM apps, API design, and secure deployments. Fully remote-friendly with strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, data science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of data engineering experience with software/AI app development.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: Git workflows, code review, automated testing, CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience deploying apps on Google Cloud (Cloud Run/Functions/GKE).
• Experience building AI/LLM apps and agents, API design, and evaluating AI reliability.
• Proficient in SQL and Python with ETL/ELT pipelines and API integrations.
• Experience with BigQuery and dbt; understanding data warehouse concepts.
• Knowledge of data security, IAM, secret management, and handling sensitive/PII data.
• Cloud experience (GCP preferred) and a passion for data- and AI-driven development.
• Excellent communication; familiarity with marketing tech tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the marketing data platform (BigQuery + dbt) and scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Design, build, and deploy applications and AI agents on Google Cloud to automate marketing and product workflows.
• Develop AI-powered tools enabling self-serve automation for Marketing, Product and teams.
• Maintain engineering best practices: version control, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD for reliable deployments.
• Ensure data security/governance with IAM, secrets, and PII handling across the platform.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Finance, Sales, Analytics and BI to align data needs and resolve data discrepancies.
• Shape the marketing tech and AI platform stack to maximize business impact and growth.
• Assess risks to delivery timelines, quality, and performance; enforce reliability of data and AI infra.

Skills

Data engineering

AI application development

SQL

Python

GCP

dbt

BigQuery

CI/CD

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science

Tools

Git

Terraform

Docker

FastAPI

Job description

“As our Marketing Technology Engineer, you’ll do more than keep our data platform humming — you’ll build the AI applications and agents that put that data to work, automating how our marketing and product teams operate. You’ll own the full path from a mature BigQuery and dbt foundation to deployed, secure, production-grade tools that give every team leverage. If you’re excited to engineer at the intersection of data, AI, and marketing — and to do it with real craftsmanship — come help us redefine the landscape of e-learning solutions.” — Saravana Sivanandham, CMO

Absorb Software is looking for a Marketing Technology Engineer to own and evolve the technology behind our data-driven and AI-driven marketing. This is a dual mandate. On one side, you’ll steward a mature data platform — a BigQuery warehouse with dbt-based transformations — ensuring clean, reliable, well-governed data. On the other, you’ll design, build, and deploy applications and AI agents on Google Cloud that automate marketing and product work and give our teams self-serve leverage.

Throughout, you’ll set the engineering bar. Much of what you build will be created with AI assistance, and your job is to make sure that code is held to professional standards: version-controlled, reviewed, tested, securely deployed, and maintainable. This is a senior individual-contributor role that provides technical leadership and architectural direction across our marketing technology stack. It does not have direct reports

What you’ll do:

Own and evolve our marketing data platform — a BigQuery data warehouse with dbt-based transformations — designing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines that connect diverse data sources and scale as our measurement needs grow.

Design, build, and deploy applications and AI agents on Google Cloud — exposing backends for agentic use and lightweight frontends/UIs where needed — to automate marketing and product workflows.

Develop AI-powered tools that let Marketing, Product, and other teams self-serve automation, and apply AI to automate data‑engineering work itself.

Uphold engineering best practices across an AI-assisted codebase: Git-based version control, code review, semantic versioning, automated testing, and CI/CD for clean, reproducible deployments. You are the quality gate that ensures AI-generated code is production-ready — not shipped as‑is.

Own data security and governance across the platform: least‑privilege access (IAM), secret management, PII handling, BigQuery row/column‑level security, and guardrails on AI systems that have access to data (e.g., against prompt injection and data exfiltration).

Collaborate closely with Marketing, Finance, Sales, Marketing Operations, Data Analysts, and BI specialists to understand data and tooling needs, ensuring data integrity, and resolve discrepancies through root‑cause analysis.

Shape the marketing technology and AI platform stack, aligning it with strategic priorities to maximize impact on business outcomes and growth.

Assess and mitigate risks to delivery timelines, quality, stability, and performance, ensuring the reliability and robustness of our data and AI infrastructure.

Serve as a subject‑matter expert in data architecture, AI application engineering, and marketing technology — staying current through research, proofs of concept, and reusable frameworks that drive innovation and efficiency.

Provide technical guidance and architectural expertise across initiatives, and take on other responsibilities as needed to support evolving business priorities.

What you’ll bring:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field.

5+ years of data engineering experience, with demonstrated breadth into software and/or AI application development.

Strong software‑engineering fundamentals: Git‑based workflows, code review, automated testing, and CI/CD for clean, reproducible deploys.

Hands‑on experience deploying applications on Google Cloud (e.g., Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, or GKE), containerization (Docker), and infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform).

Experience building and deploying AI/LLM applications and agents (e.g., Vertex AI / Agent Builder, LangChain/LangGraph, or similar), API design (e.g., FastAPI), and evaluating AI system reliability.

Expertise in SQL and Python, and proven experience designing and implementing ETL/ELT processes and pipelines (batch and streaming) and integrating with APIs.

Required experience with BigQuery and dbt, and a solid understanding of data‑warehouse modelling concepts.

Working knowledge of data security and governance best practices: IAM/least‑privilege, secret management, and handling of sensitive/PII data.

Experience in cloud environments (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure an asset) and a passion for data- and AI‑driven development.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Familiarity with Fivetran and with marketing software categories — content management, CRM, experience management, email marketing, and tracking tools — is a plus.

Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau is a plus.

Are you ready to become an Absorber?

What we offer:

Fully remote‑first work with flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits including retirement savings programs, eligibility for two different bonus plans, generous time off, comprehensive medical and dental benefits based on your country of location

New Hire Equipment Allowance and monthly Flex Allowance to support your success

Endless opportunity for career growth and internal mobility

Who are we?

Absorb Software is the leading global AI‑driven learning platform provider, helping organizations unlock the full potential of their workforce. With its innovative Strategic Learning Systems (SLS) approach, Absorb empowers businesses to align learning with strategic goals, driving measurable impact and workforce agility. The Absorb LMS platform delivers personalized, scalable, and engaging learning experiences for employees, customers, and partners worldwide. Trusted by over 3,300 organizations and 34 million users, Absorb is redefining the future of workplace learning through cutting‑edge AI, seamless integrations, and an unwavering commitment to innovation. We empower learners to enrich their lives, workplaces and communities.

Our values are simple:

We achieve exceptional results by genuinely caring about each other and the work we do

We’re united, and we grow through our commitment to elevating continual learning!

We believe in the power of AI and technology to make learning accessible to everyone. By exploring new tools and constantly experimenting, we’re redefining what’s possible. We take an AI‑first approach to unlock human potential, drive impact, and scale better outcomes. As the world evolves, Absorb is committed to growing with you. Investing in your skills every step of the way.

We use AI tools to support our recruitment process, such as organizing applications and highlighting potential matches based on role requirements. While these tools help streamline our review, all screening and final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team. We encourage candidates to apply authentically and not rely solely on AI‑generated responses in their applications.

Absorb is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all our people. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, please contact us at [e-mail]

Successful candidates for this position will be subject to pre‑employment background screening, including a criminal record check and must be able to show proof of legal eligibility to work in the country they have applied to without sponsorship.