Principal Member Technical Staff
Nielsen (company site, opens in a new tab)15+ yrsMumbaiHybridDirect career pageEst. 45–70 LPA
Posted 28d ago
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About This Role
- Drive technology strategy and engineering best practices across teams, including architecture design, tool choices, and platform scalability.
- Translate product requirements into technical roadmaps and develop complex modules and systems, dedicating up to 60% time to hands-on development.
- Lead cross-system integration and collaborate with Data Science, DevOps, and Frontend architects to ensure platform performance, quality, and scalability.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of professional software engineering experience with proven design and development of complex, enterprise-grade applications from scratch.
- Advanced proficiency in backend languages (Java, Scala, Python); strong expertise in distributed microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and event-driven systems.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms (primarily AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), observability, and CI/CD practices.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Technical leader comfortable with hands-on coding (up to 60%), focused on backend and distributed systems architecture in large, scalable platforms.
- Experienced in cross-functional collaboration with product, data science, DevOps, and frontend teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Proven driver of engineering standards and best practices with ability to mentor senior engineers and translate ambiguous requirements into actionable technical solutions.