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We show the world what people want.

Join GfK and help us shape tomorrow. 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

We are looking for a seasoned Frontend Software Engineer to take an advanced role in the software engineering team utilizing Node.Js, React and PostgreSQL as part of our Market proposition within the GfK ecosystem. 

You will:

• Bring suggestions and ideas on how to solve our customers' problems in the best way 

• Be current with the latest trends in industry and academia and always look to implement novel ideas in GfK's predictive analytics solutions 

• Work closely with Engineering and Product managers to translate business use cases to workable solutions that can be delivered to Production 

• Work with the architects and an Agile team to influence the overall system architecture and performance goals 

• Ensure timely delivery of software projects while promoting and maintaining high quality 

• Ensure high software quality by writing unit and integration tests in TDD approach 

• Suggest initiatives (e.g. training) that improve working efficiency and quality 

• Actively contributing in agile practices, such as estimating and planning and retrospectives 

You have:

• Some commercial software development experience in Node.JS, React and PostgreSQL 

• The ability to build clean, well encapsulated packages to a high standard. 

• The ability to write unit tests and what's the good and bad sides of measuring code coverage. 

• Good understanding on using version control tools like gitlab/ github/ bitbucket including its pipeline configuration 

• Full vocabulary of core creational, structural and behavioral software design patterns, and the ability to consistently employ the cache, pool, strategy, chain of responsibility, observer and visitor patterns as appropriate 

• The ability to effectively manage code complexity in a large code base through the appropriate application of software architecture principles (layering, modularisation, etc.) and software design patterns 

• Experience in designing and building RESTful APIs. 

• Experience in unit and end-to-end testing, mocking frameworks (Jest, Cypress, RTL,Playright etc) 

Benefits:

• Exciting work environment that brings people together.

• Use the latest digital technologies.

• Ongoing trainings to support your development.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Great compensation and bonus scheme linked to individual performance and company results.

• Flexible working hours and home office.

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We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. 

We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.

We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.

Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do on: https://www.gfk.com/about-gfk/diversity-and-inclusion

At GfK we work collaboratively with our colleagues but offer a flexible working approach, including dividing our time between office & remote working as well as the opportunity to flex our working hours around team core hours.

We offer an exciting work environment that brings people together. We encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and make use of the latest digital technologies. We are looking for self-starters, who accept challenges and create solutions.

Can there be a better place to take center stage in the digital revolution? We are excited to get to know you!