Job Information
Nielsen Frontend Software Engineer - (Frontend Web Development) in Bangalore, India
You’ll be working within an international group of teams which span from India to Europe and US
In this role, you will focus on building a data visualization application with React:
You will be a core member of a growth-minded cross-functional scrum team with a mentality based on Agile, Software Craftsmanship, and Extreme Programming
Developing a complex in-browser application in React.js
Contributing to the visual and interaction design, and working together with a UX designer
Collaborating with a platform team who is responsible for the infra-layer and the shell-application in a micro frontends architecture
Responsibilities
Discuss the Cost of Change (= code quality) with your team members continuously
Write unit tests, integration tests and API tests
Should be able to support the application 24/7 based on team on-call rotations
Collaborate a lot: Code Reviews and Pair Programming
A focus on users: their user experience, the performance of the software, the accessibility. You want to understand why we’re building these features and how they’re used.
Key Skills
Required
Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline (field), or equivalent work experience
At least 2 years of experience in frontend web development in a professional environment
2-4 years of experience with HTML5 and CSS3
2-4 years of experience with modern JavaScript (≥ES2015), TypeScript
2-4 years of experience with modern React (functional, hooks)
2-4 years of experience with Git and basic terminal skills with Bash or Zsh
Familiarity with Docker
Not being afraid of doing loads of tasks on your terminal
Work closely with backend developers to understand and properly use the systems APIs
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and their practical application
Fluent in English, both spoken and written, with a large vocabulary (C1 english level)
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Preferred
Experience with Test-driven development
An interest in users and UX: Personas, User Story Mapping, etc.
Familiar with common user experience patterns
Experience with Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement
Experience with Webpack and Babel
Experience with Node.js as a server-side application, e.g. with NestJS
Experience with functional programming
Familiarity with API’s other than REST: GraphQL, gRPC, etc.
Automation mindset: not willing to do loads of repetitive tasks
Follow Agile principles and feature related discussions and participate in grooming and planning sessions to effectively translate business requirements to Agile stories.