Senior Manager, Engineering

NielsenIQ; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering enterprise-grade platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST/Flask APIs, and Azure. You will guide architectural governance, platform quality, and deliver across multiple teams while managing budgets, capacity, and vendor engagements.

You will champion DevSecOps maturity and AI adoption within the SDLC, collaborate with Product and Architecture on roadmaps, and develop leaders to build a high-performing engineering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in people management
• Strong Java/Spring Boot and Python (NumPy) background
• Deep API platform experience (REST design, Flask-based services)
• Experience delivering large-scale systems on Azure
• Experience with RDBMS/NoSQL, messaging, caching
• Proven DevSecOps practices and CI/CD maturity
• Budget, resource, and delivery planning across multiple teams
• Agile/SAFe environments with PI planning and cross-team coordination
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to develop leaders and high-performing teams

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers, possibly including subordinate managers
• Own technical health and delivery of services built on Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST/Flask APIs, and Azure
• Drive architecture governance, standards, and platform reliability
• Manage budgeting, capacity planning, and vendor engagement
• Champion DevSecOps maturity and AI adoption across SDLC
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, PMO, and leadership on roadmap and cross-team dependencies
• Foster delivery excellence through incident management, cost optimization, and continuous improvement

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Python (NumPy)

REST APIs

Flask APIs

Azure

DevSecOps

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure AKS

Job 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 Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of professional engineers — potentially including subordinate managers — delivering enterprise‑grade platforms on Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST APIs, Flask APIs, and Azure.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of professional employees, occasionally including subordinate M5/M6 managers; adapt plans and priorities to meet team service, business, and operational objectives

Apply a deep understanding of the business and how your area integrates with others to achieve departmental objectives

Make decisions that impact the finances, results, effectiveness, and level of service provided by the team, guided by policies, departmental plans, budgets, and resource requirements

Identify and solve functional and organizational problems in a specialized area of expertise; understand and recognize broader impact across the department

Own the technical health and delivery of a portfolio of services built on Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST/Flask APIs, and Azure

Drive architectural governance, engineering standards, and platform quality/performance/reliability improvements across teams

Own resource planning, budgets, and team plans; manage capacity, hiring, and vendor engagement as needed

Champion DevSecOps maturity and AI adoption across the SDLC — quality gates, security tooling, and AI-assisted engineering practices

Guide and influence others internally and externally to build collaborative relationships, achieve goals, and adopt different points of view

Develop managers and senior engineers; build succession depth and a strong engineering culture

Partner with Product, Architecture, PMO, and senior leadership on roadmap, prioritization, and cross‑team dependencies

Ensure operational excellence: SLOs, incident management, cost optimization, and continuous improvement across owned services

Qualifications

10+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 2+ years of people management experience (experience managing managers preferred)

Strong technical foundation in Java, Spring Boot, and Python ecosystems, including data‑oriented workloads with NumPy

Deep understanding of API platforms — REST API design, governance, and Flask‑based services

Proven experience delivering and operating large‑scale systems on Azure (AKS, managed databases, observability)

Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, messaging/queuing, and caching at enterprise scale

Strong expertise in DevSecOps practices, CI/CD maturity, and engineering quality metrics

Track record of managing budgets, resource plans, and delivery commitments across multiple teams

Experience in Agile/SAFe environments, including PI planning and cross‑team coordination

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including handling sensitive organizational matters

Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and build high‑performing, accountable engineering teams

Additional Information

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job‑related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

About NIQ

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

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence.All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact.To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion