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Senior JavaScript Engineer

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Dec 11, 2019

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Application Instructions

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

Job Description

**This position can be 100% REMOTE**

We're looking for a strong client-side JavaScript Engineer to join the Zeus Platform team. The Zeus Platform team is building the next-generation digital ad platform that provides a great reader experience while maximizing publisher revenue. As a member of the Zeus Platform team, you will be building JavaScript libraries that integrate the Zeus technology into high scale websites. Demonstrated experience writing high quality, performant client-side JavaScript code is essential for this position.

More about what you'll do in this role:
○ Participate in all stages of software development - from early brainstorming to coding and bug fixing
○ Develop high-performance client-side JavaScript libraries
○ Develop automated unit and integration tests
○ Write detailed technical documentation
○ Work directly with engineers integrating Zeus libraries into their websites

More about what we're looking for:
○ 3+ years of development experience in client-side JavaScript
○ Strong coding background in modern JavaScript including ES5 and ES6
○ Solid understanding of browser internals, HTTP, and CORS
○ Experience writing client-side JavaScript for high-scale, production critical websites
○ Experience developing in React or Vue frameworks
○ Desire to work in an agile environment

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

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