Staff Software Engineer

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their team in Irving, Texas. This role involves leading and supporting multiple projects, optimizing architecture, and enhancing the Epsilon PeopleCloud Platform. A successful candidate will handle development, testing, and maintenance of product features while collaborating closely with engineering and architecture teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive software engineering experience, particularly in cloud deployment and distributed architecture, along with strong programming skills, typically in Python, Java, or Scala. Excellent communication abilities and mentorship experience are also essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in a cloud deployment.
• Experience leading/mentoring small engineering teams.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (Python, Java, Scala).
• Strong understanding of distributed computing and scalability principles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering and architecture leadership to plan new features.
• Write code and maintain/enforce coding standards.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors/teams.
• Mentor a small team of developers.
• Optimize operational efficiency by eliminating redundancies.

Skills

Software Engineering

Cloud Deployment

Leadership/Mentoring

Programming (Python/Java/Scala)

Cloud Services (AWS/Azure/GCP)

SQL

Data Warehousing

Apache Spark

Docker & Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for an outstanding Staff Software Engineer who can join an established team and lead/support multiple projects. The Staff Software Engineer will use their hands‑on expertise in Software development to expand and optimize architecture, data flows, infrastructure, APIs, and automation to support the Epsilon PeopleCloud Platform. A successful person in this role will take ownership of the development, testing, and maintenance of several product features; enforce best practices and lead the development of new components providing insights derived from large data sets in Databricks.

The candidate will work across functional teams and collaborate very closely with engineering and architecture leadership to plan, develop and deploy features. Additionally, the right candidate will have strong experience in distributed architecture, and a proven track record in programming and software development including analysis, design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the engineering and architecture leadership to plan for new features, architect solutions, develop API data services, and monitor and maintain platform reliability.
• Responsible for writing code and maintaining/enforcing coding standards.
• Candidate will be expected to be involved in several projects and should be comfortable multi‑tasking.
• Collaborate with the team for QA automation to define test cases and help resolve code issues.
• Identify areas of opportunity for optimization by eliminating redundancies and improving automation and operational efficiency.
• Lead the engineering team during technical discussions, planning, and code review sessions.
• Collaborate with other engineers, architects, product managers and product support teams.
• Lead evaluation sessions with internal/external vendors/teams to drive enhancements to systems architecture designs.
• Lead communities of practice across various software engineering teams to expand the use of new and leading technologies.
• Oversee, motivate and mentor a small team of developers.

Qualifications

• What you’ll bring with you:
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or electrical engineering
  • 10+ years hands‑on software engineering
  • 5+ years in a cloud deployment.
  • Must have experience leading/mentoring small engineering teams.
  • Highly skilled in at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala).
  • Proficient understanding of cloud computing, distributed computing and scalability principles.
  • Must have practical knowledge of at least one major cloud service (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Expertise in data warehousing, data streaming, and relational databases.
  • Strong understanding of SQL
  • Strong knowledge of Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Workflows, Live Tables
  • Good understanding of Apache Spark
  • Strong knowledge of IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible
  • Experience with various CI/CD tools
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and techniques to tune software for maximum performance.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture design.
  • Outstanding communication skills and the ability to work well within agile scrum environment and within tight deadlines.
  • Experience working with containers in Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience in Test Driven Development Practices.
  • Experience working in global agile scrum teams.
  • Understanding of AI concepts
  • Experience with spec‑driven AI‑assisted development
  • Experience with:
    • RAG (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation) architectures
    • Agentic AI systems (tool‑using agents, orchestration, multi‑step reasoning workflows).
• Why you might stand out from other talent:
  • Any certifications with the subject matter listed above is preferred.

Base Salary: $105,000.00 - $195,000.00

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location and application employment laws. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

The application deadline for this job posting is 06/26/2026.

Benefits and EEO

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to [e-mail] to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply.