Software Engineer - R Shiny

Company Description

As an NIQ company, we are the world's leading consumer intelligence firm, delivering the Full View™ on consumer behavior. We work to enable manufacturers and retailers better understand what consumers really want. Our name has inspired trust for over 89 years because we take pride in discovering new pathways to sustainable growth for our clients, our people, and our planet.

We are always looking for open-minded people who will grow with us, push boundaries, and pioneer disruptive methods in market research, data science, technology, and AI. If you share this passion to drive things forward and the integrity to insist on doing things the right way, we'll equip you to take your future into your own hands and play a leading role in our story.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Understanding the information that our Media Analytics application contains and help developing a plan for designing, structuring and presenting that information in a meaningful and relevant way
• Help implement the user interface systems of our Media Analytics products and web-based applications
•  Provide a satisfactory user experience with no issues, errors or downtime
• Active role in testing and troubleshooting, and resolving issues such as those related to accessibility and browser compatibility
• Monitoring applications to determine whether they perform as expected and make corrections and adjustments as necessary
• Developing prototypes for an application that can be shown to clients for their consideration and approval
• Ensure quality by adherence to coding guidelines, documentation and reproducibility
• Closely collaborate with Product Owners, Marketing Science Delivery Leads and Machine Learning Engineers to improve our offering

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master Degree in computer science or a related field, and a background in software development
• 2-3+ years of work experience
• Good understanding of users needs, user experience (UX) and UI aesthetic (previous experience as a marketing scientist is a bonus)
• Solid skills with R and R Shiny, RsConnect, Highcharts library
• Solid skills with Javascript, HTML and CSS
• Solid skills with REST Web API

Added benefit but not mandatory: knowledge of Python, .NET, MVC and SQL

• Good understanding of the building blocks that are required for building a front-end application
•  Project architecture, planning and task management
• Version control, e.g. Git
• Testing
• Security
• Code Review
• Building for different environments, server configuration, bundling
• Maintain documentation & technical support information
•  Good understanding of how to tailor the user experience to the execution environment of their application (browser, mobile, etc.)
• Be familiar with current trends in front-end technology such as front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular), tools and processes but should retain respect for underlying technologies and be competent in coding standard solutions without the help of libraries.

Soft Skills

• A positive attitude to self-learning and/or learning from others and recognizing that supervision will likely be required for more technical tasks. Ability to thrive in a pair programming context
•  Confidence to make a meaningful contribution to the development process, making decisions and working autonomously and driving projects where appropriate
• Good interpersonal skills – treat others with respect, be cooperative, friendly and considerate of others. Be a good role model, help to build teamwork and team spirit
• Be well-organised and flexible, and demonstrate self-confidence, decisiveness and commitment
• Good experience with agile development practices
• Ease of communication in an English-speaking business environment

Additional Information

Hybrid - 1 a week at the office

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. 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. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion