Software Engineer
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Posted
- Feb 02, 2021
- Closes
- Apr 23, 2021
- Ref
- JR-90271803
- Function
- Engineer, IT, Software Developer
- Industry
- Engineering
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description
The Washington Post is hiring a Front End Engineer for our subscription team to focus on acquiring and retaining digital subscribers. Digital subscriptions is a fast paced, high growth environment that respects its engineers and customers. We are looking for a self-driven engineer with a conscientious mentality and a commitment to innovate with high quality work. In this role, you have a direct impact on The Post's top line performance and the opportunity to work with colleagues from all parts of the company from Marketing to the Newsroom.
Responsibilities
What we're looking for
It's okay to not meet 100% of these requirements! We're primarily looking for people who are motivated to learn new technologies and who enjoy pushing the limits of front-end development.
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
The Washington Post is hiring a Front End Engineer for our subscription team to focus on acquiring and retaining digital subscribers. Digital subscriptions is a fast paced, high growth environment that respects its engineers and customers. We are looking for a self-driven engineer with a conscientious mentality and a commitment to innovate with high quality work. In this role, you have a direct impact on The Post's top line performance and the opportunity to work with colleagues from all parts of the company from Marketing to the Newsroom.
Responsibilities
- Build reusable components that are shared across other codebases for rapid development and scaling to support Digital Subscriptions mission.
- Collaborate with designers to implement and extend our Design System across components.
- Use your experience to help guide technical decisions and participate in technical architecture discussions.
- Work directly with product managers and occasionally stakeholders from either the Newsroom or other internal teams to help translate business requirements into technical tasks.
- Serve in an on call capacity.
What we're looking for
It's okay to not meet 100% of these requirements! We're primarily looking for people who are motivated to learn new technologies and who enjoy pushing the limits of front-end development.
- 2-5 years of software engineering experience
- Extensive experience with JavaScript and the React and/or Angular framework.
- Experience writing unit, integration and end to end tests to ensure code quality.
- A keen eye for detail and love of delivering beautiful user experiences prioritizing site performance.
- Experience with DevOps technologies like Docker, Jenkins, and AWS Products.
- Familiarly with module bundling technologies like Webpack.
- Experience in agile software development teams working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Java/SQL is desirable.
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