Software Engineer, Python

Summary

Join YouGov's global team and collaborate with product and design teams to build high-value features, drive the evolution of our architecture and system, and ensure the availability, scalability, and efficiency of our services. Work on impactful projects with high volumes of production traffic, producing simple, maintainable code while continuously seeking improvement. Define testing strategies and write automated tests, owning your code through a self-service continuous delivery pipeline and production infrastructure. Utilize container orchestration and monitoring technologies, and perform prompt, regular, and constructive code reviews. YouGov offers a full-time, 100% remote role with flexible working hours, promoting a good work-life balance and providing various benefits.

Requirements

• Understanding of modern testing principles
• You have 2-3 years of commercial experience working with the majority of our tech-stack
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with a highly distributed microservices architecture
• Good knowledge of Python and some of the main web frameworks (Flask, FastAPI, Django, CherryPy)
• Experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL
• Good knowledge of Docker

Responsibilities

• Work on impactful projects with high volumes of production traffic
• Produce simple, maintainable code while always looking to improve it
• Define testing strategies and write automated tests
• Own your code all the way to production with a self-service continuous delivery pipeline and production infrastructure
• Run what you build using containers orchestration and monitoring technologies
• Perform code-reviews promptly, regularly and constructively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to end user
• Experience participating in mitigating technical debt
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS technologies
• Ability to think abstractly and deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems
• 1+ years working remotely in a global environment

Benefits

• A full-time, 100% remote role based in Poland, Warsaw or any other city in European countries we have an entity in
• Flexible working hours
• A good work-life balance. Because we all work better when we are rested
• Mental health programs (Headspace app subscription, mental health sessions with invited coaches)
• LinkedIn Learning courses
• 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Growth and learning opportunities