Principal Software Engineer - Subscription & Paywall Platforms

Dow Jones

Princeton (NJ)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Commuter Program

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Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a senior software architect to define the technical strategy and architecture for our subscription, billing, and paywall platforms serving B2C and B2B products. You will lead the delivery of scalable full-stack solutions and mentor engineering teams.

You will influence technical direction across multiple squads, address production challenges, and design cloud-native, event-driven systems that are robust at scale.

Qualifications

Requires extensive software engineering experience with focus on large-scale platform architecture and subscription-driven businesses.
Deep expertise in full-stack development and cloud-native architectures; ability to influence technical strategy across teams.

Responsibilities

Define the technical strategy and architecture for subscription, billing, and paywall platforms.
Lead the delivery of scalable full-stack solutions and provide technical mentorship.

Skills

Platform Architecture

Full-stack Development

React

Angular

TypeScript

NodeJS

Distributed Systems

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud-native Architecture

Microservices

Event-driven Systems

API Design

Subscription Management

Paywall Systems

AI and Machine Learning

Job description

Define the technical strategy and architecture for subscription, billing, and paywall platforms supporting B2C and B2B products. Lead the delivery of scalable full-stack solutions while providing technical mentorship and acting as an escalation point for complex production challenges.

Requirements

Requires at least 12 years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on large-scale platform architecture and subscription-driven businesses. Deep expertise in full-stack development, cloud-native architectures, and the ability to influence technical strategy across multiple teams is essential.

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