Manager, Software Engineering

We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.

The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers who play a crucial role in building and maintaining services critical to the subscriber lifecycle, encompassing user registration, subscription purchase, subscription management, and retention. This individual will drive the development of scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions to ensure a seamless experience for our subscribers.

• You have a strong understanding of both front end and server side technologies

• You have a passion for stability and resilience

• You are excited to lead a team of skilled engineers with varied backgrounds

• You are dedicated to maintaining flexible reusable code

• You have an eye for detail and a passion for quality

• You will directly impact the work of our colleagues across the organization with every release

• You are able to balance stakeholder needs while maintaining architectural integrity

• You are dedicated to understanding the big picture and how you can empower colleagues

• You will have opportunities to work on multiple projects and deliver a variety of features and services

• You lean into collaboration to figure out solutions to the toughest problems

• You have an aptitude to simplify and communicate technical concepts to a wide audience

• Mentor and coach talented frontend and backend engineers

• Recruit new engineers and grow a strong team

• Prioritize and delegate tasks effectively

• Manage team members across projects in a fast paced cross functional environment

• Provide foundational support and empower team members to own their work

• Drive forward and provide a vision on engineering goals and technology usage

• Work with stakeholders in engineering, product, and news to prioritize milestones and mitigate business risks

• Manage an on call cycle and ensure constant coverage on critical systems

• Take ownership of stability of our site rendering systems

• Ensure uptime and resilience on critical systems

• Provide powerful insights by surfacing metrics and performance data to other engineering teams

• Work closely with stakeholders

• Work closely with other engineering teams to understand their needs and provide technical solutions to their front end needs

• Establish and foster a standard of engineer excellence that will maintain stability and quality across all of our systems

• Ensure quality code and deployment practices are being used by the team

Minimum Qualifications

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

• 5+ years experience engineering highly-scalable customer facing applications.

• 5+ years experience with back-end technologies like Java and NodeJS

• 1+ years experience managing software engineers.

• Experience architecting and implementing scalable SaaS or Cloud based applications.

• Experience leading the implementation of technical products and mentoring junior and senior developers.

• Experience building web applications on AWS.

• Experience with observability tools like Catchpoint, DataDog, and Splunk

• Experience with multiple database and event processing systems.

• Experience with end-to-end testing frameworks.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• Experience with AI, including Github Copilot, as well as other tools to support code development or other work.
   

Preferred Qualification

• 7+ years experience engineering highly-scalable customer facing applications.

• 7+ years experience with back-end technologies like Java and NodeJS

• 3+ years experience managing software engineers.

• 2+ years experience with front-end technologies like React, Angular

• Experience with devops teams that own the full engineering lifecycle.

• Experience with monitoring the health of production applications in an on-call rotation.

• Experience analyzing application and cloud environment performance.

• Experience working in a global business with customers in multiple time zones.

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.