Company Description

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
For more information, visit NIQ.com

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, deploy, and optimize enterprise-grade platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST APIs, Flask APIs, and Azure.
Responsibilities:
• Shape best practices, coding standards, and software architecture at an organizational level

• Lead solutions that improve API services quality, performance, and reliability across the organization





• Solve a range of technical problems of varying scope and complexity, taking a recent perspective on existing solutions and exercising judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information

• Optimize computing cost and performance using appropriate software engineering principles on Azure

• Design and build REST APIs with Spring Boot and Flask; develop Python/NumPy-based analytical and data processing components

• Work closely with PL, Architecture, PMO, and interfacing teams to productionalize features

• Enforce DevSecOps practices — Secrets management, SAST, DAST — and drive progressive unit test coverage

• Mentor junior engineers, act as a resource for colleagues with less experience, and drive technical decision-making

• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and platform API roadmap discussions

• Lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements; lead without authority, influencing

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Chennai