Senior Staff Software Engineer, Marketing Technology

Accountabilities: The Senior Staff Software Engineer will provide technical leadership across a complex marketing technology ecosystem, driving architectural decisions, AI transformation initiatives, and engineering excellence. This role requires a strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical expertise to solve ambiguous, high-impact challenges and enable teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Define and execute the technical vision and long-term strategy for content and marketing technology platforms, ensuring alignment with broader engineering goals.

Lead the transformation toward AI-driven systems capable of automating and accelerating marketing campaign creation and execution.

Architect and scale complex platforms, including content management systems, authoring tools, rendering infrastructure, and agent-based solutions.

Identify and solve the most challenging technical problems across multiple teams, systems, and business domains.

Drive architecture reviews, establish engineering standards, and promote best practices across the organization.

Partner with engineering leaders, product teams, designers, and business stakeholders to influence roadmaps and technical priorities.

Mentor Staff and senior engineers, multiplying technical expertise and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

Represent the marketing technology organization in company-wide technical discussions and strategic initiatives.

Ensure systems meet high standards for scalability, reliability, availability, and performance.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced technical leader with a strong background in software engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale platform development. They should combine deep technical knowledge with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives.

15+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership at organizational scale.

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Extensive expertise designing and scaling backend systems, service-oriented architectures, and distributed platforms.

Proven experience building and operating AI-driven or agentic systems in production environments.

Strong programming experience with technologies such as Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, relational and NoSQL databases, Redis, and microservices architectures.

Experience defining technical strategy and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams.

Strong understanding of software quality, system efficiency, reliability, and scalability principles.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience in marketing technology, growth platforms, or customer engagement systems is a plus.

Ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive initiatives from concept through execution.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary range of $248,000 - $310,000 USD, depending on experience, skills, location, and business factors.

Eligibility for additional compensation opportunities, including bonuses and equity programs.

Comprehensive benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and overall well-being.

Employee travel credit benefits.

Remote work flexibility with occasional opportunities for office collaboration and team gatherings.

Inclusive workplace culture focused on belonging, innovation, and diverse perspectives.

Opportunities to influence large-scale technology initiatives and make a global impact.

Professional growth opportunities through collaboration with experienced engineering teams and leaders.

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