Lead Engineer

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply... Job Details Job Title: Lead Engineer – .Net (Data Strategy & Engineering) Location: Bangalore About Kantar Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. Our Analytics practice delivers solutions across Brand & Marketing ROI, Brand Strategy, Innovation, Content Analytics, Data Strategy & Engineering, and Customer Analytics, enabling smarter business decisions through advanced data and technology. Role Overview We are hiring a Lead Engineer – .Net to drive development and delivery within the Data Strategy & Engineering team. Key Responsibilities Design and develop scalable software platforms/products using Microsoft technologies and NoSQL solutions (ElasticSearch preferred). Analyse business and technical problems and deliver effective solutions independently. [ Participate in full product lifecycle: requirements, development, deployment, and documentation. Ensure code quality through reviews, testing alignment, and best practices. Leadership & Technical Skills Mentor and coach team members; drive code reviews and engineering best practices. Collaborate with Product, QA, UX and cross-functional teams for timely delivery. [ Strong understanding of Agile (Scrum/Kanban), CI/CD and release management. Hands-on experience in .NET Core (6+), C#, ASP.NET, Angular (16+), HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Experience with Elasticsearch / NoSQL (Logstash, Kibana preferred). Strong SQL Server skills (queries, stored procedures) with exposure to MySQL. Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) is a plus. Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Qualification BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech/MS in Computer Science or equivalent. 5–7 years of hands-on software development experience. Location Bangalore, Prestige Technology ParkIndia Kantar Rewards Statement At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. KANTAR Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future. For information about how Kantar processes your personal data in the job application process, please click here to read our candidate privacy notice.