Senior Software Developer (01134)

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future. 
Nielsen Global Media collects billions of data points on what consumers watch and buy. We study consumers in more than 100 countries, and help our clients globally identify unmet needs, develop new products and deliver them in an engaging way.  We are constantly evolving, not only in terms of where we measure, or who we measure, but in how our insights can help drive profitable growth.  DESCRIPTION Understand the enterprise architecture within the context of existing platforms services and strategic direction. Digest broader enterprise, horizontal view across all technical disciplines to evaluate interoperability and incorporate it in solution architecture. Implement end-to-end solutions with sound technical architecture, in Big Data analytics framework along with customized solutions that are scalable, with primary focus on performance, quality, maintainability, cost and testability. Drive innovative solutions within the platform to establish common components, while allowing customization of solutions for different products. Conduct hands-on development of data analytics in line with reporting needs as reference implementation for the team. Verify accuracy, performance, scalability, stability, cost-effectiveness and maintainability of team delivery.  Perform hands-on technology spikes following standard architecture, design patterns and company policies, standards and best practices. Develop design specifications, continuous build and deployment strategy to drive Agile methodology. Recommend changes on project design concepts to improve efficiency. Coach and mentor junior developers on design and technical issues, and support development of systems where needed. Setup and manage expectations with consultants engaged in the projects. Tools Used: Java, Scala, Spark, Hadoop, Spark SQL and Streaming, SQL, Cloud (including AWS), Docker, RDBMS (such as Postgres), Linux, Shell scripting, GitLab. QUALIFICATIONSMinimum Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field with a technology focus (foreign equivalent degree acceptable) plus 3 years of experience in software development. This must include: 3 years of experience in/with: in Java with a mastery of object-oriented design principles; big data using nosql, such as mongodb and/or Spark in developing distributed processing applications; building applications with immutable infrastructure in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud with automation technologies (Terraform, Ansible and/or CloudFormation). 2 Years of experience in: Hadoop, Service-oriented architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, Scala, Airflow, SQL, Spark and Git. About Nielsen: Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. #LI-DNI #IND-DNSAs the arbiter of truth, Nielsen Global Media fuels the media industry with unbiased, reliable data about what people watch and listen to. To discover what’s true, we measure across all channels and platforms⁠—from podcasts to streaming TV to social media. And when companies and advertisers are armed with the truth, they have a deeper understanding of their audiences and can accelerate growth. 
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