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News Engineering - All Levels

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Dec 9, 2022

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Industry
Engineering
Function
Engineer, Editor, Journalist and Freelance Writer
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Job Details

Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring engineers and data scientists at all levels for roles on our News Engineering team. We're looking for collaborative engineers who would like to work closely with our newsroom, product, and other engineering teams to build the next generation of software to support journalism at The Post.

The News Engineering Team is a React / Node, Python, and Amazon Web Services shop, working on a variety of cutting edge projects at the intersection of journalism and technology. Members of our team have processed live data for the Olympics and election nights, open-sourced software for reading Federal Election Commission filings, partnered with our Graphics and Design desks to build tools for visual storytelling, processed videos for The Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning January 6th coverage, maintained data pipelines for tracking police shootings, and more.

Motivation
  • You have a desire to contribute to The Post's journalism through technology.
  • You are passionate about refining and improving team process, culture, documentation and communication while tackling complex engineering challenges.
  • You want to work at a deeper level of abstraction than a single story or beat.
  • You are excited about learning new technologies and applying them to the practice of journalism.


Responsibilities
  • Enhance The Post's ability to pursue ambitious journalism and digital storytelling by suggesting features, designing solutions, and contributing to the team's technical architecture and codebase.
  • Keep the team up to date with current technology and best practices by pursuing opportunities to learn and experiment with new tools.
  • Maintain the team's high standards for quality and reusability by regularly reviewing code and collaborating with colleagues on solutions.
  • Foster effective team collaboration and communication by improving and documenting internal tools, processes and guidelines.
  • Assist in attracting and hiring engineers by actively participating in recruiting and contributing feedback on our overall hiring process.


Qualifications
  • Professional experience working in a software setting. Years of experience, among other qualifications, will determine level.
  • Experience building and maintaining systems in production environments.
  • Familiarity with some of the languages and frameworks in our stack. Our front-end engineers use modern JavaScript like React and NextJS. Our back-end engineers tend to use Node and Python. Our data scientists tend to work in Python with the occasional bit of analysis in R. All of us use Amazon Web Services.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.


Levels
  • If you have less than three years, we'd love to evaluate you for an engineer or data scientist role
  • If you have more than three years but less than about seven years, we'd love to evaluate you for a senior role
  • If you have more than about seven years, we'd love to talk to you about a principal role


Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:
  • Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
  • Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
  • Nine paid holidays and two personal days
  • 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
  • Robust mental health resources
  • Backup care and caregiver concierge services
  • Gender affirming services
  • Pet insurance
  • Free Post digital subscription
  • Leadership and career development programs


Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.

The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?

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Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

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Location
1301 K Street, N.W.
 Washington
DC
20036
US
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