Full Stack Engineer, Subscriptions Platform (React/Java)

The Washington Post; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Pension and 401(k) match

Vacation & sick leave

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Subscriptions team in Washington, DC. You will design and build customer-facing subscription experiences using React and TypeScript, primarily with Java and Node.js in a monorepo environment.

You will own features end-to-end and contribute to AWS/infrastructure and tooling. Collaborate with product and engineering partners, participate in on-call rotations, and apply AI-assisted engineering to improve development, testing,

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience building and supporting production applications.
• 2+ years of frontend development experience with React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience building or integrating with backend services and APIs, preferably using Java.
• Experience with Node.js in areas such as services, APIs, automation, build tooling, or developer tooling.
• Strong frontend fundamentals: component design, state management, testing, performance, accessibility.
• Experience in monorepo-based codebases and shared libraries/tools.
• Familiarity with AWS, CI/CD, and production observability concepts.
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting production applications.
• Ability to deliver features independently while seeking guidance for complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaboration with engineers, product partners.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools in day-to-day development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and operate customer-facing subscription experiences using React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Contribute to frontend engineering decisions involving component design, state management, performance, accessibility, testing, and maintainability.
• Build and integrate with backend services and APIs, primarily in Java, while contributing to Node.js services and tooling.
• Own features and technical solutions from implementation through deployment, observability, and production support.
• Work within monorepo-based codebases, contributing to shared libraries and development practices.
• Contribute to AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, IaC, and developer tooling for reliable software delivery.
• Help operate and improve engineering platforms and services like Jenkins and Airflow.
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, troubleshooting, and follow-up improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
• Communicate progress and risks clearly; apply AI effectively across the lifecycle.

Skills

React

JavaScript/TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Java backend

Node.js

Monorepo

AWS, CI/CD

AI-assisted engineering

Ownership & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Node.js

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

The Washington Post is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Subscriptions team in Washington, DC. You will design and build customer-facing subscription experiences using React and TypeScript, primarily with Java and Node.js in a monorepo environment.

You will own features end-to-end and contribute to AWS/infrastructure and tooling. Collaborate with product and engineering partners, participate in on-call rotations, and apply AI-assisted engineering to improve development, testing,