Lead Engineer, Marketing Technology
Sephora•Remote, CA
•$160,470 - $198,200•Remote
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- 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 TypeScript, Python, and/or Java.
- 3+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and cloud-based distributed systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- 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.
- 3+ years of experience in a MarTech, SaaS, e-commerce, or consumer-facing application environment, with hands-on familiarity with platforms such as Google Marketing Platform, Braze, or Bluecore.
- 2+ years of proven experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives, driving architectural decisions under ambiguity, and mentoring engineering teams.
- Demonstrated daily use of AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor to write, refactor, debug, and accelerate software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for key Marketing Technology initiatives, providing architectural guidance and hands-on expertise across web, mobile, and in-store platforms.
- Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure full-stack systems that power marketing campaigns, retail media, and personalization platforms.
- Architect and implement AI-powered agentic workflows for software development acceleration and business process automation, leveraging modern orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Amazon Bedrock Agents.
- Partner with product managers, designers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into reliable, impactful technical solutions.
- Champion and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines across the team, rooted in software engineering first principles.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k with 4% match
- FSA and HSA programs
- Student Debt Retirement plan
- PTO
- Flexibility
- Protected leave
- Access to training
- Development opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- 30% discount on all merchandise/services
- Opportunities for free product or “gratis”
- Flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products
- Free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse
- Volunteer and donation matching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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