Junior Software Engineer

  • Full-time
  • Career Site Team: Technology and Engineering

Company Description

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Job Description

Our NielsenIQ Technology teams are working on our new “Connect” platform, a unified, global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world rely on NielsenIQ’s data and insights to innovate and grow.

In the Innovation Enablement team, we are looking for a Junior Software Engineer role, who will be developing applications and services heavily based on Machine Learning models, participating in every stage of the software development cycle, and proposing improvements that allow the team to focus on delivering value. 

What you’ll do: 

  • Develop and integrate applications and services related to Machine Learning and Innovation to deliver production-ready solutions. 
  • Automate Machine Learning pipelines. 
  • Develop technical documentation for applications, including diagrams and manuals where automation and working software is not enough. 
  • Work on many different software challenges always ensuring a combination of simplicity and maintainability within the code. 
  • Contribute to architectural designs of large complexity and size, potentially involving several distinct software components.   
  • Working closely with data scientists and a variety of end-users (across different cultures) to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction. 
  • Work as a member of a team, encouraging team building, motivation cultivating effective team relations.  

We’re looking for people who have: 

  • Bachelor's degree in computer engineering.  
  • Knowledge of OO languages, ideally Python. 
  • Problem-solving capabilities. 
  • Version Control tools, ideally Git 
  • Strong ability to analyze and synthesize.  (Good analytical and logical thinking capability) 
  • Proactive attitude, resolutive, team player. 
  • Ability to learn quickly. 
  • Agile methodologies development (SCRUM/KANBAN). 
  • Ability to keep fluid communication written and oral in English, both written and spoken. 

Additional Information

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ 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.

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