Lead Data Engineer

Adobe • San Jose, CA

22h

About The Position

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The Opportunity We need a skilled Lead Data Engineer to join our Marketing Operations & Engineering team. This role involves developing and expanding the data infrastructure supporting our B2B marketing analytics framework, providing deeper insights into account and contact engagement, campaign performance, and marketing initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of background in data engineering, emphasizing B2B marketing data.
• Proven expertise in SQL, Python, Spark, and data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt).
• Experience with CursorAI or similar platforms for intelligent data workflows and automation.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-based analytics environments such as Databricks.
• Familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce and Dynamics, and their data models.
• Understanding of B2B marketing operations, including campaign metadata, segmentation, and behavioral analytics.
• Experience working with Data Scientists and BI Engineers to deliver actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical collaborators.

Nice To Haves

• Background in supporting agile marketing or growth teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and uphold sturdy data pipelines and ETL processes for the ingestion and processing of B2B marketing data from various origins, including CRM systems like Dynamics and Salesforce.
• Lead engineering efforts by collaborating with cross-functional teams (marketing, analytics, data science, product) to define data requirements and ensure data quality and consistency.
• Develop scalable data models for a unified B2B Data Mart supporting targeting, marketing measurement, and planning.
• Automate contact and account data enrichment workflows using third-party data providers and internal systems.
• Develop and maintain data assets to support dashboards and reporting tools for B2B marketing performance and engagement metrics.
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and security of the B2B data infrastructure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees