Nielsen is seeking an organized, detail oriented, team player, to join the ITAM Back Office Engineering team in the role of Software Engineer. Nielsen’s Audience Measurement Engineering platforms support the measurement of television viewing in more than 30 countries around the world. Ideal candidates will have exceptional skills in programming, testing, debugging and problem solving as well as effective communication and writing skills.
Required Skills
Development experience with Microsoft Visual C++ and .NET/C#
C++ experience on Windows platform
MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) programming experience
SQL Programming (Microsoft SQL Server)
Experience in writing unit/integration tests including test automation.
Strong testing and debugging abilities, functional, analytical and technical abilities, ability to find bugs, attention to detail, troubleshooting
Resourceful, self-starter, and a team-player
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent
8+ years of relevant work experience
Desire to be deeply involved in product supplementation and automation
Appreciation for and commitment to clean, reusable and well-tested code, architecture, and documentation
Experience working in an Agile environment (scrum, kanban)Solid understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment environments
Strong analytical skills and sense of technical creativity
Excellent debugging and problem solving skills
Detail oriented with a commitment to innovation
Effective communication and writing skills are a must
Ability to communicate in English (conduct written and spoken daily conversations with English speakers from 30+ countries around the world)
Additional Useful Skills
SQL Programming (PostgreSQL)
Experienced in building RESTful APIs.
Work with web technology including AWS, Docker, Python, JavaScript
