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Nielsen Senior Software Engineer - (Backend NodeJS and TypeScript) in Bangalore, India
You’ll be working within an international group of teams which span from the US till India. This group is responsible for building our Client Delivery Framework which is the foundation for all our future web applications at Nielsen. Your specific team will be responsible to build services and UIs to support our complex entitlement needs for our current and future web applications.
As a Software Engineer you will be responsible for the system to work behind the scenes. Your role will be to integrate the application with all required systems and services and provide clean and easy to use API for the frontend part of the system.
Responsibilities
Work closely with frontend developers to design and develop functional, robust APIs to support internal and customer needs
Write unit, integration and end to end tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code
Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud
Optimize internal and external applications for performance and scalability
Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and write both unit and integration tests
Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on long-term technology roadmap
Recommend systems solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchased alternatives
Key Skills
Domain Expertise
4-6 years of advanced experience as a backend developer for backend APIs for web applications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering
Technical Skills
Advanced experience writing and utilizing micro services oriented RESTful APIs and performance tuning large scale apps
Advanced experience with SQL database systems (e.g. MySQL, Oracle), NoSQL experience is a plus (e.g. MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)
Advanced experience in NodeJS and TypeScript for backend development
Experience with NestJS (optional but advantageous) for scalable server-side applications
Advanced experience to write effective automated unit, integration, API tests and End to End Tests with ephemeral environments
Intermediate experience with fully automated CI/CD workflows
Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programing and engineering principles like SOLID
Intermediate experience with Cloud principles and technologies like AWS, Docker, K8s
Experience integrating with JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular JS, etc… is a plus
Nice to have knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools
Mindset and attributes
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently