Senior Member Technical Staff - Java

Job Description:

● 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

Key Responsibilities

● 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.

Qualifications

● 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.

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 are 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.