Senior Data & Backend Software Engineer (AI-Driven)

US News & World Report ,L.P.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Developer for the Hospital Data Insights team in Washington, DC. The role focuses on backend services, data pipelines, ETL automation, and AI-assisted development to deliver data-driven hospital insights applications.

The successful candidate will work with product owners, engineers and analysts to build, test and deploy scalable web applications used by millions of visitors.

Qualifications

• Senior backend- and data-heavy role involving data pipelines and services.
• Experience with modern tech stack including Python, React and cloud services.
• Ability to collaborate with product owners and stakeholders on requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate data pipelines and backend services powering hospital insights products.
• Improve ETL automation, monitoring and data quality as volumes grow.
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams during releases.
• Apply AI-first approach to investigation, implementation, and code review.
• Develop and maintain clean, well-tested code.
• Mentor others and champion overall team quality and standards.

Skills

React

Python

AWS

BigQuery

PostgreSQL

ETL

Data pipelines

AI tools

Cursor

Git

Tools

Cursor AI tools

Git

Job description

U.S. News & World Report is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Developer for the Hospital Data Insights team in Washington, DC. The role focuses on backend services, data pipelines, ETL automation, and AI-assisted development to deliver data-driven hospital insights applications.

The successful candidate will work with product owners, engineers and analysts to build, test and deploy scalable web applications used by millions of visitors.