Publicis Media ยท 2 days ago
Lead Engineer, Commerce Technology
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$111K/yr - $174K/yr
8+ years expPublicis Media Exchange (PMX) is the global media platform for Publicis Groupe, seeking a passionate and experienced Technical Engineering Lead to join their team. This role focuses on designing and implementing AI/LLM-powered workflow solutions to enhance marketing strategies for global clients, while also mentoring team members and driving technical direction.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Guide a team of engineers in developing applications that empower our clients to optimize marketing campaigns through data-driven insights and automated actions, with a specific focus on leveraging LLMs and AI
Own the technical roadmap for your team, aligning it with the overall product strategy and business objectives, ensuring alignment with the company's vision for agentic AI/LLM-powered workflows
Design, develop, and implement robust and scalable agentic workflows utilizing LLMs and AI for various marketing applications, including:
Automated content generation, optimization, and personalization
Predictive analytics for campaign performance and optimization
Customer journey orchestration and personalized messaging
Real-time data analysis and actionable insights generation
Drive the technical direction of the team, ensuring solutions are built with a focus on modularity, scalability, and maintainability, specifically in the context of AI/LLM-powered systems
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning
Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code that adheres to best practices for AI/LLM and distributed system development
Proactively identify and address technical debt and performance bottlenecks, particularly within the context of distributed, asynchronous systems handling large datasets
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring that AI/LLM capabilities are effectively integrated into the product vision
Lead team grooming sessions, asking questions to clarify meaning and intent, and propose deliverable slices of functionality to provide benefit to users in the shortest amount of time
Research and stay abreast of the latest advancements and best practices in LLMs, AI, and related technologies, evaluating their applicability to our business challenges and identifying opportunities to integrate them into our platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
8+ years experience working in teams using Agile processes, including emphasis on the importance of testing and iterating on features in development, and experience in breaking Epics into deliverable slices of functionality
8+ years experience in full-stack application development
5+ years experience in cloud-based application development
5+ years of experience designing and implementing modular, distributed, and asynchronous systems
2+ years experience leading full-stack application development teams
1+ years of demonstrable experience working with LLMs and/or AI, demonstrated through previous projects showcasing proficiency in building AI/LLM-powered applications
Expert-level proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with at least one LLM based framework (LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, LlamaIndex, Qdrant, etc..)
Strong experience with asynchronous queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous APIs
Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and experience deploying and managing applications at scale
Strong understanding of data lake architectures, including experience with data ingestion, storage, processing, and retrieval of large volumes of structured and unstructured data
Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Strong advocate for clean code principles, testing methodologies (unit, integration, TDD, etc.), and CI/CD pipelines
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences
Preferred
Understanding of performance marketing concepts and strategies
Understand the data flows and dependencies within performance marketing campaigns
Contributions to open source projects
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Publicis Media
Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Talia Raviv
Global CEO PMX
Chris Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
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