Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

When you’re one of us, you get to run with the best. For decades, we’ve been helping marketers from the world’s top brands personalize experiences for millions of people with our cutting-edge technology, solutions and services. Epsilon’s best-in-class identity gives brands a clear, privacy-safe view of their customers, which they can use across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon India is now Great Place to Work-Certified™. Epsilon has also been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Positioned at the core of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon is a global company with more than 8,000 employees around the world. For more information, visit epsilon.com/apac or our LinkedIn page.

Job Description

Why we are looking for you

At Epsilon/CJ Affiliate, 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.

What you will enjoy in this role

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer to work on groundbreaking multichannel SaaS Digital Marketing Platform that focuses on uniquely identify the customer’s patterns, effectively interact with them across channels and achieve a positive return on marketing investment (ROMI). The platform helps consolidate and integrates the features and functionality typically found in stand-alone services and channel-specific messaging platforms to give marketers a tightly integrated, easily orchestrated, insights-driven, cross channel marketing capability.

Primary role of the Senior Software Engineer is to envision and build internet scale services on Cloud using Java and distributed technologies.

What you will do

• Responsible for development and maintenance of applications with technologies involving Enterprise Java and Distributed technologies.
• Collaborate with developers, product manager, business analysts and business users in conceptualizing, estimating and developing new software applications and enhancements. 
• Assist in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s objectives, business requirements, deliverables, and specifications in collaboration with internal users and departments. 
• Collaborate with QA team to define test cases, metrics, and resolve questions about test results. 
• Assist in the design and implementation process for new products, research and create POC for possible solutions.
• Develop components based on business and/or application requirements 
• Create unit tests in accordance with team policies & procedures 
• Advise, and mentor team members in specialized technical areas as well as fulfill administrative duties as defined by support process 
• Work with cross-functional teams during crisis to address and resolve complex incidents and problems in addition to assessment, analysis, and resolution of cross-functional issues. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science
• 5+ years’ experience in Core Java and Enterprise Java Technologies (J2EE technologies (JSP, Servlets, Java scripts, JPA and Web/UI technologies)) 
• Experience in open source frameworks like Spring IO, Spring MVC, Spring Hibernate, Spring Boot 
• Experience in following Tools: Eclipse, Maven, Gradle, DB tools, Bitbucket/JIRA/Confluence
• Experience with the following Application Servers: Apache Tomcat 6.x, Jboss 4.0
• Can develop SOA services and good knowledge of REST API and Micro service architectures
• Solid knowledge of web architectural and design patterns
• Hands on experience of JavaScript UI frameworks is desirable (backbone, angular, react, etc.).
• Hands on experience in Cloud (AWS/ Azure/ GCP) will be preferred.
• Understands software security practices including user authentication and authorization, data validation and an understanding of common DOS and SQL injection techniques.
• Familiar with profiling, code coverage, logging, common IDE’s and other development tools.
• Scripting Languages: JSP & Servlets, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Python and Bash
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies – SCRUM and Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, and ability to interface with Business, Analytics and IT organizations
• Ability to work effectively in short-cycle, team-oriented environment, managing multiple priorities and tasks
• Ability to identify non-obvious solutions to complex problems
• Behavioral Attributes
• Team player with excellent interpersonal collaboration skills
• Strong verbal and written communication 
• Possess Can-Do attitude to overcome challenges with high energy levels
• Self-motivated, directed and passionate

Nice to have qualifications:

Technical 

• Java Certifications
• Strong technical knowledge of SQL and data analysis with relational database modeling principles and techniques
• Working knowledge of Data Technologies in the Cloud such as AWS services of compute, storage, messaging, RDS/Redshift or Snowflake
• Nice to have strong skills in writing SQL queries (Oracle/SQL Server/Warehouse/NoSQL). 
• Basic UNIX/Linux knowledge/exposure is a plus but not required
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts
• Nice to have proven expertise in ETL/ELT tooling such as Pentaho, Integration Services, Informatica, Data Pipeline, Glue

Non-Technical

• Functional knowledge of CRM, Marketing, Loyalty
• Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot problems quickly 
• Strong time management skills with accountability 
• Ability to take full ownership of tasks and projects 

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe Commitment to Diversity & Equity Policy:

Publicis Groupe is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion in spirit and in action at every level of the organization. It reflects our core values and embodies our purpose of building a great company enabling human potential. We have a deep-rooted appreciation for how diversity of thought drives innovation, and we ground that value in a culture of collaboration and connected thinking.

• Diversity & inclusion are business imperatives on which Publicis Groupe will not negotiate. While fostering a work environment that is inclusive of all talent is a collective responsibility, it is leadership’s job to nurture the career aspirations and goals of all our talent. Promoting gender equality starts at the top and the Groupe will not tolerate anyone speaking for our organization who does not value the importance of inclusion. Publicis Groupe works very hard to champion diversity and will continue to insist that each agency’s leadership be champions of both diversity and inclusion.
• Our Core values “ VIVA LA DIFFERENC’E is based on the very aspect of celebrating differences 
• Our strategy focuses on bringing together teams with diverse perspectives, disciplines, and experiences, because diversity of thought best serves our clients and their customers who they aspire to impact

Equal Employment Commitment:

1. We provide equal opportunities to all our employees and to all eligible applicants for employment in our company. We do not unfairly discriminate on any ground, including race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or any other category protected by applicable law.
2. When recruiting, developing and promoting our employees, our decisions will be based solely on performance, merit, competence and potential.
3. We shall have fair, transparent and clear employee policies which promote diversity and equality, in accordance with applicable law and other provisions of this Code. These policies shall provide for clear terms of employment, training, development and performance management.