Python Software Engineer, YouGov

• You will be self-motivated and disciplined in order to work with our fully distributed team
• We are looking for someone who is a quick study, who is eager to learn and grow with us, and who has experience in Agile cultures
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• A record of successful delivery of SaaS and cloud-based applications
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Extensive programming experience using Python as a programming language
• A commitment to producing robust, testable code
• Results-driven, self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written and presentation

Desirable

• We are hiring a mid-Software Engineer to help develop our platform. We are inviting you to join our fully remote team of developers and operators helping make our platform faster, more secure, and more reliable.
• You would help us deliver new features and build the future for how we deploy our products faster and safer, while increasing the availability and reliability of our systems. You will explore different ways of problem-solving and discover, explain, and defend your choices in implementation.
• At Crunch, we believe in learning together: we recognize that we don’t have all the answers, and we try to ask each other the right questions. Some ways that we accomplish that include paired programming to tackle a hard problem, transparent code reviews, and discussions about design and architecture. As Crunch’s employees are completely distributed, it’s crucial that you can work well independently, and keep yourself motivated and focused.
• The Data Experience Team is responsible for designing and developing data systems and APIs to support Crunch’s analytics experience for YouGov’s research projects and syndicated data products such as Profiles
• Work closely with product managers, sales, and customer success team to understand the system’s functional and non-functional requirements
• Contribute to code quality through unit testing, integration testing, code review, and system design using Python
• Establish realistic estimates for timelines and ensure that projects remain on target to meet deadlines
• Assist in diagnosing and fixing system failures quickly when they occur in your area of expertise. This is limited to when the on-call rotation needs a subject-matter expert to help troubleshoot an issue
• Design and implement RESTful API endpoints using the Python programming language