Job Description

Job ID: 288017
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Information Technology
Work Location: Hybrid - San Francisco

Belong to Something Beautiful

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. 

Your Role at Sephora: Ready for a career glow up? As Senior Engineer, Marketing Technology, you’ll be designing and implementing innovative analytical solutions and evaluating new features for MarTech, AdTech & CRM platforms The work you do will impact beauty, as you drive the technical vision and execution of our marketing technology initiatives You’ll be part of a team that’s united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance our customer experience and business growth

What You’ll Do:

• Design and build enterprise solutions, leading select projects end-to-end, partnering with Business, Product, Technology teams and vendors, and ensuring timely, quality closure.
• Build and scale data infrastructure that powers batch and real-time data processing, streamlining the intake of raw data into our Data Lake.
• Develop ETL processes, implement best practices for ETL development, and work effectively using scrum with multiple team members to deliver analytical solutions to business functions.
• Work cross-functionally with the marketing team on marketing campaigns and initiatives, building enterprise solutions on GCP/GMP with cross-cloud integrations with Azure.
• Coordinate across teams to ensure on-time deliverables without compromising quality, managing tasks effectively within a high-volume data environment.
• Drive deploy activities and support after release issue fixes, maintaining rigorous human oversight and accountability for quality and correctness.

What You’ll Bring:

• 7+ years of experience with large-scale data warehouse projects and strong full-stack engineering fundamentals.

• AI-Augmented Engineering Practices. Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude/Claude Code, or similar) to improve engineering productivity and solution quality, including defining reusable prompts or skills and shared contextual standards (architecture guidelines, coding conventions, domain constraints) to enable consistent, secure, and maintainable AI-assisted development across teams.

• Expertise in (Un)Supervised learning using Regression Models, Classification Algorithms, Clustering Models, and the ability to apply these Machine Learning as a Service (MLAAS).
• Expert experience with any of the ETL tools (Informatica, Pentaho, Data Stage, etc.) and strong experience in data integration tools.
• Proficiency in programming (Python, R, SQL), machine learning, deep learning, and data management, alongside experience with scripting skills (Scala, Shell, Perl, Python, etc.).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to be an effective communicator within a team working with database administrators, data analysts, and management, along with proven problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Prior experience working with Cloud technologies, preferably Azure and GCP, and knowledge of using Agentic AI Tools / AI-SDLC, opensource LLMs, and LLMOPS.

What You’ll Get:

The annual base salary range for this position is $155,070.00 - $170,300.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. This job will be posted for a minimum of five days.

• Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.

• Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills.

• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of.

Rewards as Unique as You:

Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

• Health Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance.

• Wealth We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora.

• Balance You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more.

• Growth Career growth is built into every role, with access to training, development, and tuition reimbursement.

• Perks Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.

• Support Join a team that truly cares – with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching.

Sephora values a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, religion, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Sephora is committed to providing reasonable accommodation ta applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions. 

Sephora will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. 

Join Us and Belong to Something Beautiful