Summary:
We are seeking a Software Engineer to be part of our email newsletter tools team. This position is for a highly-motivated individual contributor who is intellectually curious and eager to work with the product team to support product & development initiatives. The primary responsibility of this position is to work on the company's email newsletters platform, and interface with internal product teams and external vendors to build new platform features and maintain existing features.
This role is expected to regularly collaborate with other software engineers, engineering leadership and product management during definition and prioritization by brainstorming and envisioning the solution and providing a job size for prioritization, and works with project management throughout the agile delivery lifecycle.
What you will do:

• Use JavaScript, CSS and PHP to build email newsletters and the tools that support them
• Work with multiple large enterprise-level WordPress sites
• Collaborate with other team engineers on existing email platform
• Be ready, willing, and able to think through complex problems, help fix them, think outside the box and ask questions.
• Work on additional peripheral projects related to email integration with the WordPress platform

What you will bring:

• Vanilla JavaScript skills and understanding of DOM
• CSS / SASS
• Experience with building email newsletter templates
• PHP / Laravel
• WordPress experience
• Familiarity with version control systems like git
• AWS microservices (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway)
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts and challenges for business stakeholders
• Ability to learn new technology independently with strong troubleshooting skills
• BS in Computer Science/Engineering, completion of an intense software engineering curriculum (bootcamp) or 2+ years of relevant software development experience
• Experience working in the media industry a plus
• Experience working in an agile environment a plus

The annual salary range is $100,000-$115,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
Who we are:
MediaNews Group is a leader in local news, committed to informing, inspiring and engaging readers with award-winning journalism in a diverse array of trusted publications that are integral parts of the communities they serve. MediaNews Group publishes 68 daily and more than 300 weekly publications throughout the United States, including the Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News, Orange County Register, St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Boston Herald. In print and online, our publications reach a combined audience of more than 60 million every month. We are proud of our long history of community service, providing essential news to our readers for more than 170 years. We believe that a free press is fundamental to a healthy democracy and we are committed to building a sustainable future for our journalism.
The Product & Technology team's mission is to create people-centric digital technology that empower our local news and partners by putting people, product, and performance first. True to our purpose, we help small teams play big! We build product experiences not only for our local news publications across the entire digital portfolio, now including our affiliate company Tribune Publishing, but also for the Adtaxi digital marketing agency as well. As part of our team, you will contribute to a culture that prioritizes and rewards continuous learning, decentralized decision making, expertise, agility, and pragmatism. Join us to kick-start your career at a company and team that offer substantial personal and professional growth opportunities via a hands-on learning approach and a flexible working style, founded on scaled agile principles and autonomous agile teams. Learn more at www.medianewsgroup.com.
"Built In Best Places to Work 2023 & 2024 Winner"
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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