Senior Back End Engineer

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Headquarters, WA
Mid level
Digital Media • Events • News + Entertainment • Software
Be part of the team building innovative experiences for products across print and digital platforms.
The Role
The Senior Back End Engineer at The Washington Post will develop and support systems that enhance subscription services, optimize AWS infrastructure, and ensure code quality through best practices. This role involves collaboration with various teams to implement scalable architectures and solve technical challenges while impacting the company's overall performance.
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Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Senior Back 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 have a passion to find areas where you can bring change and have an impact with minimal direction and guidance.
  • You are obsessed with understanding the big picture and how your work fits in
  • 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.
  • You have a passion to write flexible and reusable code.
  • You are energized with learning new technologies and platforms.
  • You have an eye for detail and passion for quality.
  • You will directly impact the work of our colleagues across the organization with every release.
  • You will have opportunities to work on multiple projects and deliver a variety of features and services.
  • You love to collaborate to figure out solutions to the toughest problems.
  • You have an aptitude to simplify and communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

  • Work across many backend services which power internal tools and subscriber experiences both onsite and for our native mobile apps.
  • Write high-quality code with best practices and design patterns in mind and engage in code review/quality assurance.
  • Work with your partners from different teams and disciplines to create a scalable experimentation and personalization architecture.
  • Consult with your partners in Product to form goals and break work into atomic units.
  • Optimize the underlying AWS infrastructure for subscription services for performance and cost.
  • Use your experience to help guide technical decisions and participate in technical architecture discussions.
  • 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


It’s okay to not meet 100% of these requirements! We’re primarily looking for people who meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn new technologies and expand their skill set.

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3+ years’ experience with Java
  • 3+ years’ experience with back-end technologies such as Java EE, Spring Boot, and JUnit.
  • 3+ years’ experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgres.
  • 3+ years’ experience with Application servers such as Wildfly, Glassfish, Tomcat.
  • 3+ years’ experience with Web servers such as httpd and Nginx.
  • 3+ years’ experience with message/event buses such as JMS, ActiveMq, SQS/SNS (AWS).
  • 3+ years’ experience with engineering tools such as DataDog, Splunk, and Catchpoint
  • 2+ years’ experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.
  • 2+ years’ experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, ECS, EC2, and CloudWatch.
  • Experience in agile software development teams and working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders.
  • A keen eye for detail, good use of polymorphism, and the ability to write code that promotes code reuse. 

Preferred Qualification

  • 5+ years’ experience with Java
  • 5+ years’ experience with back-end technologies such as Java EE, Spring Boot, and JUnit.
  • 5+ years’ experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgres.
  • 5+ years’ experience with Application servers such as Wildfly, Glassfish, Tomcat.
  • 5+ years’ experience with Web servers such as httpd and Nginx.
  • 5+ years’ experience with message/event buses such as JMS, ActiveMq, SQS/SNS (AWS).
  • 2+ years’ of experience with Front End technologies such as JS, React, NextJS

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:

119,700.00 - 199,300.00 USD Annual

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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Top Skills

Java
The Company
HQ: Washington, DC
0 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1877

What We Do

The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions. The Post is as much a tech company as it is a media company, combining world-class journalism with the latest technology and tools so readers can interact with The Post anytime, anywhere. Our approach is always the same– shape ideas, redefine speed, take ownership and lead. Every employee, every project, every day.

Why Work With Us

Rapidly growing, this team is committed to creating excellent experiences and products worthy of our tradition and our future. Our dedication to innovation, excellence and integrity are at the core of what we do, and why our employees are proud to call The Post their home.

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