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With access to 170m+ people in over 100 global markets, we offer unrivalled global reach with local relevancy. Validated by industry leading anti-fraud technology, Kantar’s Profiles Audience Network delivers the most meaningful data with consistency, accuracy, and accountability – all at speed and scale.

Job Details

Reading, (hybrid/remote) occasional travel to the office required.

The Role!

The primary responsibility of the Software Engineer is designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software applications and systems.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into functional, high-performance software solutions.

They are adept at writing clean, efficient code, conducting rigorous testing, and continuously improving software quality. They also contribute to system scalability, security, and innovation while adhering to best practices and industry standards. The role involves problem-solving, staying updated on emerging technologies, and delivering user-cantered solutions that drive business objectives.

Playing a pivotal role in the software development lifecycle, the Software Engineer ensures reliable and cutting-edge software products.

What you'll do…

• Code Development: Write reusable, testable, and efficient code, adhering to best practices and company standards.
• High-performance Applications: Design and implement applications that are low latency, high-availability, and performant, ensuring optimal user experience.
• Security and Data Protection: Ensure that all developed applications have robust security protocols.
  and data protection mechanisms in place.
• Analytical Problem-Solving: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements,
  brainstorm solutions and figure out detailed implementations for software challenges.
• Data Solutions Integration: Seamlessly integrate cutting-edge data solutions into our operations,
  including but not limited to Kafka and MongoDB.

What you'll bring…

• Experienced in software development, preferably with experience in event-driven architectures and microservices.
• Experienced in designing secure and scalable applications.
• Familiarity with data solutions such as Kafka and MongoDB.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Typescript and Node.js.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to staying updated on emerging technologies.
• Willingness to innovate and suggest improvements to development processes.
• A focus on delivering solutions that meet customer needs and enhance user experience.
• Collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Software Development Engineering Team Overview

The primary purpose of a Software Development Engineer team is to design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of Kantar Profiles and its customers (B2C and B2B). This team play a crucial role in building and improving software products, ensuring their reliability, scalability, and performance, and delivering value to the business and end-users.

Benefits include: starting with 25 days annual leave (increasing with tenure), private medical health cash plan, income protection, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contribution; plus award winning voluntary flexible benefits (lifestyle, health, wealth, wellbeing).

Country

United Kingdom

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.