At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future.
About the role
This role will be part of a team that develops software that runs on over 100k computers worldwide, measuring panelists activities as they surf the Internet. Using a software meter that is optimized to be unintrusive to the user, yet able to gather many biometric data points and send them back to a collection and crediting system that runs in a hybrid cloud and on-prem environment.
As a Manager of Software Engineers, you will be a cross functional team of developers, test automation specialists and DevOps Engineers, using a Scrum/Agile team management approach.
Provide technical expertise and guidance to team members and help develop designs for complex applications.
Ability to plan tasks and project phases as well as review, comment and approve the analysis, proposed design and test strategy done by members of the team.
Your primary objective is to ensure product quality and new features are aligned with business objectives.
You will also work closely with Product Leadership to align timelines with other teams that contribute to client deliverables.
Responsibilities
Oversee the development of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective software solutions with an emphasis on quality, best-practice coding standards, and cost-effectiveness
Provide training, coaching, and sharing technical knowledge with less experienced staff.
People manager duties, including annual reviews, career guidance, and compensation planning
Rapidly identify technical issues as they emerge, and asses their impact to the business
Provide day-to-day work direction to a large team of developers
Collaborate effectively with Data Science to understand, translate, and integrate data methodologies into the product
Collaborate with product owners to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions, providing leadership in the design and architecture processes.
Stay informed about the latest technology and methodology by participating in industry forums, having an active peer network, and engaging actively with customers
Cultivate a team environment focused on continuous learning, where innovative technologies are developed and refined through collaborative effort
Key skills
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering 8+ years of experience in information technology solutions development and 2-3 years leadership experience
Proven experience in leading and managing software development teams.
Development background in at least two of these environments: Windows/C++, MacOS/ObjectiveC, Browser/JavaScript, AWS/Java
Good understanding of CI/CD principles and tools. GitLab a plus
Must have the ability to provide solutions utilizing best practices for resilience, scalability, cloud optimization and security.
