Senior Python Engineer - Platform & AI-Driven Systems

YouGov; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

YouGov is seeking a senior platform engineer to design, build, and evolve the platform used by our panel and research teams. You will work autonomously on complex problems, guiding more junior engineers and shaping engineering practices across the organization.

We expect engineers to be AI-native, leveraging coding assistants and development agents while remaining accountable for quality and security. The role emphasizes Python services, scalable architectures, and robust testing to meet

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Python and strong experience building and operating production software.
• Experience with distributed or microservices environments, relational/document databases, Docker, and containerized applications.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants and/or development agents, plus a collaborative and ownership-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust Python services and applications serving high volumes of production traffic.
• Own your software throughout its lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, operation, monitoring, and incident response.
• Deliver your part of the team roadmap, meet reliability and performance standards, and build comprehensive automated tests.

Skills

Python

Distributed/microservices

AI coding assistants

Tools

Docker

Databases

Job description

YouGov is seeking a senior platform engineer to design, build, and evolve the platform used by our panel and research teams. You will work autonomously on complex problems, guiding more junior engineers and shaping engineering practices across the organization.

We expect engineers to be AI-native, leveraging coding assistants and development agents while remaining accountable for quality and security. The role emphasizes Python services, scalable architectures, and robust testing to meet