NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
For more information, visit NIQ.com
Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of professional engineers — potentially including subordinate managers — delivering enterprise-grade platforms on Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST APIs, Flask APIs, and Azure.
Responsibilities:
Manage a team of professional employees, occasionally including subordinate M5/M6 managers; adapt plans and priorities to meet team service, business, and operational objectives
Apply a deep understanding of the business and how your area integrates with others to achieve departmental objectives
Make decisions that impact the finances, results, effectiveness, and level of service provided by the team, guided by policies, departmental plans, budgets, and resource requirements
Identify and solve functional and organizational problems in a specialized area of expertise; understand and recognize broader impact across the department
Own the technical health and delivery of a portfolio of services built on Java, Spring Boot, Python (NumPy), REST/Flask APIs, and Azure
Drive architectural governance, engineering standards, and platform quality/performance/reliability improvements across teams
Own resource planning, budgets, and team plans; manage capacity, hiring, and vendor engagement as needed
Champion DevSecOps maturity and AI adoption across the SDLC — quality gates, security tooling, and AI-assisted engineering practices
Guide and influence others internally and externally to build collaborative relationships, achieve goals, and adopt different points of view
Develop managers and senior engineers; build succession depth and a strong engineering culture
Partner with Product, Architecture, PMO, and senior leadership on roadmap, prioritization, and cross-team dependencies
Ensure operational excellence: SLOs, incident management, cost optimization, and continuous improvement across owned services
10+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 2+ years of people management experience (experience managing managers preferred)
Strong technical foundation in Java, Spring Boot, and Python ecosystems, including data-oriented workloads with NumPy
Deep understanding of API platforms — REST API design, governance, and Flask-based services
Proven experience delivering and operating large-scale systems on Azure (AKS, managed databases, observability)
Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, messaging/queuing, and caching at enterprise scale
Strong expertise in DevSecOps practices, CI/CD maturity, and engineering quality metrics
Track record of managing budgets, resource plans, and delivery commitments across multiple teams
Experience in Agile/SAFe environments, including PI planning and cross-team coordination
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including handling sensitive organizational matters
Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and build high-performing, accountable engineering teams
Our Benefits
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/
About NIQ
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
For more information, visit NIQ.com
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience
- 2+ years of people management experience
- Experience managing managers
- Strong technical foundation in Java, Spring Boot, and Python ecosystems, including NumPy data-oriented workloads
- Deep understanding of REST API design, governance, and Flask-based services
- Experience delivering and operating large-scale systems on Azure, including AKS, managed databases, and observability
- Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, messaging or queuing, and caching at enterprise scale
- Strong expertise in DevSecOps practices, CI/CD maturity, and engineering quality metrics
- Track record managing budgets, resource plans, and delivery commitments across multiple teams
- Experience in Agile or SAFe environments, including PI planning and cross-team coordination
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including handling sensitive organizational matters
- Ability to develop leaders and build high-performing, accountable engineering teams
NielsenIQ Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NielsenIQ and has not been reviewed or approved by NielsenIQ.
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Parental & Family Support — Public materials highlight paid parental leave in the U.S., with additional paid disability time for birth parents. Parental leave is positioned as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited or flexible PTO is referenced alongside paid holidays and sick leave, providing broad time-off options in many roles. Actual use can vary by team norms, but the formal breadth is notable.
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Flexible Benefits — Work-from-home and hybrid arrangements are supported in many roles, with remote-friendly practices described across business lines. Flexibility is frequently positioned as a meaningful advantage.
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