Lead Backend Engineer (NodeJS/Typescript/RestFul API/Angular)

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • Full Stack Development • Frontend Development

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typescript

scala

restful-api

angular

scalability

Job Description

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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.

About the Role

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 both unit and integration 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)

6+ years of experience as a backend developer in common languages and frameworks (e.g. NodeJS), functional programming in Scala
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering

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