Lead Engineer, Marketing Technology
Listed on 2026-05-30
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Software Development
AI Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Architect, Full Stack Developer
Belong to Something Beautiful
At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.
Your Role at Sephora:Ready for a career glow up? As Lead Engineer, Marketing Technology
, you'll be the technical authority driving the architecture and evolution of Sephora's cutting‑edge marketing platforms. The work you do will impact beauty, as you design and deliver innovative, scalable, and AI‑powered solutions that create seamless, personalized client experiences across every digital and physical touchpoint. You'll lead a team that's united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about harnessing the power of technology to transform how our clients discover, experience, and love beauty.
You'll Do:
Technical Leadership. Serve as the technical lead for key Marketing Technology initiatives, providing architectural guidance and hands‑on expertise across web, mobile, and in‑store platforms.
Full‑Stack System Design. Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure full‑stack systems that power marketing campaigns, retail media, and personalization platforms.
AI‑Powered Innovation. Architect and implement AI‑powered agentic workflows for software development acceleration and business process automation, leveraging modern orchestration frameworks such as Lang Graph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Amazon Bedrock Agents.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration. Partner with product managers, designers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into reliable, impactful technical solutions.
Engineering Excellence. Champion and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines across the team, rooted in software engineering first principles.
Mentorship & Growth. Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability — including upskilling the team on AI‑assisted development practices.
What You'll Bring:Full‑Stack Engineering Expertise. 5+ years of experience as a full‑stack software engineer, technical lead, or senior engineer building production systems from first principles, with strong proficiency in Type Script, Python, and/or Java.
Cloud & Microservices Mastery. 3+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices, RESTful/Graph
QL APIs, and cloud‑based distributed systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
AI/ML & Agentic Workflow Experience. 2+ years of hands‑on experience building or integrating AI/ML‑powered features and agentic workflows into production applications, including familiarity with RAG pipelines, vector databases, and leading AI model platforms.
Mar Tech Platform Knowledge. 3+ years of experience in a Mar Tech, SaaS, e‑commerce, or consumer‑facing application environment, with hands‑on familiarity with platforms such as Google Marketing Platform, Braze, or Bluecore.
Leadership Track Record. 2+ years of proven experience leading cross‑functional technical initiatives, driving architectural decisions under ambiguity, and mentoring engineering teams.
AI‑Assisted Development Fluency. Demonstrated daily use of AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Git Hub Copilot, or Cursor to write, refactor, debug, and accelerate software delivery.
What You’ll Get:The annual base salary range for this position is $- $. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non‑discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.
Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. This job will be posted for a minimum offivedays.
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