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Only for candidates from US, UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Dubai, Hong Kong!

YouGov seeks experienced Python developers to fill 2 positions on our survey system and syndicated products teams. YouGov conducts close to 20 million online survey interviews annually and provides syndicated access to data collected on four continents. The systems are distributed and integrated across the various data services. It is a fun and challenging environment in which to demonstrate and build your modern architecture skills and big data expertise. We are looking for full-stack developers. Solid Python experience is key. Front-end skills (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and database experience (MongoDB, PostgreSQL) are also relevant. New York or DC location preferred, but not required.

Requirements
  • Strong Python skills - 2 to 5 years of experience
  • Commitment to best practices including TDD
  • Understanding of distributed systems architectures
  • JavaScript knowledge and experience
  • Ability to use SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
  • Familiarity with map-reduce, Hadoop, and "big data" analysis techniques


  • About the company
    YouGov is a global opinion research company that is innovating rapidly in survey systems technology and visual analytics. Our survey system supports syndicated products and custom research in more than a dozen countries in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Our flagship BrandIndex product tracks daily consumer opinion on thousands of brands worldwide. The YouGov technical team is distributed across the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Peru, and Hong Kong and is attuned to remote collaboration.

    What Python is used for:
    Python is used throughout the company -- in our survey systems, back ends, and data analysis/visualization applications.
    Start date
    ASAP
    From
    YouGov
    Published at
    07.02.2014
    Contact person:
    Freelancer Map
    Project ID:
    662661
    Contract type
    Freelance
    Workplace
    100 % remote
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