Company Description
About GfK - An NIQ Company
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.
About your future team
We are looking for you joining our Digital Audience Measurement team: Our mission is to measure the digital ecosystem of specific media industries to boost competition in the market. No matter what type of content - we provide the market with insights on who is reading, listening or watching what and how their audience is structured so that they can make to most out of thier websites and apps.
Sounds too abstract? No worries, just see us as a kind of Google Analytics SDK equivalent for audience measurement who helps thier clients to better monetize thier offerings. Read more about our product here: https://www.gfk.com/products/gfk-mm-sensic-digital-audience-measurement-made-simple
Job Description
We are a cross-functional Scrum team, located in Bulgaria, Hungria and Germany while our mission covers many more countries around the world. Every team member has the chance to rotate into the others' job and -thus- to get involved with all technologies in use:
* TypeScript/JavaScript, Android Java, Kotlin, Swift
* Scala, Phyton, Enterprise Java
* GitLab, Sonarqube, Browserstack, Grafana
* Terraform & lots of AWS services like EBN, Cloudfront, Athena, Glue, Airlow
Thus, you can expect a cutting-edge tech stack, fully cloud-based, highly scalable environment which digests more than 400 million events per day and which gives you lots of opportunities to grow every single day.
About You
You..
* are seeking for a leading tech role
* are passionate about building functional and performant mobile SDKs
* are keen on getting things done end-to-end
* are bold and don't shy away from saying "NO" to your manager if you have a different opinion
* are keen on discussing client requests
* are open and collaborative
* cannot wait seeing your changes in action
You will be...
* extending our measurement SDKs running on apps for Smartphones, Tablets & TVs
* working mainly on Android but you will also help out on iOS & TypeScript from time to time
* working more on business logic and less on visual components or user interfaces
* working as part of a cross-functional team of a Big Data engineer, a SRE, TypeScript, Android, iOS SDK Developers, a Scrum Master and a Product Owner.
* working as part of an international team (Bulgaria, Hungria, Germany) and an even more international company
* working in an agile fashion and a promoter of agile (iterative) thinking
* pair-programming & growing yourself and other every single day
* co-leading the team in a technical manner and setting the architectual runway
* the go-to-person for other advanced team members having technical issues
* promoting and sharing knowledge around app development, specifically on mobile platforms
* analysing complex issues independently
* working in our Sofia office and remotely from home
* enabled to also look into other fields of software engineering as TypeScript, JavaScript, Scala, Enterprise Java, Terraform & AWS cloud services
You have…
* 7+ years of experience in programming in general
* serious experience in Android based developments
* experience in at least one additional programming language: TypeScript/JavaScript, Swift
* experience with tools like Gradle, Xcode, Cocoapots, SPM, GitLab, GitHub
* experience publishing apps to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store
* a good understanding of how programming languages, apps and mobile operating systems are functioning under the hood
* a good overview of design patterns & best practices
* experience with async & non-blocking programming and multi-threading
* experience with training, teaching and mentoring other members
* good level of English, mainly spoken
It would be a great addition if you have experience with…
* TypeScript, JavaScript, Enterprise Java, React Native, AngularJS, WebApps, Swift
* FireTV Stick, AndroidTV, AppleTV, Chromecast
* Kaltura, Bitmovin, Shaka, Google IMA, TCF IAB
* AWS tools like Cloudfront, Lambda
* CI/CD pipelines and tools like Bamboo, Bitbucket or GitLab
* media companies, advertising or market research industry
Qualifications
Additional Information
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.
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