Senior Member Technical Staff (Java-Backend- 6-8 years ) at Nielsen in Bengaluru, , India

Job description

• Gracenote is the content business unit of Nielsen that powers the world of media entertainment.
• Our metadata solutions help media and entertainment companies around the world deliver
• personalized content search and discovery, connecting audiences with the content they love.
• We’re at the intersection of people and media entertainment. With our cutting-edge technology and solutions, we help audiences easily find TV shows, movies, music and sports across multiple platforms.
• As the world leader in entertainment data and services, we power the world’s top streaming
• platforms, cable and satellite TV providers, media companies, consumer electronics
• manufacturers, music services and automakers to navigate and succeed in the competitive
• streaming world. Our metadata entertainment solutions have a global footprint of 80+ countries,
• 100K+ channels and catalogs, 70+ sports and 100M+ music tracks, all across 35 languages.
• ● Develop and enhance our flagship Video metadata software solutions.
• ● Design applications with a Platform-first mentality where scale, consistency and reliability
• are at the core of every decision.

Responsibilities

• ● As a Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the designing, developing, and
• maintaining high-quality software applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional
• teams to define, design, and ship new features, while also ensuring the performance, quality,
• and responsiveness of applications. In addition you will mentor and guide the junior
• engineers.
• ● Experience in designing, developing and scaling enterprise grade applications, including
• developing solutions from scratch.
• ● Exposure to various backend and front-end technologies including Java and JavaScript.
• ● Willing to work on legacy stacks and curious to automate old systems.
• ● Experience in building ETL/ELT processes to ingest data from various sources (APIs,
• databases, files, etc.).
• ● Optimize existing data pipelines for performance, cost, and reliability.
• ● Proficiency in databases, including schema design, for large-scale Applications, with
• mandatory experience in both SQL and NoSQL datastores.
• ● SQL examples: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
• ● NoSQL examples: MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, HBASE
• ● Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team of engineers ensuring successful project
• delivery.
• ● In depth knowledge and proficiency of messaging queue concepts
• ● Lead Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust web applications and data
• pipelines.
• ● Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to gather requirements
• and translate them into technical specifications.
• ● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• ● Conduct code reviews ensuring adherence to best practices and high coding standards
• provide constructive feedback to team members.
• ● Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance and resolve issues.
• ● Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, development,
• testing, and deployment. Participate in architectural discussions and decision-making
• processes to shape the future of our technology stack
• ● Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends and evaluate their potential
• impact on our products and services.
• ● Contribute to the development and improvement of engineering processes, tools, and
• methodologies.
• ● Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration within
• the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• ● 6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on Java.
• ● Proficiency in Java frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, or similar.
• ● Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• ● Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
• ● Working knowledge of machine learning and data science concepts
• ● Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.).Strong problem-
• solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• ● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• ● Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).Familiarity with
• containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).Knowledge of CI/CD tools and
• practices.
• ● Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks.

Skills

Required

• Java
• Spring
• Hibernate
• RESTful APIs
• Microservices architecture
• SQL
• NoSQL
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Oracle
• MongoDB
• Cassandra

Preferred

• CI/CD tools and practices
• Test-driven development (TDD)
• Automated testing frameworks