Senior Software Engineer, Backend and Data Platforms

Dow Jones; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

30 days paid time off

Meal Vouchers

Retirement Plans

Wellness Resources

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Financial Health Programs

Cybersecurity Protection

Descripción de la vacante

Dow Jones is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Barcelona to design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and APIs. You will lead complex features, optimize performance, and work with product, QA, and data teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, and improve observability and reliability across critical services, while aligning work with business goals in a global media technology environment.

Formación

• 4-6+ years of professional software engineering experience in backend or platform environments.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Python for production-grade backend systems and APIs.
• Deep experience with AWS services, Linux environments, CI/CD pipelines, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis) and data platforms/pipelines (Snowflake).
• Strong communication skills and ability to align technical work with business goals.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions and standards.

Conocimientos

Java

Spring Boot

Python

AWS

Linux

CI/CD

Microservices

Distributed systems

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Redis

Snowflake

Data pipelines

Herramientas

SQL

CI/CD tools

Descripción del empleo

About the Team
Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

Spain - Barcelona
Full time
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Job Description

About the Team
Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and platform capabilities that power product experiences, internal tools, and business-critical workflows. You will lead the development of complex features and systems, improve the performance, reliability, and observability of critical services, and work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact solutions. You will be part of the Technology team.

You Will

• Design & Build: Design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend services, APIs, and platform components, driving the delivery of projects from planning through release with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate & Optimize: Partner closely with engineering, product, and QA stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions while improving monitoring, alerting, observability, and operational readiness for critical services.
• Mentor & Lead: Act as a go-to technical contributor for debugging and problem-solving, contributing to architecture decisions and engineering standards, and raising team effectiveness by mentoring junior engineers.

You Have

• 4-6+ years of professional software engineering experience in backend or platform environments.
• Strong hands-on experience building production-grade backend systems and APIs with proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Python.
• Deep experience with AWS services, Linux environments, CI/CD pipelines, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis) and familiarity with data platforms and pipelines.
• Familiarity with Data platforms and pipelines using Snowflake and modern data orchestration, transformation, and modeling practices.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging for technical and non-technical audiences and connect technical work to business goals.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (30 days a year)
• Meal Vouchers
• Retirement Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Financial Health Programs
• Cybersecurity Protection

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, people with disabilities, and those from underrepresented groups.

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category: Software Product Engineering

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: 45,000 € - 65,000 €

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Req ID: 54987