Software Developer

Job DescriptionSoftware Developer - MumbaiBand: 6.2Job PurposeNielsen Brandbank Software Developers work collaboratively alongside other development team members, Product Owners & Scrum Masters to realise business goals.Working within dedicated domains, the Software Developer - using an incremental delivery approach - is responsible for developing new and existing products by understanding and translating backlog items into solutions.Job ResponsibilitiesApproach work from an Agile mindset applying practices and principles wherever possibleAttend and participate in all Sprint events to achieve desired outcomesInteract with stakeholders/Product Owner to clarify requirements and provide input into the creation of User StoriesResponsible for estimation, sprint planning and managing all their own tasks and reporting on progressCollaborates closely with all team members to take a shared responsibility for the sprint backlog and the teamâ s successDevelops new or amended features, resolves bugs and carries out other tasks as required to realise business goalsProduces high quality code and takes responsibility for the quality of their own code - writing unit tests and conducting unit testing where applicableMaintains broader code quality through peer code reviewsAssist with live releases in line with the teamâ s release scheduleIdentify improvement opportunities to improve team processes and agree on actionable improvementsProvide 2nd/3rd line support within his/her domain environmentRole Requirements E=essential, P=preferredE - Bachelorâ s Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent professional qualification or experienceE - Strong hands on technical skills across some or all of the Microsoft Stack and other key technologies:.NET (C# preferable)MS AzureASP, Web API, WCF, MVC, WPFJavascript / Typescript (React preferable)SQL ServerUnit Testing (NUnit, MSTest, Moq)GITXML, JSONP - Excited by technology, with up to date understanding of latest technologiesE - Ability to learn new languages and technologies quicklyE - Familiarity and good experience with Agile development methodologies and the complete product lifecycle from inception to deliveryE - Good understanding of software architecture, issues and designE - Good understanding of data and databasesE - Proven track record or working as part of a team to deliver software solutions to meet customer needsE - Thorough and detailed approach with the ability to identify appropriate user/business solutionsE - Some experience of code reviews and coding standardsE - Excellent communication skills - both written and verbalQualificationsQUALIFICATIONE - Degree qualification (BE or B.Tech) in a relevant field of work or equivalent professional qualification or experienceB.Tech/BE/M.Tec