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Principal Software Engineer

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington D.C.
Closing date
Apr 17, 2019

Job Details

Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history.

Job Description

The Washington Post is looking for an experienced  direct hire or temp to hire Principal Software Engineer to join the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence team. The Principal Software Engineer leads the architecture and development of new services built on machine learning technology. Past projects include chatbots, recommender systems, and topic clustering algorithms. You will be responsible for leading the development of high-quality production systems that scale to millions of users. We use a variety of technologies including AWS, Python, Java, Clojure, Spark, Tensorflow, scikit-learn, Hadoop, Postgres, and Elasticsearch.

More about what you'll do in this role:

  • Transform machine learning models into APIs used by millions of people
  • Architect systems that apply machine learning to monetization strategies including advertising, subscriptions, and traffic growth
  • Provide technical leadership to Data Scientists and other software engineers
  • Write excellent, performant code and associated tests

More about what we're looking for:

  • 5+ years development experience
  • Significant experience in building and running highly scalable web services
  • Strong coding background in an object-oriented or functional programming language
  • Experience with machine learning or big data systems
  • Experience with designing systems that run on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Ability to work in an agile environment with frequent production releases

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
 

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

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