ABOUT THIS JOB
Nielsen is a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics, Nielsen shapes the future of media with accurate measurement of what people listen to and watch. This role will be a leader in the Marketing Cloud business unit.
The Nielsen Marketing Cloud (NMC) helps publishers, advertisers and agencies with targetable audience data for programmatic advertising. We connect leading online publishers with advertisers, ad agencies and ad networks who seek to create a more interest-tailored online advertising experience.
We are looking for a Manager of Engineering who likes to work on cutting-edge technologies in an environment that gives you the autonomy to explore, learn, and adapt.
This role combines technical expertise with leadership skills to successfully deliver software products while mentoring and supporting the backend development teams. These teams build and maintain the highly distributed, scalable, high-performing, and cost-effective backend systems.
- RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a team of backend big data software engineersAbility to transform a user story/concept into a working scalable systemBe able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines, effectively manage priorities and communicate progressDevelop, automate, and enhance SaaS/PaaS platforms built on AWSEnsure the availability, performance, scalability, and security of backend systemsDevelop applications that are fault-tolerant, scalable, and resilient using Scala, Java, Kafka, and Microservices frameworksSuggest and implement best practices and architecture improvements
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering10+ years of experience with backend big data technologiesPrevious development experience with Spark, Scala, Kafka, SQL, EMR, S3, Airflow, Hive, and Java6+ years of hands-on experience in server-side development4+ years of experience as a manager or 5+ years as a team leadExcellent problem-solving and analytical skills.Experience with CI/CD pipeline best practices and associated toolsHave worked in Agile and DevOps environment and have good understanding of SDLCExperience with Cloud Native Applications, preferably in AWS
- NICE TO HAVE SKILLS
- Certification for AWSStrong understanding of data modeling, database design, data warehousing concepts and distributed systems principlesExperience with Kubernetes or Docker SwarmExperience with continuous deployment tools like GitLab pipelines, Terraform and AnsibleKnowledge in Python
