Software Engineer

Survey 160 seeks a remote Software Engineer to be a key contributor to our growing team. Survey 160 is a research company that builds and uses proprietary software to conduct live interviewer SMS surveys for elections, public policy, academic, and commercial topics. The Software Engineer will work with our engineering team to build new features for a well-designed, robust, scalable platform. Through this work, you will help Survey 160 achieve its mission of providing accurate and actionable public opinion research at affordable costs. 

This role is ideal for someone with a few years of prior experience and who is passionate about tech, software development, and advancing progressive values. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Write, test, debug, integrate, and ship high-quality, well-documented code, both your own and others under the guidance of senior developers

  • Participate in project planning and scope estimation

  • Clearly communicate task progress and challenges to other team members

  • Monitor and analyze the overall performance of internal systems and software builds

REQUIREMENTS

  • 1-3 years of prior experience working on commercial software engineering within agile deployment environments

  • Up to date in modern programming methodologies, languages and tools

  • Ability to program in Python with experience using a web framework

  • Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking & communication skills

  • Self-motivated and able to work remotely 

  • Believe in building an inclusive community with and for your coworkers

  • Experience working collaboratively with teams of engineers, product managers, and other key stakeholders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Familiarity with our tech stack, including Python/Flask API, React JS frontend, PostgreSQL database hosted on Google Cloud Platform, Redis, Python-Celery

  • Experience with messaging APIs (e.g. Twilio, Bandwidth)

LOCATION

Survey 160 is a fully remote company; all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and be able to virtually meet with other team members during US time zone working hours.

COMPENSATION

The salary range is between $70,000 and $85,000, depending on experience.

CONTACT

For information about the position or to apply, contact info@survey160.com.

Are you a great problem solver who takes pride in your work and in making a difference? This is a chance to gain experience building for scale and seeing impactful work in production. Please apply! Candidates of color, women and non-binary candidates, and LGBTQ candidates are especially encouraged. Survey 160 recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. Survey 160 celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.