Location: Zurich  

Department: IT Development 

Line Manager: Teamlead IT Development 

Contract Terms: Permanent

Way of Working: 1 Day per week in the Zurich Office

Must Speak Fluent German and Business English language

 

YOUGOV SWITZERLAND & OUR TEAM 

As the IT Development team, we are primarily responsible for the maintenance and further development of our in-house development «LINK Data Collection System» (LDCS). This software system is used to conduct complex and long-term studies for Swiss social and market research. 

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING 

We are looking for you as a Senior Software Developer to join our team of 5. We will be focusing on architecture and performance improvements in the coming months, and you will play a key role in this.  

We are looking for a person with a lot of initiative who wants to bring their creative ideas to the innovation projects and live out their enthusiasm for software development with us.planning and implementing new features. 

Furthermore, you’ll  

  • lead collaboration in software architecture, engineering and programming 
  • implement requirements in a fast-moving industry 
  • takeover technical leadership in small projects 
  • develop object-oriented within our modern technology stack in the programming language C#, (.NET 6 - 8) and React
  • support DevOps tools in our Docker environment 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 

  • More than 4 years of commercial experience in software development of web applications 
  • Very good knowledge of .NET Core (C#) and relational database systems (i.e. SQL Server, MySQL) 
  • Very good knowledge of REST APIs, React and TypeScript 
  • Experience in the use of Docker 
  • Business fluent in German and English 
  • Pragmatic, independent quick thinker 

Company Description and Culture 

 

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

 

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 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.  

 

Why join YouGov? 

 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.  

 

Life at YouGov 

 

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, bringing these values into everything that we do. 

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.  

 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. 

 

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