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Senior Survey Programmer

Forsta
United States, Illinois, Chicago
1 N Franklin Street (Show on map)
May 19, 2025

Company Description

PG Forsta is the leading experience measurement, data analytics, and insights provider for complex industries-a status we earned over decades of deep partnership with clients to help them understand and meet the needs of their key stakeholders. Our earliest roots are in U.S. healthcare -perhaps the most complex of all industries. Today we serve clients around the globe in every industry to help them improve the Human Experiences at the heart of their business. We serve our clients through an unparalleled offering that combines technology, data, and expertise to enable them to pinpoint and prioritize opportunities, accelerate improvement efforts and build lifetime loyalty among their customers and employees.

Like all great companies, our success is a function of our people and our culture. Our employees have world-class talent, a collaborative work ethic, and a passion for the work that have earned us trusted advisor status among the world's most recognized brands. As a member of the team, you will help us create value for our clients, you will make us better through your contribution to the work and your voice in the process. Ours is a path of learning and continuous improvement; team efforts chart the course for corporate success.

Our Mission:

We empower organizations to deliver the best experiences. With industry expertise and technology, we turn data into insights that drive innovation and action.

Our Values:

To put Human Experience at the heart of organizations so every person can be seen and understood.

  • Energize the customer relationship:Our clients are our partners. We make their goals our own, working side by side to turn challenges into solutions.
  • Success starts with me:Personal ownership fuels collective success. We each play our part and empower our teammates to do the same.
  • Commit to learning:Every win is a springboard. Every hurdle is a lesson. We use each experience as an opportunity to grow.
  • Dare to innovate:We challenge the status quo with creativity and innovation as our true north.
  • Better together:We check our egos at the door. We work together, so we win together.

We are searching forcurious, detail-oriented technical expertwith exceptionaltime managementandmulti-tasking skills.

We are looking for someone who is ateam playerand can also take the initiative to work independently when needed. They should be driven to find the most appropriate solutions for any given problem.

We need someone who is passionate aboutsharing ideasandcontinuous learning, committed to helping our clients gain the most insight from their surveys and other data.

  • Ensure high-quality and efficient productionof all survey development and related deliverables.
  • Review and analyze client-provided materialsto fully understand project requirements.
  • Identify and address inconsistenciesor loopholes between project requirements and provided materials.
  • Assist the project managerin preparing technical notes or questions for client clarification.
  • Proactively suggest improvementsand promote best practices for question types, logic, quotas, survey structure, and data quality.
  • Evaluate proposed timelineswith available resources and suggest changes when necessary.
  • Ensure client expectationsalign with deliverable capabilities, assisting the project manager as needed.
  • Collaborate with the project manager and senior team membersto explore custom solutions for unique client needs.
  • Think creativelyto identify and solve problems during survey planning, development, or fielding.
  • Broaden understandingof our platform and escalate issues to the lead programmer when in doubt.
  • Maintain and improve project quality and efficiencythrough code reviews, process improvements, and new technology.
  • Keep technical requirements documentation currentby maintaining and revising internal and external documents.
  • Act quickly to recoverproject quality and timing when compromised, minimizing damage.
  • Serve as a senior escalation pointfor junior programmers, project managers, and vendors, guiding them on issue resolution and process reinforcement.
  • Work with the lead programmerto analyze incidents, implement preventative measures, and introduce new processes and workflows.
  • Promote new tools and technologiesto help the department overcome obstacles or limitations.
  • Innovate by creating scripts/toolsto meet client requests and department needs.
  • Assist in training and evaluating new and junior programmersby creating guides and conducting training sessions.
  • Act as a technical liaisonbetween Programming/Development/SRE and Clients/Sales/Project Managers.
  • Set a positive examplefor team members and foster a collaborative team environment.
  • Strive for expertisein online market research and survey methodologies.
  • Display ownership, accountability, and pridein your work.
  • Take ownership of projectsand provide support beyond regular work hours when needed.

Qualifications

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Exceptional ability to multi-taskand balance multiple projects and priorities.
  • Strong understanding of marketing researchand its data.
  • Minimum of 3 years' experienceprogramming surveys on the Forsta Surveys (Decipher) platform.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to think outside the box.
  • Excellent understanding of logicand the ability to identify errors.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Strong programming aptitudewith a minimum of 2 years' working experience (through a job, freelance work, or personal projects) in the following:
    • XML
    • Python
    • Linux and Bash
    • HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
    • JS libraries & frameworks such as jQuery, Moment, Angular, React
    • CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap, Materialize
    • REST APIs

Please note that his position is required to work 6PM - 3AM EST

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