AI Software Engineer Lead - Backend

We are PMG

Named Ad Age Best Places to Work for 9 years in a row and Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators since 2022 PMG is a global independent marketing services and technology company that seeks to inspire people and brands that anything is possible. Driven by shared success PMG utilizes business strategy and transformation creative media and insightsas well as its proprietary marketing intelligence platform Allito deliver cuttingedge digital solutions and innovative media strategies. Our team comprises over 900 employees globally and our work for ambitious brands like Apple Best Western Hotels & Resorts CKE Restaurants Experian Intuit Kohler Nike Sephora Therabody and Whole Foods spans 85 countries.

Who You Will Be Working With

As an Lead Software Engineer at PMG youll join a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration creativity and innovation. Our team develops Alli a cloudbased suite of AIpowered tools that revolutionize digital marketing for some of the worlds most iconic brands. Last year Alli powered campaigns reaching over 1 billion consumers across 80 countries delivering exceptional results that make a meaningful impact on our clients businesses.

Youll work across one of Allis key pillarsActions Data or Insightscollaborating with crossfunctional teams to solve challenging problems and build scalable AIdriven solutions. Your work will directly contribute to enhancing PMGs platform enabling brands to connect with their audiences in innovative and impactful ways.

This is a place for builders and problemsolvers who love to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. At PMG your work wont just live in a prototypeit will ship making an immediate difference in the world of digital marketing.

What Youll Be Doing

• Leading the design development and deployment of innovative scalable features within the Alli suite of applications.
• Drafting and implementing architectural designs to produce reliable complex and highly scalable technical solutions.
• Working closely with Product Managers Designers and crossfunctional teams to integrate AIdriven solutions that improve performance and drive business outcomes.
• Building scalable products that drive measurable results for our clients.
• Fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation by mentoring junior and midlevel engineers and promoting development best practices.
• Conducting coding debugging testing and troubleshooting across the application development lifecycle.
• Conducting code reviews and providing fellow backend engineers critical feedback to ensure highquality maintainable code across Alli.
• Pioneering development in stateoftheart technologies that transform the marketing technology space.

What You Will Bring

• 5 years of backend development experience with a strong focus on building scalable highperformance systems or a related field with a bachelors or masters degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 years working with modern backend frameworks such as Django Flask or Express.js.
• Proven experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Handson experience working across all stages of software development including requirements design coding testing implementation and support.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers to achieve technical excellence.
• Proficiency in backend languages like Node.js Python or Go with a focus on clean and maintainable code.
• Advanced skills in working with databases such as PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis or MySQL including query optimization and schema design.
• Familiarity with AI technologies like OpenAI Bedrock Vertex and LangChain to explore and implement innovative backend solutions.
• Experience with version control tools like Git and CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments.
• Knowledge of infrastructureascode tools such as Terraform or Ansible to manage infrastructure efficiently.
• Handson experience with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in monitoring tools such as Grafana Prometheus or ELK Stack for performance optimization and issue resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively across crossfunctional teams.
• A proactive solutionoriented mindset with a passion for creating reliable and impactful backend systems.
• Interest or familiarity with the digital marketing industry and its backend solutions.
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs) or AIdriven backend tools.
• A commitment to curiosity and adaptability as a continual learner staying at the forefront of media innovation while prioritizing client success with a customerfocused mindset that seeks opportunities to deliver meaningful value.
• A dedication to peoplefocused leadership fostering collaboration innovation and professional growth by leading by example and nurturing strong relationships that empower others to excel.

Experience With The Following Technologies

• Cloud platforms like AWS and GCP
• Docker and Terraform
• Programming languages including Python JavaScript (NodeJS React) Go
• Databases and data warehouses: BigQuery Snowflake Postgres Redis MongoDB Redshift
• AI technologies including OpenAI Bedrock Vertex and LangChain
• RESTful APIs and WebSocket
• Git/GitHub for version control
• Scrum framework

Nice To Have Qualifications

• Interest or familiarity working in the Digital Marketing industry
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification
• Prior experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Familiarity with InfrastructureasCode tools like Terraform
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or related field

What We Offer

• Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs mentorship opportunities and career advancement support.
• Generous PTO: Benefit from our generous paid time off policy to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
• Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
• Retirement Plans: Plan for your future with our competitive 401(k) matching program.
• Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility benefits for all team members and their spouses.
• Pet Insurance: Protect your pets health and your finances.
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts: Enjoy 100 companyfunded accounts to promote healthy habits and wellbeing.
• Annual Bonus: All employees are eligible for an annual bonus.
• Volunteering Opportunities: Receive 8 giveback hours to volunteer in your local communities.
• AI Enterprise License: Access AI Enterprise accounts and participate in weekly AI training sessions to empower and ensure AI safety.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture thats unmatched in digital. Were dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients delivering value results and innovationwhich often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits employs trains compensates and promotes regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.