Remote Sephora Engineering Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job ID: 289145
Location Name: FSC REMOTE SF/NY/DC -173(USA_0173)
Address: FSC, Remote, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Information Technology
Work Location: Remote

Ready for a career glow up? As Lead Engineer, Marketing Technology, you'll be the technical authority driving the architecture and evolution of Sephora's cutting-edge marketing platforms. The work you do will impact beauty, as you design and deliver innovative, scalable, and AI-powered solutions that create seamless, personalized client experiences across every digital and physical touchpoint. You'll lead a team that's united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about harnessing the power of technology to transform how our clients discover, experience, and love beauty.

• Technical Leadership. Serve as the technical lead for key Marketing Technology initiatives, providing architectural guidance and hands-on expertise across web, mobile, and in-store platforms.

• Full-Stack System Design. Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure full-stack systems that power marketing campaigns, retail media, and personalization platforms.

• AI-Powered Innovation. Architect and implement AI-powered agentic workflows for software development acceleration and business process automation, leveraging modern orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Amazon Bedrock Agents.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration. Partner with product managers, designers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into reliable, impactful technical solutions.

• Engineering Excellence. Champion and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines across the team, rooted in software engineering first principles.

• Mentorship & Growth. Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability - including upskilling the team on AI-assisted development practices.

• Full-Stack Engineering Expertise. 5+ years of experience as a full-stack software engineer, technical lead, or senior engineer building production systems from first principles, with strong proficiency in TypeScript, Python, and/or Java.

• Cloud & Microservices Mastery. 3+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and cloud-based distributed systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• AI/ML & Agentic Workflow Experience. 2+ years of hands-on experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features and agentic workflows into production applications, including familiarity with RAG pipelines, vector databases, and leading AI model platforms.

• MarTech Platform Knowledge. 3+ years of experience in a MarTech, SaaS, e-commerce, or consumer-facing application environment, with hands-on familiarity with platforms such as Google Marketing Platform, Braze, or Bluecore.

• Leadership Track Record. 2+ years of proven experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives, driving architectural decisions under ambiguity, and mentoring engineering teams.

• AI-Assisted Development Fluency. Demonstrated daily use of AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor to write, refactor, debug, and accelerate software delivery.

What You'll Get: 

The annual base salary range for this position is $160,470.00 - $198,200.00 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. 

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