Surveys Platform Engineer I - Equity & Unlimited PTO

Tavern Research; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Office closed for all federal holidays

Equity

Job summary

Tavern Research in Chicago, IL is looking for an Engineer I to turn requirements into production-ready software. You will write production code, tests, and collaborate with senior engineers to grow technically in a hands-on, fast-moving environment.

You’ll work on features for Tavern’s Surveyor platform, apply AI tooling to speed development, and participate in planning and code reviews. The role emphasizes ownership, rapid learning, and delivering real-world impact from day one.

Qualifications

• 0-2+ years of relevant experience, with an emphasis on demonstrated ability rather than tenure.
• Experience working with and deploying LLMs or agentic, AI-assisted systems.
• Experience building backend systems, including working with databases, APIs, and infrastructure, with a solid understanding of core data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with data pipelines and modeling tools such as SQL, dbt, or BigQuery, and an interest in survey methodology, is a plus.
• Familiarity with modern development tools such as Docker, GCP, Git/version control, and basic CI/CD workflows.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast moving environment.
• To be explicit, you don’t need a degree to work here. You just need to be good at the things we’re asking from you.

Responsibilities

• Translate product and internal requirements into clean, functioning code that ships to production.
• Work closely with the engineering team to implement solutions, write unit tests, and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production, contributing to the stability and reliability of our tools.
• Use LLMs and AI coding tools to accelerate development and continuously expand your technical skill set.
• Actively participate in planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to improve how we build and ship software.

Skills

LLM experience

Backend development

Code reviews

AI-assisted tooling

Multiple projects

Problem solving

curiosity and fast learner

Tools

Docker

GCP

Git

CI/CD

BigQuery

dbt

Job description

Tavern Research in Chicago, IL is looking for an Engineer I to turn requirements into production-ready software. You will write production code, tests, and collaborate with senior engineers to grow technically in a hands-on, fast-moving environment.

You’ll work on features for Tavern’s Surveyor platform, apply AI tooling to speed development, and participate in planning and code reviews. The role emphasizes ownership, rapid learning, and delivering real-world impact from day one.