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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Media

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Aug 29, 2021

Job Details

Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for our Media (Video, Audio and Photo) engineering team. This team works across the spectrum of Video, Audio and Photo systems including the public facing video and audio players and newsroom facing management systems. We are looking for a self-driven engineer with a conscientious mentality and a relentless commitment to quality and stability. In this role, your contributions would directly support our world class Newsroom and their award winning journalism.

Responsibilities
  • Develop new features/optimizations on our custom built Audio and Video players.
  • Build dynamic new features across both the front-end and the back-end of Audio/Video/Photo content management systems.
  • Integrate photo/video/audio content across The Post's publishing landscape and platforms
  • 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.
  • Enhance the ad monetization and performance of Audio and Video players
  • 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 meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn new technologies and expand their skill set.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Extensive experience with JavaScript and the React and/or Angular framework.
  • Hands on experience with back-end technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and JUnit.
  • Worked with DevOps technologies like Docker, Jenkins, and AWS Products.
  • Utilized Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, ECS, EC2, and CloudWatch.
  • Experience with relational databases such as MySQL.
  • A keen eye for detail and love of delivering beautiful user experiences prioritizing site performance.
  • 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.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience building web applications on AWS.
  • Practical experience in client-side build/config management and testing tools like Webpack, Jasmine, Karma etc
  • Experience with end-to-end testing frameworks.
  • Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences
  • Experience analyzing application and cloud environment performance.
  • Eagerness to explore and learn new programming languages, tools and applications.
  • Experience incorporating analytics instrumentation and enabling A/B testing
  • Exposure to using Splunk as a debug tool is a plus


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

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