Join the future of news

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.

About Our Team

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.

Why This Role Matters

 

The Washington Post is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to support the site’s rendering web engine, design system and content delivery. This role builds and supports applications that enable purchasing Washington Post content around the world. This role requires a close relationship with the newsroom’s editorial staff and its publishing systems.

Motivation

• You have a passion to write flexible and reusable code
• You are energized working with across our tech stack
• You will directly impact the work of our colleagues across the organization with every release
• You understand how your work gets from your machine to our end users.
• You love to collaborate to learn and implement solutions to the toughest problems

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain applications across our stack.
• In-depth experience of Python, React, NextJS, NodeJS, and TypeScript.
• Write high-quality code with best practices and design patterns in mind and engage in code review/quality assurance.
• Engage with your fellow engineers and bring new ideas to create/maintain a dynamic and scalable architecture.
• Understand our cloud infrastructure, AWS, experiment and implement how it supports our implementations.
• This role requires limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule is on a rotating basis and will be determined a couple of months after you join, taking into account team size and other variables.

Qualifications
It’s okay not to 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, equivalent field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a software engineer
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Python.
• JavaScript & TypeScript with libraries: React and frameworks: NextJS.
• Strong experience in command line (Unix & Linux) navigation and revision tracking (Git)
• Experience w/ DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, EC2, ELB, SES, and CloudWatch

Collaboration makes us stronger. That’s why our offices are designed with open layouts, modern technology, and easy access to transportation. With certain exceptions for newsgathering and business travel, we work on-site five days a week.

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 - $199,300 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.