Technical Lead (Data Analytics/Data Science)

Company Description

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Our NielsenIQ Technology teams are working on our new Connected platform, a unified, global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world rely on NielsenIQ data and insights to innovate and grow.

As a Technical Lead working within the data analytics/data science team, you’ll be responsible for empowering a team of smart, highly skilled technologists who are passionate about learning and prototyping cutting-edge technologies. You are skilled in delivering business outcomes using cloud-native technologies including Azure ML, Python, Redis, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Jupyter, Spark and other Data Science tools. We value CI/CD in everything that we develop. Our team is co-located and agile, with central technology hubs in Chicago, Madrid, and Chennai.

Job Description

Responsibilities 

• Manage a small team of back-end software engineers.
• Lead your team in the architecture, design and development of highly available, low latency, cloud-native python applications.
• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot and ensure your team’s adherence to the highest level of quality in writing complex, maintainable code to develop scalable, flexible and user-friendly applications.
• Manage cross-functional team members and stakeholders throughout projects of varying scope and complexity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Python, Spark, SQL, Java, micro-services, big data technology, data modelling, distributed multi-tier systems.
• Great foundational leadership skills, including experience managing a small team of technologists.
• Strong fundamentals in back-end software engineering with a proficiency in Python. 
• Ability to conduct code reviews, troubleshoot code and direct architecture & design decisions.
• Exceptional project management skills, with experience managing projects of varying scope and scale, preferably in an agile environment.
• Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business.
• Minimum B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Health insurance
• Parental leave
• Life assurance

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world’s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what’s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry’s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape.

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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NielsenIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us.

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