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Senior Software Engineer, Python (Remote)
YouGov Poland sp. z o.o.
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Posted Oct 20
About this role
The Platform team builds and evolves the platform used by our panel and research teams. As Senior Software Engineer, Python you will build and evolve high-value products and services that operate at significant scale. the Senior Software Engineer, Python will work with product, design and engineering colleagues to solve complex problems, make sound architectural decisions and deliver reliable software to production. This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports: you will work autonomously on complex and ambiguous problems, guide more junior engineers and contribute to engineering practices across the wider engineering organisation . Seniority here is about scope, ownership and impact, We expect our engineers to be AI-native in the way they work, using coding assistants and development agents across their daily workflow, while remaining accountable for the quality, security, correctness and maintainability of everything they put into production. You Will: * Design, build and maintain , robust and maintainable Python services and applications that serve high volumes of production traffic. * Own your software throughout its lifecycle, from design and development through deployment and operation, using self-service CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and observability. * Deliver your part of the team’s roadmap to the agreed quality and timescales and meet the reliability and performance standards for the services you own. * Build comprehensive automated tests to ensure changes are safe to release. * Take part in code reviews and architectural discussions and make sound technical decisions on complex and ambiguous problems. * Identify and address technical debt, reliability risks and opportunities for simplification to keep the platform healthy. * Take part in incident response and improve system reliability so incidents are rare and recovery is quick * Guide and review the work of more junior engineers, supporting their technical development. * Advise and influence colleagues and stakeholders on technical approaches and trade-offs. * Use AI coding assistants and development agents for design, implementation, testing, debugging and documentation, and critically review all AI-generated output for correctness, security, performance and maintainability. * Share effective AI-enabled development practices and propose improvements to engineering practices and developer experience * Work closely with product, design, data and engineering colleagues, and with the teams who use the platform, to deliver customer and business value. You Have: Technical skills and knowledge * Strong professional experience building and operating production software. * Advanced knowledge of Python * A sound understanding of software design, testing and engineering best practices, with experience of Git and CI/CD pipelines. * Experience building and operating services in a distributed or microservices environment. * Experience with relational and/or document databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB. * Experience with Docker and containerised applications. * An understanding of production operations, observability, reliability and performance. * Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and/or development agents in day-to-day software development. Tools and technology: Python, FastAPI, Flask, CherryPy; PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ; AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Vault; Grafana, ELK Stack, New Relic; Git, GitLab, CI/CD, JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Miro. We care more about your ability to learn and apply technology effectively than experience with every tool listed. Behavioural skills and competencies * Work independently and make sound decisions on complex and ambiguous problems. * Take ownership and accountability for the quality, security and maintainability of the software you put into production. * Communicate clearly, in writing and verbally, and adapt your message to technical and non-technical colleagues. * Collaborate with colleagues across product, design, data and engineering, and share what you learn. * Keep up with change and continuously improve how we build software, including AI-enabled techniques. What we are ideally looking for * Experience with Kubernetes and AWS, and with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code technologies. * Experience with event-driven systems and messaging. * Experience integrating LLMs or AI capabilities into production software, or building AI-powered applications and agentic workflows. * Experience working in a globally distributed and remote environment. * Experience contributing to open-source projects. If you do not have every skill listed here, we would still like to hear from you This is a fully remote role based in Poland, candidates must be based or willing to relocate to Poland without right to work sponsorship. LI-AN1 Why join YouGov? Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do. Life at YouGov We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work. Equal Opportunity Employer As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. Data Privacy To find out how we collect and use your personal data when you apply for a role at YouGov, please read our privacy notice at [https://jobs.yougov.com/privacy](https://jobs.yougov.com/privacy) YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology group. Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world thinks. Who we are Our innovative solutions help the world’s most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track their marketing activities better. With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks. What we do At the core of our platform is an ever-growing source of connected consumer data that has developed daily over our 20 years of operation. We call it living data. All of our products and services draw upon this detailed understanding of our 27+ million registered panel members to deliver accurate, actionable consumer insights. As innovators and pioneers of online market research, we have a strong reputation as a trusted source of accurate data and insights. Testament to this, YouGov data is regularly referenced by the global press, and we are the most quoted market research source in the world. * Leading in online market research, we have a strong record for data accuracy and innovation. A study by the Pew Research Center concluded that YouGov “consistently outperforms competitors on accuracy” as a vendor of choice. We are the market research pioneer of Multi-level Regression with Post-stratification (“MRP”) for accurate predictions at a granular level. Our purpose Our purpose is to give our global community a voice by collecting, measuring and analysing their opinions and behaviors and reporting the findings accurately and free from bias.