Senior Python Software Engineer, YouGov

• You will be self-motivated and disciplined in order to work with our fully distributed team
• Proven and extensive experience in a Linux environment
• A record of successful delivery of SaaS and cloud-based applications
• Strong 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

• The Senior Software Engineer role will work within the Crunch team. Crunch is the core web application for our syndicated data products, custom research, and first-party research hub. The Crunch team is responsible for creating innovative, intuitive, accessible, and engaging experiences for the world’s leading brands.
• This role will be a vital part of the evolution of one of our premier data products, such as YouGov Brand Index and Profiles
• 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.
• 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
• Develop effective ways to store, query, and interactively analyze large datasets that contain millions of rows and tens of thousands of columns
• 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