Senior Principal Member Technical Staff (13+ years)

The Nielsen Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nielsen Company in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Principal Member Technical Staff (13+ years) to architect and design metadata software solutions, embracing a platform-first approach where scale, consistency and reliability drive every decision.

Lead technology practices, translate business needs into technical roadmaps, collaborate across data science, DevOps and frontend teams, and deliver scalable, high-quality backend systems that power Nielsen's Gracenote metadata platform worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Drive technology and good practices in engineering teams.
• Translate vague business requirements into concrete, feasible technical roadmaps with the Product team.
• Actively participate in development up to 60% of time, building modular systems that reflect best practices.
• Cross-System data flow integration across ingestion, processing and delivery to end customers.
• Collaborate with Data Science, DevOps, and Frontend architects to support backend needs.
• Responsible for Scaling, Performance & Quality.
• Experiment with new technologies and drive adoption with measurable impact.

Job description

Senior Principal Member Technical Staff (13+ years)

• Full-time
• Compensation: INR 0 - INR 0 - yearly

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.

Gracenote is the content business unit of Nielsen that powers the world of media entertainment. Our metadata solutions help media and entertainment companies around the world deliver personalized content search and discovery, connecting audiences with the content they love. We’re at the intersection of people and media entertainment.

With our cutting-edge technology and solutions, we help audiences easily find TV shows, movies, music and sports across multiple platforms. As the world leader in entertainment data and services, we power the world’s top streaming platforms, cable and satellite TV providers, media companies, consumer electronics manufacturers, music services and automakers to navigate and succeed in the competitive streaming world. Our metadata entertainment solutions have a global footprint of 80+ countries, 100K+ channels and catalogs, 70+ sports and 100M+ music tracks, all across 35 languages.

Job Purpose

Architect & Design our flagship metadata software solutions.

Design applications with a Platform-first mentality where scale, consistency and reliability are at the core of every decision.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving Technology & good practices in Engineering in their respective teams.
• Partner with the Product team to translate vague business requirements into concrete, feasible technical roadmaps.
• Actively participate in development along with team members for as much as 60% of their time, creating modules & systems that can then be treated as a working reflection of the best practices.
• Cross-System Integration ensuring data flow seamlessly & consistently across ingestion, processing and data deliveries to end customers.
• Work closely with Data Science, DevOps, and Frontend architects to ensure our backend infrastructure supports emerging needs.
• Being responsible for Scaling, Performance & Quality.
• Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself on the impact you can create.