Senior Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

Ground News; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ground News is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own core backend systems at the heart of our platform. You’ll collaborate with the backend chapter and the Core Experience pod to deliver robust features.

Join a small, collaborative team that values creativity and diverse perspectives, and help build scalable solutions that empower readers to compare news sources and uncover media bias.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly take ownership of customer-facing features and deliver new developments within weeks.
• Engage in end-to-end projects from conception to design and implementation.
• Work cross-departmentally to communicate technical aspects to non-technical stakeholders.

Job description

• We are a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources and read between the lines of media bias.
• We are supported by readers who pay for a subscription.

The Opportunity:

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work on core systems that make Ground News tick.
• You'll sit with our backend chapter and collaborate with the Core Experience pod.
• You will report to the Head of Engineering and work closely with the engineering team.

What You'll Do:

• Rapidly take ownership of customer-facing features and deliver new developments within weeks.
• Engage in end-to-end projects from conception to design and implementation.
• Work cross-departmentally to communicate technical aspects to non-technical stakeholders.

We are a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources and media bias. Our small, collaborative team values creativity and diverse perspectives.