Senior Software Developer (Python, Data, React, AI)

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

Job Description

Job Description

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and Insurance. We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our ?Best? series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow . We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. We are looking for an enthusiastic Full Stack Senior Software Developer with an interest in building dynamic, data-driven products. We value an ?AI-first? mindset, requiring a positive attitude toward using AI tools to maximize efficiency and workflows. The developers at U.S. News have a great deal of independence and a minimum of overhead. By leveraging the latest AI-coding tools, React, Python, Amazon Web Services, Google BigQuery, data science toolkits and other modern technologies, you?ll be driving a major transformation within U.S. News. The successful candidate will become an influential member of a passionate, friendly and growing team that creates web applications which reach millions of visitors monthly. Developers typically see applications through from beginning to end, working directly with product owners to create, implement, upgrade, optimize and test features and projects. Are you up to the challenge?

Join the Hospital Data Insights engineering team on U.S. News Health: we build and operate hospital data products?including ingestion pipelines, APIs and customer-facing applications?under strict launch schedules. This is a senior, backend- and data-heavy role. You will build and maintain Python services and PostgreSQL-backed data workflows (ETL, validation, reliability) and partner with product and methodology stakeholders when datasets or launch timelines shift. React and modern web standards matter when the application layer needs changes, but most of your impact is in data correctness, pipeline automation, and production operations ? not greenfield UI alone. Our team uses AI-assisted development (Cursor, agents and similar tools) as part of everyday delivery?investigation, implementation, review and documentation. You will collaborate with engineers, analysts and product owners on a fast-moving Health portfolio; you will also be trusted to work through ambiguous, legacy-heavy problems calmly as release dates approach.

As a senior software developer on HDI, you will:

• Design, build and operate data pipelines and backend services that power hospital insights products
• Improve ETL automation, monitoring and data quality as volumes and module complexity grow
• Partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders through coordinated releases (including embargo-driven launches)
• Employ an AI-first approach to investigation, implementation, and code review
• Develop and maintain clean, efficient, well-tested code
• Make pragmatic architecture decisions, mentor others, and serve as a technical role model responsible for promoting the overall quality of our team and technology beyond your individual contributions
• Collaborate closely with product owners and stakeholders on product requirements to streamline and understand new feature work