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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Lagoon

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Jul 1, 2021

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Industry
Engineering
Function
Software Developer, IT
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Details

Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer for our internally developed Circulation Management system. Circulation Management supports the full lifecycle of our print subscription business - managing customers, financial transactions, delivery logistics and integration with a variety of internal and customer facing applications. We are looking for a self-motivated engineer with a conscientious mentality and a relentless commitment to quality and stability. In this role, your contributions would directly support a wide variety of stakeholders who rely on this system to get the paper out everyday and serve one of our most valuable customer bases - print subscribers.

Responsibilities
  • Build dynamic new features across both the front-end and the back-end of the application.
  • Refactor and improve the stability of the current application codebase.
  • Analyze and optimize large data sets and queries to support business processes and reporting needs
  • Support and make improvements upon the application's cloud-based infrastructure.
  • Work directly with product managers and stakeholders from Accounting, Marketing, Customer
  • Service and Circulation staff to translate business requirements into robust features and 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 meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn and expand their skill.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, equivalent field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong understanding of client-side scripting and javascript frameworks such as React and Angular
  • Proficiency in at least one server side programming language; Node, Java, C#, Ruby, Go or Python.
  • Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences
  • Knowledge of DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, ECS, EC2, and CloudWatch.
  • Comfortable working with relational databases such as MySQL.
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
  • Experience in agile software development teams and working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders.
  • Practical working experience within logistics/supply chain management or financial billing is desired but not required


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
 

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

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