Software Engineer Manager

Nielsen Marketing Cloud’s big-data group is looking for a highly skilled team lead with a strong passion for data and cutting-edge technologies. We process 25TB of data each day in a highly distributed system running hundreds of instances in the cloud and storing data in modern NoSQL DBs like Aerospike. Our system has to be highly performant yet cost effective, scale up and down yet at the same time adhere to a strict SLA.This role combines technical expertise with leadership skills to successfully deliver software products while mentoring and supporting the team. Your focus will be on building and maintaining highly distributed, scalable, high-performing, and cost-effective systems.We use the latest cloud and data technologies and constantly like to experiment with new ones, so if you are passionate about data, cutting-edge technologies, love to learn, experiment, and make your projects shine, this is the place for you.

Technical Skills

• A degree in computer science or equivalent
• At least 6+ years of hands-on experience in server-side development working on several complex projects
• At least 5 years of experience as a software team lead
• Experience working with Java and Java frameworks
• Experience with distributed systems
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Soft Skills

Skills that are an advantage