Senior Manager, MTS

Nielsen-2ede5b8f; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Gracenote, the content data division of Nielsen, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Bengaluru to lead scalable, high‑performance systems for media data processing, web crawling, and metadata curation and serving. You will provide technical leadership, people management, and operational excellence across teams delivering solutions for global media partners.

You will champion platform modernization using AI and data science, define component abstractions, drive architecture decisions with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years in people management.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design principles.
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions for web crawling, data processing, and metadata curation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performing agile teams.
• Set direction for the team and support career growth.
• Provide technical leadership to identify and define component abstractions and capabilities for current/future product tasks.
• Drive strategy and vision in collaboration with Product.
• Build scalable and reliable technology solutions at a rapid pace.
• Drive execution using Agile methodologies by removing impediments with the big picture in mind.
• Lead engineers and provide feedback for growth.

Skills

Java

Python

Golang

REST APIs

GraphQL

Distributed systems

Cloud: AWS

Azure

GCP

Big data

NLP/ML

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Redis

Memcached

Spark

Hadoop

Flink

Job description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Gracenote, the content data division of Nielsen, powers innovative entertainment experiences for leading media companies worldwide. Our advanced entertainment metadata and connected IDs enable seamless content navigation and discovery, helping consumers connect to the content they love and explore new favorites. With a global presence, Gracenote delivers both global and localized video, audio, automotive & sports content solutions across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Some of the biggest names who trust Gracenote are Jio, Amazon, NBC, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, Sony etc.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineering manager to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance systems, particularly in the domains of media data processing, web crawling, and metadata curation and serving. This role involves technical leadership, people management, engineering and operational excellence and collaboration across teams to deliver impactful solutions to media companies and other stakeholders.

What is in it for you ?

We are setting ourselves to modernise the metadata processing pipelines through platformization and build intelligent solutions using AI and data science for Video, Audio, Automotive and Sports.

Be a part of high impact and visibility projects which are going to be key revenue drivers for Gracenote.

Contribute to the next-gen metadata platforms which combine technology, data science and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

They are responsible for building high-performing agile teams

They set the direction for the team and support people in their career growth. They are responsible for talent segregation and succession planning

Provide technical leadership to identify and define the right component/system abstractions/capabilities for current/future product/platform tasks

Drive strategy and vision in collaboration with Product

Build scalable and reliable technology solutions at a rapid pace

One of the key responsibilities of an SEM is to understand business goals and contribute to product strategy and take accountability for moving key business metrics

They are also responsible for driving execution using Agile methodologies by removing impediments along the way with the big picture in mind

Strong expertise in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Golang

Experience with databases like Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and caching layers such as Redis or Memcached.

Expertise in designing and implementing diverse data delivery solutions, including real-time streaming architectures, efficient batch processing systems, and robust API delivery mechanisms.

Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and working with GraphQL to serve metadata efficiently.

Knowledge of cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectures for scalable deployments.

Exposure to NFR concepts like availability, recoverability, performance & scalability.

Exposure to different design & architecture patterns.

Demonstrated ability to design distributed systems with high availability and fault tolerance.

Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.).

Experience with big data frameworks like Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Flink for processing and transforming large-scale datasets.

Expertise in designing systems for curated metadata storage, search, and delivery using relational and NoSQL databases.

Experience leading engineers providing feedback, recognizing individual strengths, and promoting professional growth

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

10+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years in people management role

Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design principles.

Experience in delivering end-to-end solutions for web crawling, data processing, and metadata curation.

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in using GenAI tools for code creation, video and voice data processing.

Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to analyze and extract insights from large-scale datasets

Understanding of security best practices for data protection and system integrity.