Software Engineer
Company: Epsilon
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $73.5k - $136.5k per year
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: 2026-02-16
About this role
Overview
What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with decision scientists to enable and optimize AI/ML workflows through data engineering and platform support.
- Provide support for Spark, Hive, and Hadoop jobs, including troubleshooting and performance analysis and optimization.
- Participate in agile sprint cycles, helping to review designs, provide feedback, and ensure successful delivery.
- Contribute to best practices for application development.
- Gather requirements for platform and application enhancements and work with the team to implement them.
- Continuously learn and expand your technical skills in data engineering and cloud technologies.
- Support the migration of existing data or applications to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Databricks or GCP)
- Learn and contribute to solutions on the Databricks platform, enabling data science and analytics at scale.
About You
- 3+ years of software development experience in a scalable, distributed, or multi-node environment.
- Proficient in programming with Scala, Python, or Java; comfortable building data-driven solutions at scale.
- Familiarity with Apache Spark and exposure to Hadoop, Hive, or related big data technologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Databricks or GCP) and an interest in cloud migration projects.
- Excited to learn and work with the Databricks platform.
- Exposure to modern data tools and frameworks such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Airflow (a plus).
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to own problems end-to-end and deliver results.
- Consultative attitude — comfortable being “first in,” building relationships, communicating broadly, and tackling challenges head-on.
- Collaborative teammate with an eagerness to learn from peers and mentors while contributing to a culture of growth.
- Motivated to grow your career within a dynamic, innovative company.
What You’ll Bring
- BA/BS in Computer Science or related discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Ha...