Senior Software Engineer, Data Platforms

dowjones; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Remote work 3 months/yr

Meal benefit

Retirement plan

Insurance plans

Well-being allowance

Family care benefits

Discounts

Employee referral program

Descripción de la vacante

Dow Jones is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable backend services powering product experiences and internal tools. You will lead complex features, improve performance and observability, and collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, and QA.

The role requires 4–6+ years in backend or platform environments, with strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Python, AWS, Linux, and CI/CD.

Formación

• 4–6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, and Python.
• Experience building production-grade backend systems and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Linux, CI/CD, microservices, and distributed systems.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and own reliable backend services and APIs.
• Improve monitoring, observability, and operational readiness for critical services.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architecture decisions.

Conocimientos

Java

Spring Boot

Python

AWS

Linux

CI/CD

Microservices

Distributed systems

Redis

Snowflake

Herramientas

Redis

Snowflake

Descripción del empleo

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 by Dow Jones)

• Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)

• Possibility to work remote for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter

• Meal benefit with Pluxee (171€/month on top of your salary)

• Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter, Classpass, etc.)

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program(2,500 USD for referring a talent)

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.

Reasonable Accommodation

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union roleBase 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.