Senior Software Engineer, Python (Fully Remote)

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

• This is a senior individual contributor role on the Platform team, building and evolving the platform used by our panel and research teams.
• You will work autonomously on complex and ambiguous problems, guiding more junior engineers and contributing to engineering practices across the wider organization.
• We expect our engineers to be AI-native, using coding assistants and development agents across their daily workflow while remaining accountable for quality and security.

Key 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.

What You Bring:

• 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.

Why YouGov:

• Our mission is to make millions of people's opinions heard for the benefit of local, national, and international communities.
• We value diversity of background and perspective, and strive to provide a supportive workplace where employees can bring their full selves to work.
• We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies, and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

YouGov

YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology group that helps brands and agencies understand consumer opinion through an ever-growing source of connected data. With operations across the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific, the company is driven by a culture of being fast, fearless, innovative, and guided by accuracy and ethics.