Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Personalization Platform

Nashville Public Radio; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 119,700 - 199,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Pension plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Post digital subscription

Career development programs

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in personalization and scalable full-stack solutions to join our Platform Engineering organization. This role drives growth through AI features and data pipelines that power product decisions for millions of users.

You will design, build, and maintain web applications using Python and AWS, partnering with data scientists, and mentoring engineers while advancing engineering standards and code quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of software development experience with full-stack focus.
• 1+ years working with AI or personalization features.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack web applications using Python and AWS services.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy AI models and recommendations.
• Maintain data pipelines and optimize databases for performance.
• Lead code reviews, establish standards, and mentor engineers.
• Own end-to-end development from idea to production and monitor systems.

Skills

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD

Datadog

Splunk

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Datadog

Job description

The Washington Post is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in personalization and scalable full-stack solutions to join our Platform Engineering organization. This role drives growth through AI features and data pipelines that power product decisions for millions of users.

You will design, build, and maintain web applications using Python and AWS, partnering with data scientists, and mentoring engineers while advancing engineering standards and code quality.