Company Description Merkle is a leading data-driven,technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 30 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The agency’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. Its combined strengths in performance media, customer experience, customer relationship management,loyalty, and enterprise marketing technology drive improved marketing results and competitive advantage. With 4,400+ employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with additional offices in the US, Europe, and Asia. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network.
Job Description
Our Lead Developers are responsible for the detailed design and development of multi-terabyte marketing databases that integrate our client's data with demographic data for prospects and consumers. Our databases typically house hundreds of millions of individuals and billions of transactions. Once hired, the qualified candidate will be immersed in the development and maintenance of database marketing solutions to meet client business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Data warehouse development and ETL design
- Build and maintain SQL procedures and ETL processes
- Design and implement technical vision for client project
- Assist in requirements gathering and data analysis as needed
- Estimate work effort and assist the Project Manager with task planning and LOE (level of effort) estimates
- Provide technical leadership and oversight of a project development team
- Review work product of others for compliance with development standards
- Provide guidance and mentoring in database marketing development best practices
- Write technical documentation
Qualifications
Required Key Skills and Experience
- Qualified individuals possess the Merkle attributes of being smart, curious, committed to vision, passionate, fun/pleasant, an achiever and having a sense of urgency
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years of data focused software development and design experience
- 3+ years of experience with Python, Bash shell scripting
- 3+ years of programming experience in Java and web application development
- Experience with webhooks, APIs, and web services (SOAP and REST)
- Strong understanding of software design principles, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and multithreading concepts.
- Strong client-facing skills (communication, explanation, slideware, etc.)
- Strong project/task management skills
- Strong knowledge of software engineering and development methodologies, techniques, and tools, including Configuration Management (SVN), Issue Tracking (Jira), and Software Development Lifecycle (waterfall; agile)
- Experience as a team lead
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of experience designing and developing ETL solutions
- Experience with multiple cloud technologies – AWS, GCP, Azure is a plus
- Experience with Customer Data Integration or Master Data Management preferred
Additional Information
Merklefosters adiverse environment that encourages original thinking about our business andempowers us to communicate with a global world of customers.We embracedifferences of opinion and diversity of thought as they help us challenge andrefine our solutions. Merkle, as a best-in-class marketing agency, welcomes bigideas, and believes they can come from anywhere.