About the role
We are searching for a flexible, business-savvy engineer to own our end-to-end LeadGen and Lead Allocation pipelines. You should be comfortable working across a variety of languages (Java, Python, TypeScript, etc.) and adept at rapidly prototyping solutions to meet business needs. Think of this role as "mini-CTO" for our lead acquisition and enrichment processes, where you'll ensure high-quality leads flow seamlessly from external sources to internal systems like Salesforce.
Why This Role Is Different:
Rather than seeking a narrowly focused Java developer, we need a creative problem-solver who can build and integrate data pipelines, orchestrate workflows, perform large-scale data transformations, and quickly pivot between technologies. If you thrive on learning new APIs, building POCs in days (not weeks), and delivering production-grade systems, this position is for you.
You'll Spend Time on the Following:
💡 End-to-End System Design
Architect, develop, and maintain microservices or stand-alone scripts for lead acquisition and data enrichment.
Flex between Java/Spring Boot, Python scripting, or TypeScript-based frameworks depending on project needs.
Own the entire lifecycle: from initial prototype to scalable, production-ready deployments.
⚙️ Workflow Orchestration & Automation
Set up and maintain workflow orchestration using tools like Temporal, Airflow, or similar.
Design resilient pipelines for data scraping, transformation, deduplication, and enrichment.
Build in safeguards for data consistency and error handling, ensuring minimal downtime.
🔍 Data Acquisition & Enrichment
Integrate with various external APIs (e.g., Apify, web scraping solutions) and internal data warehouses (EDW, BigQuery).
Ensure data is enriched, cleaned, and deduplicated, leveraging advanced matching or ML-based algorithms.
Pull in real-time or batch data from multiple sources to create a single, unified lead record.
🚀 Prototype Fast, Scale Effectively
Rapidly develop proof-of-concept solutions to validate business ideas.
Gather feedback from stakeholders, iterate quickly, and prepare for production deployment once validated.
Own the "fail fast, learn fast" approach—optimizing for both agility and reliability.
🛠 Infrastructure & Deployment
Containerize applications or scripts using Docker; collaborate on orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.).
Participate in CI/CD processes, ensuring automated builds, tests, and deployments.
Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, actively proposing optimizations.
📈 Business Collaboration & Ownership
Translate business objectives and lead-gen strategies into technical projects.
Partner with product managers, marketing, and sales stakeholders to refine requirements and roadmap.
Serve as the "go-to" technical advisor for anything related to lead data flows, from concept to final delivery.
💾 Database & Analytics
Work with PostgreSQL or other relational databases to model entities, handle migrations, and tune performance.
Integrate BigQuery for large-scale data processing and analytics.
Explore advanced queries or analytics to enhance lead scoring and enrichment logic.
🔐 Security & Best Practices
Implement secure coding patterns, data validations, and compliance measures for sensitive data.
Conduct code reviews, encourage testing automation, and champion clean coding standards.
💻 Frontend (Optional, But Nice to Have)
If comfortable, contribute to or lead the development of a future UI in React, Angular, or Vue.js.
Collaborate with product and UX teams to ensure intuitive, seamless user interactions with lead data.
About the company
Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.
Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.
