Principal Full Stack Software Engineer, Lagoon
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Dec 2, 2021
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- Industry
- Engineering
- Function
- School and Teaching, Software Developer, IT, Principal
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
The Washington Post is hiring a Principal 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 strong desire to learn and utilize technology to solve complex business challenges. In this role, your contributions will directly support our most valuable customer bases - print subscribers.
Responsibilities
- Build dynamic new features across both the front-end and the back-end of the Circulation Management system
- Refactor and improve the stability of the current application codebase.
- Extend functionality of internal tools used by Marketing, Financial and Circulation stakeholders to achieve company subscription goals.
- Analyze and optimize large data sets and queries to support business processes and reporting needs
- Architect and build web applications as needed for Circulation business to continue to evolve and integrate with digital subscriptions
- Support and make improvements upon the application's cloud-based infrastructure.
- Work directly with technical managers and stakeholders from Accounting, Marketing, Customer Service and Circulation staff to translate business requirements into robust features and technical tasks.
- Mentor junior engineers and use your experience to guide technical and architecture decisions
- This role requires limited on-call hours.
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.
- 10 years + experience working as a software engineer
- 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.
- Working Knowledge of DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, ECS, EC2, and CloudWatch. Certifications a plus
- Comfortable working with relational databases such as MySQL.
- Practical working experience within logistics/supply chain management, finance or billing is desired but not required
- Experience in agile software development teams and working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders in a deadline driven environment.
- Familiar with techniques to analyze application and cloud environment performance.
- Background in debugging complex technical issues that require domain knowledge
- Eagerness to explore and learn new programming languages, tools and applications.
- Exposure to using Splunk as a debug tool is a plus
- Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences
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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