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Senior Full Stack Engineer - Distributed Platforms and Syndication

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
May 25, 2023

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Industry
Engineering
Function
Engineer, QA Engineer, IT
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Job Details

Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to support our distributed platforms and Licensing & Syndication business. This role builds and supports applications that enable purchasing Washington Post content around the world. This role requires a close relationship with the newsroom's editorial staff and its publishing systems as well as interactions with marketing and sales. In this role, you directly support revenue generation plus an opportunity to work with colleagues from all parts of the company from Marketing to the Newsroom.

Motivation:
  • You have a passion to write flexible and reusable code
  • You are energized working with front-end and back-end technologies
  • You have an eye for detail and a passion for quality
  • You will directly impact the work of our colleagues across the organization with every release
  • You are obsessed with understanding the big picture and how your work fits in
  • You will have opportunities to work on multiple projects and deliver a variety of features and services.
  • You love to collaborate to figure out solutions to the toughest problems
  • You have an aptitude to simplify and communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience


Responsibilities
  • Implement and maintain front-end and back-end applications.
  • Utilize common front end (React, Nextjs) and backend technologies (Sprint Boot, Flask).
  • Work across many backend services which power external and internal facing applications.
  • Write high-quality code with best practices and design patterns in mind and engage in code review/quality assurance.
  • Engage with your fellow engineers from different teams and disciplines to create a dynamic and scalable architecture.
  • Consult with your business partners to form sprint goals and work through business and technical challenges.
  • Optimize the underlying AWS infrastructure for performance and cost.
  • Use your experience to help guide technical decisions and participate in technical architecture discussions.
  • This role requires limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule is on a rotating basis and will be determined a couple of months after you join, taking into account team size and other variables.


Qualifications
It's okay not to meet 100% of these requirements! We're primarily looking for people who
meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn new technologies and
expand their skill set.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, equivalent field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years +of experience working as a software engineer
  • Strong understanding of client-side scripting and javascript frameworks such as React and AngularJS
  • Experience working with back-end languages Java and Python.
  • Proficiency with web frameworks such as Spring Boot and Flask.
  • Strong experience in command line (Unix & Linux) navigation and revision tracking (Git)
  • Experience working with message brokers such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, and SQS.
  • Experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.
  • Hands-on expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, EC2, ELB, SES, Elastic Beanstalk, and CloudWatch.
  • Varied experience with databases, MongoDB and MySQL preferred.
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills for technical and business audiences.
  • Experience in an Agile environment.


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?

#washpostlife

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
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