Principal Front-End Developer

Job Description

Principal Front-End Developer - 47692

Technology and Engineering - USA Tampa, Florida

Are you hungry for a challenge?

You’ll need that appetite as an engineer on the Digital Technology team at Nielsen because we work in an extremely dynamic and fast-paced industry. We measure all web-based content and advertisements which reach consumers on phones, tablets, computers, and internet streaming devices every day. This amounts to tens of thousands of pieces of content and advertising campaigns with billions of ads served. The data sets that we deal with are stunning in their size and pose enormous challenges in collecting, handling, processing and reporting so much information. We provide our clients with an interactive reporting application and API, leveraging data analytics technologies and a flexible data extraction platform. We have an immediate opening for a talented UI Engineer to join our Applications team and help scale our rapidly growing systems and team.

Who are we?

• Nielsen was founded in 1923 by Arthur C. Nielsen with a goal of helping companies measure their sales and better understand the consumers that drove them. From retail sales and consumer purchase measurement to Radio and Television measurement, Nielsen is the original big data company.
• Nielsen Global Media is the world leader in media measurement for brand advertising on TV, Radio, and Digital
• Some of our customers: Disney, Hulu, Roku, and more!
• Strong strategic technology partnerships with Facebook, Google, Amazon, Adobe, and others set our measurement products apart from any others in the industry
• A world-class group of people and work environment located in Tampa, Florida
• An open-minded and innovative engineering team and environment
• We are hyper-focused on our ability to be a cutting edge tech organization and we are always looking for the next best thing when it comes to open-source software, frameworks, tools, and cloud-computing services

What kind of engineer are we looking for?

• 15+ years of experience as a Software Engineer designing, writing, and testing software
• Experience coaching and mentoring other Software Engineers
• Experience setting technical direction and leading a team to execute against it
• 5+ years of working experience in UI development on any of the major JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc)
• React experience heavily preferred as this is what our application is written in
• HTML/CSS experience preferred
• Full Stack experience in Java, Spring and SQL would be a big plus
• Familiarity with modern DevOps software development practices like Git, Code reviews, agile methodology, experience with CI/CD pipelines is a big plus
• Experience working in and a fundamental understanding of the Amazon Web Services
• Ridiculous attention to detail and pride in the work you do
• BS in Computer Science, Math, or equivalent

More About What You Will Be Doing!

We’re expecting you to be able to hit the ground running on your very first day. This means not only having the technical skills to code but knowing how to work as part of an engineering team. It should go without saying that you know how to use source control in your sleep, be able to set up and administer your own dev machine, have worked with IntelliJ or other comparable IDE’s, work with defect tracking systems, write proper code documentation, etc.

Technologies we’d love to see you have command of: Java, Javascript, React, Linux, Java, Spring, SQL, AWS, Maven, Postgres, Docker

ABOUT NIELSEN

We’re in tune with what the world is watching, buying, and everything in between. If you can think of it, we’re measuring it. We sift through the small stuff and piece together big pictures to provide a comprehensive understanding of what’s happening now and what’s coming next for our clients. Today’s data is tomorrow’s marketplace revelation.

We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 100 countries. From global industry leaders to small businesses, consumer goods to media companies, we work with them all. We’re bringing in data 24/7 and the possibilities are endless. See what’s next with us at Nielsen: careers.nielsen.com

Nielsen 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.

Job Type: Regular

Primary Location : Tampa , Florida

Secondary Locations: FL - Tampa - Oldsmar, , ,

Travel: No