Software Engineer, Media
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Nov 18, 2021
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- Industry
- Engineering, Media / Journalism / Advertising
- Function
- Software Developer, IT
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
The Washington Post is hiring a Software Engineer for our Video, Audio and Photo engineering team. The media team works across the spectrum of public-facing video and audio players as well as tools that are essential for the work of our media producers and reporters. Our ideal candidate is fearless with their ideas and communicates thoughtfully and compassionately. This team is looking for engineers who are motivated to learn new technologies and expand their skillset.
Who We Are
- The Media team is an agile organization employing scrum methods to continuously build and deploy software applications that allow our newsroom to edit and produce captivating stories.
- Washington Post Engineering is a department of more than 600 people working to support The Post's world-class newsroom.
Responsibilities
- Empower our editors to rapidly produce engaging stories by closely collaborating to build features across both the front-end and the back-end of our audio, video and photo content management systems.
- Deliver a seamless and engaging user experience by engineering new features and optimizations for our custom built audio and video players.
- Integrate photo, video and audio content across The Post's publishing landscape and platforms by finding creative storytelling methods in collaboration with Product and Design teams.
- Build an integrated and flourishing ecosystem of micro-services to deliver content to our readers by participating in technical architecture discussions.
- Support the Post's business interests by integrating advertising technology in our audio and video players.
- Support the reliability of our core infrastructure as part of the on-call rotation for live events.
Minimum Qualifications
- 1-2 years of software engineering experience
- Experience with the React and/or Angular framework.
- Working knowledge of writing Javascript and CSS for modern desktop and mobile browsers.
- Some exposure to to Node, Python or Java backend environments.
- Eagerness to explore and learn new programming languages, tools and applications.
- A passion for collaboration and team exploration when tackling complex engineering challenges.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building web applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Prior work with DevOps technologies like Docker, Jenkins, and other AWS Products.
- Experience with end-to-end testing frameworks.
- Experience incorporating analytics instrumentation and enabling A/B testing
- Familiarity with Javascript module bundling technologies like Webpack.
- Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for other engineers and our newsroom stakeholders.
- Experience in agile software development teams working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders.
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?
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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
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
-
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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