At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future. About the Role - As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a contributor on a Scrum/DevOps team focusing on analyzing, developing, testing, and supporting highly complex application software. - This position is responsible for working independently and possibly leading a team to analyze, develop, test, and support highly complex application software. Some systems will be in legacy technology and require the ability to interpret code and process flows. The Principal Software Engineer will provide technical expertise and guidance to project team members and help develop strategies for developing complex applications. Ability to plan tasks and project phases as well as review, comment and approve the analysis and design submitted by the team. - 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
Build scalable, reliable, cost-effective solutions for both the Cloud and on-premises.
Build and test software code in current technologies and legacy applications.
Build platform reusable code and components that could be used by multiple project teams.
Provide cloud integration development support to various project teams.
Rapidly identify and resolve technical incidents as they emerge.
Collaborate effectively with Data Science to understand, translate, and integrate methodologies into engineering build pipelines.
Key SKills (Domain Expertise)
6-9 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Experience in software development using programming languages & tools/services: Java, Python and strong in SQL.
