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Manager – Software Engineering – Adaptive Experiences

Manager – Software Engineering – Adaptive Experiences

CompanyThe Washington Post
LocationWashington, DC, USA
Salary$144600 – $241100
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, equivalent field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years + of experience working as a software engineer
  • Experience working with back-end languages Java and Python
  • Proficiency with back-end frameworks such as Flask and Nodejs
  • Experience working with front-end technologies HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  • Proficiency with web frameworks such as Next, Astro and others
  • Experience working with front end framework React
  • Strong experience in command line (Unix & Linux) navigation and revision tracking (Git)
  • Experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker and Jenkins
  • Experience working with designers and design frameworks
  • Varied experience with databases, MongoDB and MySQL preferred
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills for technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor and coach talented full stack 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 and product 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 experiences
  • Provide powerful insights by surfacing metrics and performance data to stakeholders and other engineers
  • Work closely with other engineering teams to understand their systems and work within the constraints of different technical stacks
  • Establish and foster a standard of engineer excellence that will maintain stability and quality across all of our systems
  • Ensure quality code and cloud practices are being used by the team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Varied experience with databases, MongoDB and MySQL preferred.