Senior Software Engineer Porto

Senior Software Engineer
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

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We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About The Job

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Software Engineer to join our innovative team in Porto, where your expertise will drive the evolution of our
- class platform. This role is pivotal in creating scalable, secure, and resilient applications that impact our global customer community. By leveraging
- edge technology, you’ll play an integral role in shaping the future of data and insights.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will mentor teammates, review code, and deliver
- quality solutions that meet evolving needs. Collaborating closely with Product Owners, Analysts, Architects, and Dev
Ops specialists, you’ll ensure seamless integration within our wider team. Together, we’ll push boundaries to craft solutions that inspire. If you’re ready to grow, lead, and make an impact, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Job Goals

Are You Ready To Make a Real Impact In An Innovative Team Working On Cutting-edge Technology? As a Senior Software Engineer, Your First Year Will Be Packed With Exciting Challenges And Opportunities To Grow. Here’s What We’ll Need You To Achieve In Your First Year

• Drive innovation: Tackle complex technical challenges with creativity and precision to deliver impactful solutions.


• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with
  - functional teams, including engineers, architects, and product owners, to align technical goals and ensure seamless execution.


• Lead by example: Set the technical direction by designing and building robust microservices, improving architecture, and mentoring teammates to elevate the team’s performance.


• Enhance code quality: Ensure the team delivers
  - quality, secure, and scalable applications by instituting best practices and writing automated tests.


• Shape the roadmap: Contribute to estimating and defining the technical roadmap for key services managed by the team, ensuring alignment with broader organizational objectives.


• Deliver results: Spearhead efforts to bring new microservices into production efficiently, optimizing performance for our global customer base.


• Inspire progress: Continuously push boundaries, exploring new technologies and methodologies to refine processes and drive growth.

This role is your opportunity to lead, influence, and innovate in a vibrant, global environment.

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

Are you ready to shape the future of technology and join a team committed to innovation and excellence? As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll have the chance to work on
- edge projects and make a significant impact. Here’s what we’re looking for in a candidate:

• Technical Expertise: Strong
  - on experience with Microsoft. Net Core, C#, and supporting technologies, combined with proficiency in
  - end frameworks like Angular, React, or Type
  Script.


• Microservices Mastery: In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture, coupled with expertise in building and consuming Web APIs and asynchronous messaging systems.


• Problem-Solving Skills: A deep understanding of
  - oriented programming concepts, SOLID principles, and design patterns to create scalable, efficient, and maintainable solutions.


• Database Proficiency: Experience with SQL databases, including constructing complex queries, and an ability to optimize database interactions for performance.


• Dev
  Ops Savvy: Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and proficiency in Git or similar source control systems, ensuring smooth development workflows.

This is your opportunity to lead the technical direction, mentor an exceptional team, and work in a dynamic environment that encourages growth and exploration of new technologies. If you’re passionate about coding, architecture, and delivering impactful solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

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.

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.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited ("Kantar"). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level


• Employment type: Full-time


• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology


• Industries: Market Research