Front End Engineer

Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Front End Engineer for our subscription team to focus on building and supporting internal and externally facing systems. The Digital Subscriptions org 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. 

Motivation

• You are energized working with front-end technologies

• You have a passion to find areas where you can bring change and have an impact with minimal direction and guidance.

• You have an aptitude to simplify and communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

• You strive to write flexible and reusable code.

• You are motivated to learn new technologies and use them.

• You love to collaborate to figure out solutions to the toughest problems.

• You think outside the box and find unique solutions to business problems including solutions to problems that the business doesn’t yet know they have.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all stages of software development - from brainstorming and prototyping to designing, implementing, testing and support.

• Develop web applications primarily using React and Node, ensuring they are scalable, performant, secure, and user-friendly.

• Architect, build and deploy applications on AWS

• Write detailed specifications when appropriate.

• Use your experience to help guide technical decisions and participate in technical architecture discussion.

• Work independently on moderately complex projects, setting day-to-day objectives and prioritizing tasks.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, News and  Business) to develop comprehensive solutions for user experiences and their data.

• This role requires limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined a couple of months after you join, considering team size and other variables.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience with git or similar source code management.

• 3+ years experience with React 16 and Node is required.

•  Proficiency in TypeScript for building robust and maintainable web applications.

• Experience writing unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality; experience with Playwright is a plus.

• Exposure to engineering tools such as DataDog, Splunk, and Catchpoint.

• Experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.

• Strong problem-solving skills, capable of handling moderately complex challenges.

• Knowledge of best practices in software development, including testing, deployment, and code reviews.

• Ability to work independently with general supervision, setting day-to-day priorities.

• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with internal teams, providing technical input, and receiving and acting on feedback.

• Work independently with general supervision, prioritizing daily tasks to meet project goals and communicating with stakeholders, team, and management to develop and meet project timelines.

• Ability to ensure cross-browser and cross-device functionality and troubleshoot browser-specific issues.

• Experience in performance optimization debugging to improve load times, core web vitals, and user experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with React and Node.

• Experience with React 18.

• Hands on experience with Next JS Framework.

•  Exposure to back-end technologies such as Java EE, Spring Boot, and JUnit is a plus.

•  Practical experience with Application servers (Wildfly, Tomcat) and Web servers (httpd, Nginx).

• Working knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgres and NoSQL databases such as Redis, DynamoDB, MongoDB.

• Hands on experiencing developing, deploying and maintaining systems using AWS services such as ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, SQS/SNS.

Compensation and Benefits

Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

• Company-paid pension and 401(k) match

• Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave

• Nine paid holidays and two personal days

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent

• Robust mental health resources

• Backup care and caregiver concierge services

• Gender affirming services

• Pet insurance

• Free Post digital subscription

• Leadership and career development programs

Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.

The salary range for this position is:

The actual salary within this range will depend on individual skills, experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements. This position may be eligible for a bonus or incentive program, and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will discuss bonus payment terms and conditions during the interview process.

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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