Senior Member Technical Staff

• 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.

• Develop and enhance our flagship Video metadata software solutions.
• Design applications with a Platform-first mentality where scale, consistency, and reliability

• are at the core of every decision.
• As a Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the designing, developing, and maintaining
• high-quality software applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design,
• and ship new features, while also ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of
• applications. In addition, you will mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Required Experience and Skills

• Experience in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade applications, including

developing solutions from scratch.

• Strong experience in High-Level Design for large-scale Distributed Systems architecture and

development.

• Deep proficiency in systems programming languages like C and C++.
• Exposure to various backend and front-end technologies including Java, Go, and JavaScript.
• Willing to work on legacy stacks and curious to automate old systems.
• Strong understanding of Operating Systems concepts, Memory Management, and system

performance tuning.

• Experience with Networking protocols and Socket Programming.
• Experience in building ETL/ELT processes to ingest data from various sources (APIs,

databases, files, XML, etc.).

• Optimize existing data pipelines for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Proficiency in databases, including schema design, for large-scale applications, with

• mandatory experience in both SQL, NoSQL, Vector datastores.
• ○ SQL examples: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
• ○ NoSQL examples: MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, Neo4j
• ○ Vector datastore examples: Pinecone, Pgvector, Milvus, Redis Vector Similarity

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team of engineers ensuring successful project

delivery.

• In-depth knowledge and proficiency of messaging queue concepts

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust web applications and data pipelines.
• Strong expertise in backend development, data processing, and API implementation.
• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying agentic workflows and complex AI/LLM

orchestration systems (e.g., LangGraph, LangChain, crewAI) desirable.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to gather requirements

and translate them into technical specifications.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews ensuring adherence to best practices and high coding standards, and

provide constructive feedback to team members.

• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance and resolve issues.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, development,

testing, and deployment.

• Participate in architectural discussions and decision-making processes to shape the future of

our technology stack.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends and evaluate their potential

impact on our products and services.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of engineering processes, tools, and

methodologies.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration within the

team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on Python.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
• Working knowledge of machine learning and data science concepts.
• Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team

environment.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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