Manager, MTS

The Nielsen Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nielsen Company in Bengaluru seeks an Engineering Manager who stays hands-on while guiding a team of 5–8 data and backend engineers.

You will own the end-to-end delivery of the team's roadmap using Agile/Scrum, mentor engineers, and drive high‑quality software.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software, expertise in data pipelines with Spark/Hadoop/Kafka/Flink, strong Java (8+), and cloud familiarity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with leadership experience.
• Data engineering with big data pipelines (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink).
• Strong Java (8+) and Spring Boot backend experience.
• SQL/NoSQL databases and data warehousing concepts.
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Based in or willing to relocate to Bengaluru.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 5–8 data and backend engineers.
• Own end-to-end delivery of the team roadmap using Agile/Scrum.
• Conduct 1-on-1s and set performance goals.
• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and backend services.
• Participate in coding, code reviews, and architectural discussions.

Skills

Data engineering expertise

Java proficiency

Data modelling

Containerization

CI/CD pipelines

Leadership experience

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Flink

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

We are looking for a powerhouse Engineering Manager who hasn't lost their love for code. As a first-level manager, you will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and deep-dive technical execution. You will lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of engineers while remaining actively hands‑on (approx. 50% management/architecture and 50% coding/code reviews).

The ideal candidate is a veteran engineer with over a decade of experience, possessing a robust background in building scalable Data Engineering pipelines coupled with strong Java backend fundamentals.

Leadership & People Management

Team Guidance: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of 5–8 data and backend engineers, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous learning.

Delivery Management: Own the end-to-end delivery of your team's roadmap using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Career Growth: Conduct regular 1-on-1s, set performance goals, and provide constructive feedback to help your engineers grow.

Technical & Hands-on Execution

Architecture & Design: Design and implement scalable, robust data pipelines and backend services.

Code Quality: Actively participate in coding, code reviews, and architectural discussions to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.

Tech Stack Alignment: Seamlessly blend large-scale data processing systems with robust Java-based microservices.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must-Haves

Experience: 10+ years of total experience in software engineering, with at least 1–2 years in a formal or informal leadership role (Team Lead/Tech Lead/Manager).

Data Engineering Expertise: Proven track record building big data pipelines using technologies like Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink, or cloud-native data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).

Java Proficiency: Strong, production-grade experience in Java (8+) and frameworks like Spring Boot for building scalable backend services/microservices.

Data Modelling: Deep understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra) and data warehousing concepts.

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Location: Currently based in, or willing to relocate to, Bangalore.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience on migration projects or tech transformation on Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Additional Information

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