Lead Software Engineer

at Publicis Groupe in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description

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The Publicis Media Technology group is a centralized practice within Publicis Media, the media-centric solutions hub of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]. PM Technology drives transformation across Publicis Media’s agency brands via the provision of a scalable and consistent approach to data and technology. PM Technology is powered by a leading, data/tech platform; best-in-class technology management and consultancy services; unified workflow solutions; differentiated products and client solution stacks; and strategic oversight of all major data and technology partnerships. Home to over 100 engineers, data architects, consultants, product managers and a robust project management operation, PM Technology helps scale innovation worldwide.

Job Description

An advanced software engineer responsible for the entire Application Lifecycle Management of dotnet/.NET RESTful applications and Data Engineering projects. Advanced knowledge in writing C#, OOP, Design Patterns, REST, Cloud-based development, and event-driven architectures. Proficient in Data engineering responsibilities like data ingestion, modeling, transforming, processing, security, and governance. Will lead a team of engineers, architect complex solutions, and work with teams or vendors to integrate products or identify data ingestion opportunities. Will lead and improve DevOps and release processes. Knowledgeable in Machine Learning, AI, NLP, and data flow for model training.

Responsibilities:

+ Intake business asks to form technical requirements and solution designs.

+ Mentor and lead a team of engineers by conducting code reviews, enforcing standards/best practices, organizing debugging or pair programming sessions, and introducing other leadership and code quality techniques.

+ Lead and improve DevOps release processes.

+ Architect RESTful dotnet/C# applications

+ Identify and integrate with data sources to improve our AI/ML services, design data pipelines, and identify and manage required infrastructure.

+ Proactively identify technical requirements to enable the product to scale, grow, and be easily maintained.

+ Report to a Dev Lead /Architect to ensure implementation follows best practices and strategic direction

+ Work with QA, UX, UI, Ops, and other product team members to ensure successful releases and sprint planning.

Qualifications

+ Strong experience of .NET/C# for building RESTful web applications

+ Strong relational Database knowledge “MSSQL”, object-based databases “MongoDB” and memory-based “Redis”

+ Strong experience working in cloud-based environments, docker-based applications, and relevant application patterns; AWS preferred.

+ Experience with designing and using patterns for a multi-service architecture.

+ Experience in Data cleaning, pipelining, ingestion, transformation, monitoring, and security

+ Experience in building highly performant, maintainable, and scalable solutions – Proficient with Python and working knowledge of Python ML Libraries

+ Proficient understanding of event-based and queuing technologies, e.g., SQS/SNS, Pub/Sub.

+ Proficient understanding of version control systems such as Git, DevOps CI/CD Pipelines (GitHub/Azure DevOps/TeamCity)

+ Knowledge of other system technologies like vector, graph, or time-series databases, working with logging systems, APM, and data warehouse technologies, i.e., Redshift/BigQuery

+ Understanding of NLP services, Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, and managing models using ML frameworks such as SageMaker a plus.

+ Understanding of data security and compliance

+ Familiarity with continuous integration tools like TeamCity

+ A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.

+ Works well in Agile Scrum teams

+ 8+ years of relevant development experience

Additional Information

Publicis Media provides benefits and resources designed to support all of our employees. With comprehensive health and dental benefits, 401K match program, generous time off, and flexibility to work remotely we strive to support work life balance. We encourage participation in the over 13 Business Resource Groups, including groups for Women, People of Color, Veterans, LGTBQ community and allies, Parents, and more.

Please let your Publicis Recruiter know if there are any particular adjustments we can consider to make the interview more accessible and comfortable.

We know that when the whole person is cared for, they are able to do their best work. That’s why we offer benefits that go way beyond comprehensive health, dental, 401K matching, and flexible time. We also offer access to over 16+ Business Resource Groups, mentorship programs and training opportunities, wellness and enrichment programming, extensive benefits for caregivers and new parents, tuition reimbursement, and so much more.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

REQ # 23-6747