Principal Software Engineer - Subscription & Paywall Platforms

News Corporation; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 240,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

News Corporation, based in Princeton, New Jersey, seeks a seasoned technical leader to define the architecture and strategy for subscription and identity platforms. The role requires extensive experience in digital media, full-stack software development, and operational leadership in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate should have a robust background in managing large-scale platform architectures, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering high-impact technology solutions. A comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare and retirement plans, is offered.

Qualifications

• 12 years of software engineering experience in platform architecture.
• Experience in publishing, SaaS, e-commerce, or subscription-driven businesses.
• Expertise in full-stack development including front-end and backend technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision for subscription and billing platforms.
• Lead design and delivery of scalable full-stack solutions.
• Serve as technical advisor and mentor for engineering standards.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Digital media experience

Full-stack software development

Subscription management systems

AI and machine learning

Tools

React

NodeJS

SQL/NoSQL Databases

Cloud platforms

Job description

About the Role:

This role sits within the Enterprise Technology organization and is responsible for defining technical strategy, driving cross-team architecture decisions, and ensuring the long-term scalability, reliability, and performance of critical revenue-generating systems.

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.

You Will:

• Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term roadmap for subscription, entitlement, identity, billing, and paywall platforms supporting both consumer and enterprise customers

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable full-stack solutions, influencing technical direction across multiple teams while making architectural decisions that improve reliability, performance, security, and developer productivity

• Act as a senior technical advisor and mentor, raising engineering standards through design reviews, technical guidance, and hands‑on leadership in solving the organization's most complex engineering challenges

• Serve as the technical escalation point for the organization's most complex production challenges, rapidly diagnosing cross-system issues and coordinating solutions across multiple engineering teams and platforms

• Own the end-to-end delivery of high-impact platform investments, maintaining a hands‑on role in architecture, coding, implementation, and operational readiness from inception through successful production launch and adoption

You Have:

• At least 12 years’ professional software engineering experience in which you were responsible for large-scale platform architecture and technical leadership

• Experience in digital media, publishing, SaaS, streaming, e-commerce, or other subscription-driven businesses which included paywall management systems

• Deep expertise in full-stack software development, including modern front-end technologies (React, Angular, TypeScript, or similar), NodeJS, backend services, APIs, distributed systems, SQL/NoSQL Databases and cloud-native architectures

• Proven experience building and operating subscription management, paywall, entitlement, identity, account, or recurring revenue platforms at scale

• Experience applying AI and machine learning to subscription businesses

• Strong background in software architecture, microservices, event‑driven systems, API design, data architecture, cloud platforms, and engineering practices supporting high‑availability production environments

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy, align multiple engineering teams, and successfully lead cross-functional initiatives

• Experience supporting large-scale subscription, entitlement, identity, or paywall platforms in production

• Demonstrated ability to independently own the delivery of complex platform capabilities from technical design through production launch

• Experience with experimentation platforms, personalization systems, pricing optimization, customer lifecycle management, or enterprise licensing and access management solutions

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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 under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category: Software Product Engineering

Union Status: Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $240,000 - $290,000

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.

Req ID: 53867