Full Stack Software Engineer, Web Engine
Description For Full Stack Software Engineer, Web Engine
The Washington Post is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join their Site Engineering team, focusing on building features across their digital platforms. This role combines front-end development using React and modern JavaScript with Python backend work, requiring close collaboration with the newsroom's editorial staff. The position offers an opportunity to shape how people consume news while working with cutting-edge technologies. The role demands a balance of technical expertise and collaborative spirit, with responsibilities spanning feature implementation, code quality maintenance, and architecture development. Working in The Post's open-layout offices in Washington DC, you'll be part of a team reinventing news delivery for modern audiences. The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $98,800 to $164,600 annually, with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, 401(k) matching, generous vacation time, and extensive parental leave. This role requires 2+ years of experience and offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in digital journalism.
Responsibilities For Full Stack Software Engineer, Web Engine
- Deliver value to users by implementing features and maintaining applications across our stack
- Ensure high-quality, maintainable code by writing clean, performant, and well-documented software
- Regularly review colleagues' code
- Engage with fellow engineers to create and maintain a dynamic and scalable architecture
- Be curious about cloud infrastructure, AWS, experiment and learn how it supports implementations
- Participate in on-call rotation (limited hours)
Requirements For Full Stack Software Engineer, Web Engine
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, an equivalent field, or equivalent professional experience
- A minimum of 2 years of professional software development experience in a team setting
- Proficiency in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern front-end development technology and best practices
- Experience working with Python
- Comfort with command line (Unix & Linux) navigation and revision tracking (Git)
- Knowledge about DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, EC2, ELB, SES, and CloudWatch
- Experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
Benefits For Full Stack Software Engineer, Web Engine
- 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
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