The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will process data from devices, develop ETL applications, and ensure software quality in production. You'll design and test microservices on AWS, maintain automation scripts, support troubleshooting, collaborate with teams for project alignment, and promote coding best practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
About the role
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working in the Meter Back Office (MBO) team that is responsible for processing data collected from several devices in the field, developing ETL applications that extract the relevant data and correlate/match it against reference data to identify the content and source the devices were exposed to for Television Audience Measurement.Your primary objective is to ensure project goals are achieved and are aligned with business objectives. You will also work closely with your Scrum team and program team to test, develop, refine and implement quality software in production via standard Agile methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Design, code, and test iteratively to support microservices and container based applications on AWS.Plan, develop, execute and maintain automated unit, functional test cases; develop modular, robust, and maintainable automation scripts to integrate with the CICD process.Leverage modern design patterns and architectural principles to build platform reusable code and components that can be used across projects and teamsMust have strong analytical and technical skills with passion to deep dive on data in troubleshooting, devise techniques for problem resolution.Support product owner in defining future stories and tech lead in defining technical requirements for new initiativesPromote a culture of best practices with peer code reviews and extreme ownership for continuous incremental delivery.Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align development objectives with broader business goalsSupport any Production issues that may arise and collaborate with the Product owners to prioritize any enhancements to fix failure modes
Key skills
- 3-5 years of hands-on software development with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science.Must have very good knowledge of microservices and event based architectural principles Must have the ability to provide solutions utilizing best practices for resilience, scalability, cloud optimization and security. 3-5 years of experience in any of the following languages: Java, Go, PythonExperience developing cloud-hosted (AWS) containerized applications and services on Kubernetes.Hands-on experience with the following AWS Components: EKS, EMR HBase, EC2, S3 storage, Lambda, Relational Database Service, Simple Notification Service (SNS), Elasticache, etc.Demonstrates knowledge of CI/CD processes, testing frameworks, practices and tools (GitLab, jUnit, Terraform, JFrog, Jacoco, SonarQube, etc.)Knowledge of Infrastructure creation in the Cloud using Terraform or CloudformationFamiliarity of Linux platforms with knowledge of shell scripting.Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to process complex information, articulate and present it clearlyPassion to research and conduct POCs to optimize solutions
Top Skills
Go
Java
Python
The Company
What We Do
Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.
An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries.
