Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers, and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video, and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role:

As a Lead Software Engineer in the API and Feeds teams at Dow Jones, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining GraphQL APIs that power our applications. You will work closely with our front-end and back-end development teams to ensure efficient data retrieval and manipulation, delivering seamless user experiences. This is a hybrid position based in our New York City or Princeton NJ location. The role will report to our Senior Manager, Engineering.

You Will:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define GraphQL schemas and API requirements.
• Maintain and expand our GraphQL APIs to support various Dow Jones B2B and B2C brands and applications.
• Develop and optimize GraphQL queries and mutations for efficient data fetching and updating.
• Troubleshoot and resolve API performance issues, ensuring scalability and responsiveness.
• Play an active role in the software development lifecycle, and collaborate with senior developers to set the technical direction and long-term strategy for future initiatives.
• Have keen technical and product sense and know when a feature works, and when it can be improved.
• Write clean code, participate in code reviews, talk about code, advocate best practices, and facilitate technical discussions to ensure solving problems in concert.
• Stay updated on GraphQL best practices and emerging trends in web development.

You Have:

• Proven experience as a GraphQL Developer with proficiency in GraphQL query language and schema design.
• Proficiency with GraphQL server framework and tools. Apollo Server is preferred.
• Experience as a Node.js Developer, with a solid understanding of Node.js and its core principles.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of modern backend technologies building RESTful or GraphQL APIs and web services.
• Experience with AWS Cloud services like EC2, Cloudfront and Lambda.
• Experience working with MongoDB, DynamoDB or other NOSQL databases.
• Proficiency in using Git for source code management.
• Knowledge of GraphQL subscriptions for real-time data updates.
• 3+ years of experience working in a production environment is preferred.
• Experience writing internal documentation and system flow charts to keep the team informed.
• Positive, optimistic approach and the ability to work well as part of a broader team/organization.
• Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Union role

Pay Range: $135,000 - $165,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..