Golang Job: Junior Software Developer, Gracenote Music

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Company

Nielsen

Location

Halifax - Canada

Job type

Full-Time

Golang Job Details

Nielsen Media would not function without our Technology teams! We are catalysts for delivery quality, on-time, reliable measurements to clients, and we are cultivators, growing our employees through education, skill building and experiences. Around the globe, our Technology teams are relentless in our pursuit of superior analytics, technology, process and support.

Explore and discover Nielsen! Nielsen is the global standard for entertainment data and technology focusing on audience measurement, audience insights, and audience experience.

Gracenote
, a Nielsen Company is the leading provider of entertainment metadata and media recognition technology that powers the world's top broadcast, on-demand, and streaming platforms for television, movies, music, and sports.

Together, Gracenote and Nielsen power audience experience, measurement, and insights throughout the world, aggregating and authoring the largest entertainment metadata dataset available.

We are presently looking for a Junior Software Developer with prior professional experience to join one of our Music teams. We’re looking for people with great programming skills that are quick learners, self-starters, and take ownership of their work.
This Music team is responsible for building a system that provides an industry wide source of truth for musical works and associated recordings. We seek someone who is passionate about using the best software processes and tools to help the music industry solve some of its most important problems.
This fully flexible role can be based onsite at the Gracenote office in Halifax, can be fully remote (work from home/telecommute) from anywhere in Canada, or hybrid.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

  • Create reusable software building blocks that can be assembled into applications, microservices, and APIs to support platform capabilities.
  • Collaborate with team members in following shared coding standards and design patterns.

WHAT DO WE OFFER:

  • The chance to work alongside a highly skilled technical team allowing you to come up with designs, implement them, and solve interesting software problems
  • A welcoming atmosphere that will instantly make you feel comfortable within our team-oriented and fun environment
  • To be a part of a company that invests in programming tools that will make the development experience easier

FOR THIS ROLE WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE:

  • A Computer Science degree or equivalent required
  • 2+ years experience working with one or more of the following technologies
  • Golang (preferred) or Java
  • Relational and/or non-relational database systems
  • Development platforms Linux/Unix, Windows, and/or Mac OS
  • Working as a member of a team of software developers
  • Ability and passion for learning new technology
  • Teamwork and team building skills that will contribute directly to team success on assigned projects
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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.

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