Company Description

NielsenIQ (NIQ) is a leader in data-driven solutions, partnering with the world’s largest brands to deliver insights that drive strategic decisions. With a global presence and deep expertise in analytics and technology, we ensure that companies stay ahead in a constantly changing marketplace. Our mission extends beyond understanding consumer behaviour; it also includes refining and optimizing our internal systems that support the NIQ company operations worldwide

Job Description

The Senior Engineering Manager within the NIQ Activate R&D; organization will report to the Director, Activate R&D; and be responsible for leading a high-performing team of software engineers while driving the development of creative product solutions for our rapidly expanding customer base. This role operates in an open, collaborative, and innovation-driven environment, leveraging modern client and server-side technologies to deliver scalable and impactful solutions.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a balanced allocation of responsibilities,



with approximately 50% focused on engineering leadership activities such as technical reviews, planning, stakeholder management, talent development, and delivery oversight, and 50% dedicated to hands-on software engineering, including architecture, coding, design reviews, and technical problem solving.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable microservices from architecture through production deployment.
- Lead backend system design and implementation, ensuring robust, secure, and maintainable solutions.
- Leverage GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software delivery, improve code quality, and enhance engineering productivity.
- Take ownership of development, maintenance, testing strategy, design discussions, and operations of the team, with containerized API services
- Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployme

📌 Senior Engineering Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Chennai