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

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

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Junior Software Developer - Kantar Worldpanel - Location: Vaasa, Finland - Hybrid

About Kantar :

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

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated Junior software Developer to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for someone who is eager to learn and grow within the software and mobile development field. You will be working on maintaining and enhancing our existing mobile applications while also starting contributing to the development of a new, modernized version of the app.

Key Responsibilities:

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Junior Software Developer to join our dynamic team in Vaasa, Finland.

You’ll be responsible for:

Maintaining and enhance the existing mobile applications built in Java (Android) and Objective-C (iOS).

Collaborating with senior developers and the team to design and develop new features, improve the user experience and maintain existing software applications.

Working closely with product managers, developers, and testers to ensure high-quality deliverables and plans

Providing L3 support for the existing application as needed.

Participating in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes.

Participating in the migration of functionalities from the existing application to the modernized app version.

Utilizing version control practices, particularly Git, to manage and track code changes.

Adapting quickly to new technologies and methodologies in a fast-paced environment.

The team consists of 20 members, including developers, testers, and 3 product managers based in several countries (Finland, UK, India, Portugal)

Key Projects:

Existing Application: A mature app with a huge volume of users worldwide, requiring maintenance and enhancement to support business strategies.

New Application: Modernizing the existing app

Technical Skills needed:

knowledge of Java /Android and/or Objective-C

Understanding or interest of mobile development principles.

Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to changing requirements.

Qualifications:

Recent graduate or up to 1-2 years of experience in software / web / mobile development.

Excellent communication skills (English mandatory written and spoken) and teamwork abilities.

Enthusiasm for learning and growing in the mobile development field.

You are curious, adaptable, enthusiast to learn  

Residency in Finland is required.

What we offer:

Opportunity to work for a global team with members in several countries

Professional growth and development opportunities.

A supportive and collaborative work environment

Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

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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 by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

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 that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and 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.