Job Description
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.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 SkillsDevelopment experience with Microsoft Visual C++ and .NET/C#C++ experience on Windows platformMFC (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, troubleshootingResourceful, self-starter, and a team-playerBachelor’s Degree in Computer or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent5+ years of relevant work experienceDesire to be deeply involved in product supplementation and automationAppreciation for and commitment to clean, reusable and well-tested code, architecture, and documentationExperience working in an Agile environment (scrum, kanban)Solid understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment environmentsStrong analytical skills and sense of technical creativityExcellent debugging and problem solving skillsDetail oriented with a commitment to innovationEffective communication and writing skills are a mustAbility to communicate in English (conduct written and spoken daily conversations with English speakers from 30+ countries around the world)Additional Useful SkillsSQL Programming (PostgreSQL)Experienced in building RESTful APIs.Work with web technology including AWS, Docker, Python, JavaScript
