Principal Software Engineer

About Business Unit:
The Product team forms the crux of our powerful platforms and helps connect millions of customers worldwide with the brands that matter most to them. This team of innovative thinkers develops and builds products that position Epsilon as a differentiator, fostering an open and balanced marketplace built on respect for individuals, where every brand interaction holds value. Our full-cycle product engineering and data teams chart the future and set new benchmarks for our products, by leveraging industry best practices and advanced capabilities in data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Driven by a passion for delivering smart end-to-end solutions, this team plays a key role in Epsilon’s success story.

Why we are Looking for You?

At Epsilon, we run on our people’s ideas. It’s how we solve problems and exceed expectations. Our team is now growing, and we are on the lookout for talented individuals who always raise the bar by constantly challenging themselves and are experts in building customized solutions in the digital marketing space.

What you will enjoy in this Role?
So, are you someone who wants to work with cutting-edge technology and enable marketers to create data-driven, omnichannel consumer experiences through data platforms? Then you could be exactly who we are looking for.
Apply today and be part of a creative, innovative, and talented team that’s not afraid to push boundaries or take risks.
Click here to view how Epsilon transforms marketing with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice.

What will you do?

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Epsilon Product Development team, you will design, implement, and optimize data processing solutions using Java, Spark, and Databricks. Perform data integration and transformation, troubleshoot issues, Document processes, communicate technical concepts clearly.
Work closely with Architects, Project Manager / Onsite Leads and Developers
Should own product component end-to-end until productions.
Product configuration in productions for HA and Scale.
Work with onsite to understand product needs and articulate that through requirement and functional specifications, and through design playback sessions
Detailed design, Coding, Unit Testing, Performance testing / Analysis, Troubleshooting & Bug fixing, as and when required.
Document use cases, flow chart, sequence diagrams, class diagrams Individual contributor or lead teams of size 3 - 8 members to complete small application development or a module in big projects or a Proof of Concept.
Hands on coding skills Client interfacing for technical explanations and discussions
Troubleshooting and resolution of product issues from production environment.
Interacting with the Engineering for supporting/maintaining/designing backend infrastructure for product support.
Automation of deployment, customization, upgrades and monitoring through DevOps tools meant for Cloud management.
Performance tuning, monitoring, maintaining fault tolerant/HA infrastructure.
Disaster recovery design, implementation, and maintenance.
Participate in long-term strategies and scalability efforts.
Build documentation of operating procedures and provide knowledge transfer.
Lead/manage a team and provide timely updates and reports to senior management.

Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in B.E/ B.Tech/ M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field or have equivalent experience.
12-19 years of IT experience
Should be through and through hands on Java, Micro services architecture, Spring boot, Restful WS/SOAP WS, Spring, Hadoop, NoSQL/HBase, AWS/GCP, Databricks
Should have worked as product/component or enterprise architect
Should coach / groom/ upskills technical teams

Technical Skills:
Excellent hands-on coding skills in Java
Good understand of multithreading patterns, JVM configurations
Data Structures and Algorithms
Good experience on Databricks and related technical stack.
Should have experience with high volume of data processing & analysis with Databricks.
Good working skills on Databricks configurations and optimization experience
Ability to suggest usage design patterns and algorithms while following the best practices of software development.
Solid understanding of JEE web and app containers
Connection and Thread pools, memory management and configuration, balancing and scaling systems, tuning for scale and performance, security
Good knowledge on Big Data Technologies
Proficient with version control, such as GitHub and CI/CD tools and technologies.
Nice to Have:
Experience working in the cloud computing industry
Build and deploy processes, CICD, automation
Working experience on NOSQL database preferably HBase

Other Skills:
Strong written + verbal communication
E2E Product Lifecycle Management experience
Understanding of Agile/Scrum practices
Good understanding of dev processes (quality, build, deploy strategies, etc)
Experience working in an Agile environment
Experience of building products.

About company:

Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we’ve provided marketers from the world’s leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels.
Epsilon’s comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world.
Epsilon has a core set of 5 values that define our culture and guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We are seeking candidates that align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:
Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing.
Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential.
Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes.
Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging.
Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals.
Because You Matter
YOUniverse. A work-world with you at the heart of it!
At Epsilon, we believe people make the place. And everything we do is designed with you in mind. That’s why our work-world, aptly named ‘YOUniverse’ is focused on creating a nurturing environment that elevates your growth, wellbeing and work-life harmony. So, come be part of a people-centric workspace where care for you is at the core of all we do.
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Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Epsilon is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities by using reasonable efforts to attract, recruit, engage and retain qualified individuals of all ethnicities and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities and any other underrepresented groups, traits or characteristics.