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About Epsilon’s Automotive

Epsilon’s Automotive is a business unit of Epsilon and Publicis. It brings together data, decisioning and channel activation into an end-to-end automotive lifecycle marketing platform tailored specifically for dealers and auto manufacturers.  Epsilon’s Automotive currently works with seven of the top ten global auto manufacturers helping clients align the customer, vehicle and dealer across channels and at worldwide scale.

Role Overview:

The senior database developer's primary job function is to analyze, design, develop, QA and support software applications in support of agencies client’s business requirements.  The senior database developer is expected to be able to design and build larger marketing solutions and collaborate with other marketing Developers in solving technology problems.  The SDE will be called upon to review/write detailed technical specifications.   The SDE must possess excellent oral/written communication skills.

The SDE will be able to translate marketing campaign requirements against technical best practices and will determine the solution that provides the best combination of functionality, performance, and ease of maintenance.  The SDE will be able to directly engage in design discussions and demonstrate the ability to see the application from the clients and Epsilon’s sales teams point of view, so that the most cost effective, efficient solution can be delivered.  Thus, the SDE must possess excellent verbal communication skills and ability to interact with users.

The SDE must have the ability to self-direct, set goals, and meet aggressive deadlines.   This is a key factor in the overall success of the automotive team organization.

SKILLS: 

• The candidate must have the ability to design and implement solutions that are reliable, scalable, and perform at a high-level to meet the service levels associated with mission-critical Oracle-based solutions.
• Knowledge of database architecture and best practices for Oracle SQL and PL/SQL coding style and application tuning.
• Ability to direct the construction of packages, triggers and PL/SQL blocks in Oracle, as well as the Korn shells scripts that would be used to execute them.
• Excellent impact-analysis skills and discipline.  Carefully analyzes the existing code base as part of each design effort, to avoid redundancy and inconsistency and maximize code reuse.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.  Ability to quickly discern the most relevant facts and recommend the quickest, most practical and safest approach to resolving an issue with a program or database.
• Able to decompose and solve problems at the appropriate level within the system, keeping in mind the higher-level structures and their requirements and dependencies with adjoining subsystems.
• Strong logical/analytical skills with a keen ability to anticipate and avoid problems.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and an ability to communicate with internal and external customers and all levels of management, including communicating technical information to nontechnical audiences. 
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage several tasks at once.
• Clear understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology and respective experience with its application in design and development phases
• Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practices.  The SDE code must be worthy of being held up as an example for others to follow, in terms of readability, consistency, adherence to standards, and performance.
• Recognizes good opportunities for code reuse and ensures that the code is designed and implemented accordingly.
• Strong listening skills; ability to capture requirements expressed in design meetings.
• Flexible and adaptable in regard to learning and understanding new technologies.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience designing and developing marketing solutions (ERP, CRM, etc.) on large Oracle databases (preferably over 1TB)
• Experience in performance tuning, application monitoring and support of production applications
• Experience working with offshore teams preferred
• Experience writing technical specifications for work to be performed by other developers
• 7+ (Sr. SDE) years of overall IT/software/marketing development experience
• 5+ (Sr. SDE) years of recent and relevant experience as an Oracle developer or software Developer working on large-scale apps (ERP, CRM, etc.)
• Development experience in Oracle PL/SQL with good software methodology/practices.  Good working knowledge of SQL Server preferred
• Development experience in Unix Korn shell scripting
• Marketing tool and/or agency experience a plus (Address, M/P, Postal rules and regulations, etc.)

Great People, Deserve Great Benefits
We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented associates in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, expect competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and endless opportunities to advance your career.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process.

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