Software Engineer II, Search

Dow Jones & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Insurance Plans

Lifestyle programs & WellnessResources

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits & Caregiving...

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones & Co. in New York is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Search team.

You will design and build the search APIs, and the semantic and lexical search systems that connect millions of users with relevant content across our digital products. You will design, build, and own reliable backend services, APIs, and platform components, driving projects from planning through release with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience in backend or platform environments.
• Experience designing and scaling search or information retrieval systems, including familiarity with embeddings and vector databases.
• Experience implementing RESTful APIs, multi-region/multi-environment systems with CI/CD, high availability and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend services, APIs, and platform components, driving delivery from planning through release with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and QA to translate requirements into technical solutions while improving monitoring, observability, and operational readiness for critical services.

Skills

Backend development

Search systems

REST APIs

Multi-region systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Chef

Jenkins

Job description

Dow Jones & Co.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets.

NYC - 1155 Ave of the Americas

Full time

Job Description

Evergreen pipeline

About the Team

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Search team in New York. You will design and build the search APIs, semantic and lexical search systems that connect millions of users with the most relevant content across our digital products.

You Will

• Design & Build: Design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend services, APIs, and platform components, driving the delivery of projects from planning through release with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate & Optimize: Partner closely with engineering, product, and QA stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions while improving monitoring, alerting, observability, and operational readiness for critical services.

You Have

• 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience in backend or platform environments.
• Experience designing and scaling search or information retrieval systems, including familiarity with semantic search, embeddings and vector databases.
• Experience implementing RESTful APIs following industry standards.
• Experience implementing, testing, deploying, troubleshooting and supporting multi-region, multi-environment systems with CI/CD, high availability and disaster recovery.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Chef) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerised deployments in production environments.
• Comfort adopting AI-assisted development workflows.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience is preferred.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category

Software Product Engineering

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range

$90,000 - $110,000

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.