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About the job
We’re looking for someone wants to take the lead in building simple and elegant solutions for the next generation of market research platforms. It’s the perfect role for someone who wants to work with the latest Microsoft technologies and is excited to build them into our platform’s roadmap. We’ll be looking to you to deliver the best solutions possible, blending hands-on engineering work with design and architectural activities. You’ll make a real impact on the future of our products.
Job Goals
Use deep engineering experience and fast learning skills to quickly solve technical challenges in diverse areas including software development (back-end, front-end, microservices, APIs), cloud architecture, data engineering and DevOps practices
Improve technical standards and support architectural design
Work to guarantee platform resilience and ensure effective recovery strategies, ensuring security compliance
Leverage AI techniques appropriately as part of our continual improvement philosophy
Mentor and coach more junior engineers.
Ideal Skills & Capabilities
Expertise in building resilient applications and services using Microsoft .NET Core and C#.
Experience of front-end programming with technologies such as Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS 3.0, materialize, and bootstrap frameworks.
Understanding of working with SQL Databases to construct complex queries and stored procedures.
Experience with data engineering techniques, Python and notebooks – advantageous
Strong practical understanding of cyber security threats and secure coding practices.
Comfortable working in container-based environments like Docker.
Ability to collaborate using Git.
Fluency in Synchronous/Asynchronous communication via Web APIs or Messaging patterns.
What’s in it for you
On top of all your normal benefits like holiday, meal cards and life assurance, we also offer:
Five days of Life Leave per year; for those days when life just…gets in the way.
Birthday leave – one extra day of holiday taken on the nearest workday to your birthday
Two days a year to give back and volunteer with an organisation of your choice.
Enhanced primary and secondary carer leave for however you choose to grow your family.
The chance to hit the beach on your lunch break (yes, we have somewhere you can store your surfboard!)
Please be aware, the majority of our roles are hybrid, working three days a week in our office.
We’re not able to offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation support for this role. Please make sure you’ve got the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.
What part of Kantar might I be joining?
You’ll be joining our Insights division, the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers. By blending human insights expertise with the latest technology advances, Insights make sure we can deliver innovative information to brands everywhere.
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Privacy and Legal Statement
At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
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