Sephora Lead Engineer, Marketing Technology

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Sephora is a global leader in beauty retail and commerce, renowned for an omnichannel client experience and a curated portfolio of cosmetics, fragrance and skincare brands. Operating within the LVMH group, Sephora blends retail innovation with a strong emphasis on inclusivity, digital-first experiences and rapid product iteration, offering technologists the opportunity to shape consumer-facing platforms at scale.

Role & Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for Marketing Technology initiatives, defining architecture and leading implementation across web, mobile and in-store platforms.
• Design, build and maintain robust, scalable full‑stack systems that power marketing campaigns, retail media and personalization engines.
• Architect and operationalize AI-powered, agentic workflows for software development acceleration and business process automation using modern orchestration frameworks.
• Design and deploy cloud-native microservices, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ensuring reliability, security and observability in distributed environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, data scientists and business stakeholders to translate requirements into production-grade solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices, coding standards, automated testing and CI/CD; enforce architectural guidelines across teams.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers, promoting adoption of AI-assisted development and continuous learning.
• Integrate and extend MarTech platforms and SaaS services to deliver personalized client experiences and measurable marketing outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a full‑stack software engineer, technical lead or senior engineer building production systems from first principles.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Python and/or Java with demonstrable production experience.
• At least 3 years designing and implementing microservices, RESTful/GraphQL APIs and cloud-based distributed systems on AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience integrating AI/ML features and agentic workflows into production applications, including RAG pipelines and vector databases.
• 3+ years working in MarTech, SaaS, e-commerce or consumer-facing product environments, with familiarity with platforms such as Google Marketing Platform, Braze or Bluecore.
• 2+ years of proven leadership driving cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.

Skills

Experience

Proven experience building and operating production full‑stack systems (minimum 5 years), 3+ years architecting cloud microservices and APIs, and 2+ years integrating AI/ML agentic workflows and RAG solutions into production.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 160,470 to USD 198,200 per annum.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage; employer‑paid disability and life insurance; 401(k) with 4% employer match; FSA and HSA programs; Student Debt Retirement plan (student loan payments may qualify for 401(k) match); PTO and protected leave; training, development and tuition reimbursement; 30% merchandise discount, product gratis and LVMH flash sale access; free mental health and financial coaching (Modern Health, Financial Finesse); volunteer and donation matching.

Culture

Sephora fosters an inclusive, fast‑paced and innovation‑driven culture that values diversity, creativity and consumer obsession. The environment blends retail sensibility with digital engineering, encouraging collaboration across product, design and data disciplines to deliver differentiated client experiences.

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Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.