Frontend Software Engineer

About YouGov

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.

We speak daily to our panel of over 24 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world.

We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.

With operations in the UK, North America, Mainland Europe, the Nordics, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific, YouGov has one of the world’s largest research networks.

About the Crunch Team

The Frontend Software Engineer role in the Data Experience tribe will work within the Crunch team.

Crunch is the core web application for our syndicated data products, custom research, and first-party research hub.

The Crunch team is responsible for creating innovative, intuitive, accessible, and engaging experiences for the world’s leading brands.

This role will be a vital part of the evolution of one of our premier data products, such as YouGov Brand Index and Profiles.

We are inviting you to join our fully remote team of developers and operators helping make our platform faster, more secure, and more reliable.

You would help us deliver new features and build the future for how we deploy our products faster and safer, while increasing the availability and reliability of our systems.

You will

• Explore different ways of problem-solving
• Discover, explain, and defend your choices in implementation
• Be self-motivated and disciplined in order to work with our fully distributed team

As Crunch’s employees are completely distributed, it’s crucial that you can work well independently, and keep yourself motivated and focused.

We move fast but carefully, with an earnest commitment to not breaking things… well, not too much.

About the Role

The Discovery Team is part of the Data Experience tribe and is responsible for designing and developing frontend systems to support Crunch’s analytics experience for research projects and YouGov syndicated data products such as Profiles.

What You Will Do

• Work primarily with React and JavaScript
• Collaborate closely with other frontend and backend engineers to design, build, test, and deploy new user-facing features and interactive data visualizations
• Work with Product and non-technical colleagues, as well as independently
• Contribute to code quality through unit testing, integration testing, code review, and system design
• Establish realistic estimates for timelines and ensure deadlines are met
• Assist in diagnosing and fixing system failures quickly
• Manage the application's state to ensure a predictable, consistent, and performant user experience
• Participate in improving our codebase by reviewing pull requests and maintaining high code quality and test coverage

Our Stack

• ECMAScript (latest specification, as needed)
• Webpack + Babel (ES6 modules)
• React + Redux
• Styled Components
• Storybook
• Unit testing with Jest (over 9000 unit tests across our app)
• CircleCI for continuous integration and deployment

Basic Qualifications

• A firm command of JavaScript
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks and libraries for building web apps
• Commitment to high development standards and comprehensive testing
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers across various functions
• Ability to estimate work, meet deadlines, and take ownership
• Self-motivation and strong time management
• Appetite for continual improvement and growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data locality problems
• Implementing design specifications from Figma
• End-to-end testing using Playwright
• Previous experience with responsive design interfaces
• Bachelor’s Degree in Programming, Computer Science, or Engineering-related field