Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Sep 12, 2023
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- Industry
- Engineering
- Function
- Software Developer, IT
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Washington Post's digital advertising and monetization platform team. As a member of the team, you will have an immediate impact on a critical revenue stream by helping to solve complex problems and delivering value through innovative engineering solutions. You should demonstrate a high level of expertise in all facets of web application development.
Motivations:
- You have an aptitude for self-learning and enjoy keeping up with the evolving technology landscape
- You love building tools and products that contribute to The Washington Post's core mission.
- You enjoy working in a collaborative environment with product managers and stakeholders
- You view the team's success as your own success and are motivated by helping others
Responsibilities:
- Participate in all stages of software development - from brainstorming and prototyping to implementation, testing and support
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices and coding standards across a variety of projects.
- Work directly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Business Intelligence Analysts and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into highly performant applications
- Architect, build and deploy applications on AWS
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years experience building and delivering highly-performant, customer-facing applications
- Proficiency in modern JavaScript development principles
- Hands-on experience developing applications with React
- Experience with at least one server-side programming language such as Node or Python.
- Strong understanding of browsers and the HTTP protocol
- Desire to work in an agile environment with frequent releases
- Experience building applications on AWS products such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3
- Experience with DevOps technologies like Docker
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with digital advertising
- Experience with component driven development
- Familiarity with serverless architecture, tools and patterns
- Experience with Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB or DynamoDB
- Experience with TypeScript
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
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
-
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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