Software Engineer

Country
Pakistan

Job Family
Technology


For almost 90 years, GfK has been a reliable and trusted insight partner for the world’s biggest companies and leading brands who make a difference in every consumer’s life - and we will continue to build on this. We connect data, science and innovative digital research solutions to provide answers for key business questions around consumers, markets, ROI, brands and media. With our headquarters in Germany and a presence in around 60 countries worldwide, you benefit from our global company with a diverse community of 8,000+ employees



Harnessing the power of our workforce, the greatest asset we have is our people. As part of GfK, you can take your future into your own hands. We value talent, skills and responsibility and will support your development within our international teams. We are proud of our heritage and our future, as we continue our evolution from Market Research provider to SaaS data solutions and consulting partner. We value extraordinary people and this is why we are looking for YOU to help create our future. For our employees as well as for our clients we pursue one goal: Growth from Knowledge!



Job Description



GfK Etilize is the largest product data provider in the world. We have been providing clients from around the world with mission-critical product data and solutions for retailers, distributors and manufacturers to power their eCommerce efforts. Our team brings decades of eCommerce experience, and we truly are passionate about product content and optimizing it for our clients. We provide standardized product data feeds for more than 20 million products worldwide



We are building a next-generation PIM System which defines how we acquire, aggregate, normalize and syndication a huge amount of data to different targets using state-of-the-art technologies. This is a great opportunity for seasoned Java developers & architects to become part of a great product development team and grow their careers by working on cutting-edge technologies and solve problems involving a huge amount of data, high availability and scalability in a distributed environment



As an experienced Java developer/programmer, you may require to own certain parts of the products, manage small or bigger teams, contribute to design and oversee implementation. You must be a passionate software engineer who models the world, think in terms of design patterns and object-oriented design, functional programming, test-driven development are your second nature. You are used to working in agile teams delivering small, incremental improvements through continuous delivery pipelines. You are proud of the quality, security and robustness of the code you write, and because you write your code with an in-depth understanding of the execution environment these qualities translate to the systems you implement as well



As an experienced Software Engineer you will have the following key responsibilities:



Provide solutions to problems across your functional areas

Own features and drive them to delivery end to end

Write well designed, testable, efficient code (mostly in java)

Develop and debug high-volume, low-latency, high-performance applications which are highly available

Develop APIs via object-oriented design using agile methodology e.g. Scrum etc

Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle

Work in TypeScript, NodeJS

Work with a mentor to learn and demonstrate constant progress towards the next level of the career ladder



As an experienced Software Engineer, what skills, qualifications and experience do you need?



Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science or related field

3+ years of commercial software development experience

Expert knowledge of Java Platform and related technologies

Adept experience working with static code analysis and linting tools

Comprehensive automated testing experience

Experience with containerization with Docker etc

Knowledge of CI/CD processes

Very good knowledge of Git

Experience with NoSQL databases like ElasticSearch or MongoDB

Good understanding of web technologies

Ability to work in TypeScript, NodeJS

Ability to work independently and must be self-driven

Must be passionate for quality and has a keen eye for designs and aesthetics

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills



A list of tools & technologies we often work with (the list goes on):



Tools & Technologies:

Java

Spring Framework

Distributed micro services

Kafka

Docker & Kubernetes

Mongo

Angular

React

node.js

Git Working knowledge

Mysql

Neo4j

Redis

TypeScript

Dynamodb

AWS

Graphql

Sonar



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



Don't meet every single requirement? Some people are less likely to apply unless they meet all the requirements listed in a job specification. GfK is looking for self-starters to join our innovative team keen to take on a new challenge. So, if you're excited about this role but your skills and experience don't align perfectly with every requirement we've listed, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.