Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven Backend & Data Leader

UNAVAILABLE; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Paid sick time

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Epsilon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead engineering initiatives and provide technical leadership on a high-performing team.

You will oversee the entire software development lifecycle and advocate for AI-assisted development practices. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in Java, Spring Boot, and Apache Spark.

Additional perks include flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, and a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience; 5+ years in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong sense of operational ownership.

Responsibilities

• Take end‑to‑end ownership of solutions from architecture to deployment.
• Mentor and develop engineers across the team.
• Collaborate across product, data, platform, and cross‑functional teams.

Skills

Java (Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks)

Python

Apache Spark

Databricks

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Epsilon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead engineering initiatives and provide technical leadership on a high-performing team.

You will oversee the entire software development lifecycle and advocate for AI-assisted development practices. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in Java, Spring Boot, and Apache Spark.

Additional perks include flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, and a range of employee benefits.