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Senior Software Engineer (Serving)

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Senior Software Engineer (Serving)

3 Weeks ago • 4 Years + • Backend Development

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java

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nosql

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python

sql

gitlab

terraform

ansible

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer (Serving) at Nielsen, you will design, build, and manage the application server, focusing on creating highly distributed, scalable, high-performing, and cost-effective systems. Responsibilities include designing and implementing new features and methodologies to improve system effectiveness and support evolving market needs. You'll work with Java and Java frameworks, NoSQL databases (like Aerospike), and potentially other technologies like serverless systems and big data pipelines. The role involves handling a massive dataset (25TB daily) and working within a highly distributed cloud environment.

Must have:

4+ years server-side development experience
Java and Java frameworks expertise
Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience with complex projects
Good English (written and verbal)

Good to have:

AWS experience
Scala/Python
SQL fluency
Data modeling & warehousing
Airflow, Spark, Kafka, Flink
RDBMS & NoSQL DB experience
Docker & Kubernetes
Continuous deployment tools (GitLab, Terraform, Ansible)

The Nielsen Marketing Cloud (NMC) helps publishers, advertisers and agencies with targetable audience data for programmatic advertising. We connect leading online publishers with advertisers, ad agencies and ad networks who seek to create a more interest-tailored online advertising experience.

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.As a developer in the team, you’ll be tasked with designing and implementing new features and methodologies to make the system more effective and be able to support evolving market needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A degree in computer science or equivalent At least 4+ years of hands-on experience in server-side development working on several complex projects
Experience working with Java and Java frameworks
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Good English (verbal AND written)

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:

Experience with cloud services, preferably on AWS
Additional languages such as Scala and Python Fluency in SQL
Strong understanding of data modeling, database design, data warehousing concepts and distributed systems principles
Experience with data-driven technologies such as Airflow, Spark, Kafka and Flink
Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases
Experience with Dockers and Kubernetes
Experience with continuous deployment tools like GitLab pipelines, Terraform and Ansible

In your role as a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, build, and manage our application server. Your focus will be on achieving highly distributed, scalable, high-performing, and cost-effective systems. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to work on other types of projects and technologies like serverless systems and big data pipelines.

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