Front End Software Engineer, Subscriptions

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.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 Qualification

• 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.

The Washington Post’s policy for employees is five days per week in the office, with exceptions for newsgathering and general business travel.

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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