Senior Software Engineer, Javascript/React

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>YouGov is an international research data and analytics group.</p><p>We help the world’s most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track better marketing activities. As pioneers of online market research, we have been building an ever-growing source of consumer data for the past twenty years. Creating the richest and most complete understanding of your customers’ complex lives. We call it living data.</p><p>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, and bring these values into everything that we do. Unlike our competitors, we understand how opinions and trends change from day-to-day, week-to-week and year-to-year. That’s why we have built a platform that gets you right to the source for reliable, accurate data that reflects the reality of a complicated world. Imagine if you could know what 17 million+ people in over 55 markets were thinking now? Or last week? And do so again and again? That’s why we’re different.</p><p>Rather than commissioned research that’s already out-of-date by the time it reaches someone’s inbox, our data is alive. So, no matter how quickly things change, our clients are always in the know.</p><p>YouGov. Living Consumer Intelligence.</p><p><strong>The Culture</strong></p><p>Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to YouGov. We are committed to giving the world a voice by capturing the opinions of all groups, including the ones that are often under-represented in research. We are also committed to making sure that our products and tools are free from any bias, as accuracy is key to what we do. None of the above can be done without having a truly diverse workforce, in an inclusive workplace. We are very keen on attracting and retaining the best talent. And best talent also means a diverse pool of talent, with various backgrounds and perspectives.</p><p>Supporting the wellbeing of our staff, including maintaining a good work and life balance, is important to us. We support flexible working arrangements where appropriate for a role, with many locations offering a hybrid office-and-remote working approach.</p><p>As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>The YouGov Platform team is looking for an experienced Senior Frontend Engineer who wants to help the team building and supporting its Self-Serve Survey services. This position has a a close working relationship with our product owners and other development teams to build out the next generation of surveys for our customers and members. </p><p>Our current tech stack uses React.js, Typescript, Next.js, AWS DynamoDB and Kubernetes and our deployments use Gitlab and Gitlab CI. </p><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong>We want you to bring </strong></p><ul><li>Vast experience in developing web-based UI using JavaScript, React.js, and Typescript </li><li>Experience in modern software lifecycle management e.g. continuous integration and deployment, test automation and unit tests </li><li>Experience working with and developing micro-services, REST APIs and running software in cloud platforms </li><li>Usage of SOLID principles </li><li>A culture of writing clean code, seeking out and reducing complexity </li><li>A team player who enjoys working in an international environment and values accountability and ownership. </li><li>Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software development to include design, development and testing. </li><li>You make and value decisions based on data not hunches </li><li>You delegate and request support as appropriate </li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Mentorship &amp; Career Growth </strong></p><p>Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced engineers will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative code reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset. </p><p>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 <a href="https://jobs.yougov.com/privacy">https://jobs.yougov.com/privacy</a></p>