Job Description

Job Purpose:

- Architect & Design our flagship metadata software solutions.

- Design applications with a Platform-first mentality where scale, consistency and reliability are at the core of every decision.

Key Responsibilities

- Responsible for driving Technology & good practices in Engineering in their respective teams.

- Partner with the Product team to translate vague business requirements into concrete, feasible technical roadmaps.

- Actively participate in development along with team members for as much as 60% of their time, creating modules & systems that can then be treated as a working reflection of the best practices.

- Cross-System Integration ensuring data flow seamlessly & consistently across ingestion, processing and data deliveries to end customers.

- Work closely with Data Science, Dev Ops, and Frontend architects to ensure our backend infrastructure supports emerging needs.

- Being responsible for Scaling, Performance & Quality.

- Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself on the impact you can create.

- Implementation of long-term technology vision for your teams.

- Creating architectures & designs for recent solutions around existing and new problem spaces.

- Responsible for the architecture of your platform; ensuring it is aligned to the long term requirements and the platform vision.

- Drive technology & tool choices for your team & be responsible for them.

- Drive technology forums & rhythms in the team to drive best practices. Establish organization-wide engineering standards (coding guidelines, API contracts, security protocols, design standards) to ensure consistency across different teams.

- Mentor and guide Senior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration within the team

- Going beyond your role and contributing to make the organization & business better.

Qualifications

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.





- 13+ years of professional experience in software development

- Experience in designing, developing and scaling enterprise grade applications, including developing solutions from scratch.

- In depth knowledge and proficiency of messaging queue concepts

- Proficiency in Java/Python frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, or similar.

- Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.

- Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, Java Script) is a plus.

- Working knowledge of machine learning and data science concepts

- Champion of SDLC practices. Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.).

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

- Strong understanding of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering and platform constructs.

- Deep understanding of various datastores: SQL & NoSQL.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices.

- Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks.

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits package.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Additional Information

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📌 Senior Principal Member Technical Staff (Bengaluru)
🏢 The Nielsen
📍 Bengaluru