Full Stack Software Engineer, Subscriptions 2

washpost; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Subscriptions team. You will build and evolve high-quality customer-facing web experiences across the full stack, owning features from implementation through production support.

You will work with React, TypeScript, Java, and Node.js, across AWS and CI/CD pipelines, in a monorepo-based codebase, contributing to tooling, automation, and observability.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a 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.

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, tooling, and automation where appropriate.
• Own features and technical solutions from implementation through deployment, observability, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Work effectively within monorepo-based codebases, contributing to shared libraries, tooling, build systems, and development practices.
• Contribute to AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and developer tooling that support reliable software delivery.
• Help operate and improve engineering platforms and services such as Jenkins and Airflow.
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation, including incident response, troubleshooting, and follow-up improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver effective solutions.
• Communicate progress, technical decisions, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively.
• Use AI throughout the engineering lifecycle and explore effective ways to apply it to implementation, testing, debugging, investigation, documentation, and automation.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Java

Node.js

AWS

CI/CD

Monorepo

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Airflow

Job description

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 News 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

We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Subscriptions team at The Washington Post. This role is centered on building and evolving high-quality customer-facing web experiences while contributing across the full application stack. You will own meaningful features and technical work, collaborate on engineering decisions, and help build reliable, maintainable systems that support our subscription products.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, along with experience in Java - our primary backend language - and Node.js. You should be comfortable working across AWS, CI/CD, production systems, and monorepo-based codebases. We value initiative, collaboration, strong communication, and meaningful day-to-day use of AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development, problem solving, and effectiveness.

What Motivates You

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the customer experiences and systems you build.
• Passionate about creating reliable, performant, accessible, and maintainable web applications.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of features and technical problems.
• Interested in working across frontend applications, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and production operations.
• Actively uses AI as part of day-to-day engineering and looks for new ways to improve development, quality, and productivity.
• Enjoys collaborating with others, sharing knowledge, and communicating technical ideas clearly.

How You'll Support the Mission

• 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, tooling, and automation where appropriate.
• Own features and technical solutions from implementation through deployment, observability, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Work effectively within monorepo-based codebases, contributing to shared libraries, tooling, build systems, and development practices.
• Contribute to AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and developer tooling that support reliable software delivery.
• Help operate and improve engineering platforms and services such as Jenkins and Airflow.
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation, including incident response, troubleshooting, and follow-up improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver effective solutions.
• Communicate progress, technical decisions, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively.
• Use AI throughout the engineering lifecycle and explore effective ways to apply it to implementation, testing, debugging, investigation, documentation, and automation.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a 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.
• Solid understanding of frontend engineering fundamentals, including component design, state management, testing, performance, accessibility, responsive design, and web standards.
• Experience working in shared or monorepo-based codebases and contributing to common libraries, dependencies, or development tooling.
• Familiarity with AWS, CI/CD, and production observability concepts.
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting production applications.
• Ability to independently deliver well-defined features and technical tasks while seeking guidance when working through more complex or unfamiliar problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders.
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