Senior Software Engineer, Dow Jones

$40-160k

AWS
Docker
Python
Java
Elasticsearch
Linux
C++
Jenkins
Lucene
Mocha
Git
JSON
REST API
DynamoDB
Mid and Senior level
New York

Office located in Princeton, NJ

Dow Jones

Business news and financial information publishing

Job no longer available

Dow Jones

Business news and financial information publishing

1001+ employees

B2CB2BBig dataPublishingContentBusiness Intelligence

Job no longer available

$40-160k

AWS
Docker
Python
Java
Elasticsearch
Linux
C++
Jenkins
Lucene
Mocha
Git
JSON
REST API
DynamoDB
Mid and Senior level
New York

Office located in Princeton, NJ

1001+ employees

B2CB2BBig dataPublishingContentBusiness Intelligence

Company mission

To deliver trusted news and data to help businesses and society make decisions for a better future.

Role

Who you are

  • You will need to bring keen analytical skills and a passion for creative problem-solving
  • We are looking for engineers who are unafraid of learning new technologies
  • Ability to interact, build and maintain effective relationships with peers. This also includes communication channels like email, chat, scrum boards, wiki pages etc
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and programming skills, with high responsibility and care of the details
  • Ability to identify and isolate problem areas within the entire application flow and to investigate the root cause and implement solutions
  • Self-organized, working well independently and in a geographically diverse team environment in a collaborative fashion
  • Ability to implement a scalable solution for a new project as well as migration of legacy projects to new architecture. Produce and maintain proper documentation
  • Ability to identify tech debts and code smells while working on a project and to take steps to reduce them
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 3+ years of design, development, and deployment of application software using Java, C++
  • 2 or more years of experience in Python
  • Ability to turn up quick prototypes into products
  • Excellent understanding of Object Oriented Design and Programming concepts
  • Experience with Git, Jenkins
  • Experience in implementing ReSTful APIs following JSON API standards
  • Experience writing unit, functional, performance, soak and stress tests and experience writing unit tests using NUnit, Mocha
  • Experience in Continuous Integration & Delivery of applications is a bonus
  • Experience with implementing and deploying applications in cloud-based environment is a bonus
  • Experience working with Docker or other container technologies
  • Experience in Linux environment and shell scripting
  • Write efficient code based on feature specifications

Desirable

  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, and Aurora offerings of AWS
  • Experience with Vector Database, ElasticSearch, Lucene/Solr or MarkLogic technologies
  • Experience in logging, monitoring & alerting of applications
  • Experience in Node JS
  • Experience with LLMs

What the job involves

  • The Dow Jones Technology team is modernizing its industry renowned Search platform and is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with passion for building and advancing mission critical product capabilities
  • Our Search platform utilizes leading edge search technologies in conjunction with highly enriched, multilingual content from over 33,000 sources to provide the world's most comprehensive collection of news and data to a broad spectrum of clients
  • You will report into the Manager of Engineering that works on Search technologies
  • We are looking for creative and passionate, self-driven engineers who are hands-on – implementing, deploying code all the way through to production
  • You will be developing & support core Search components, ReSTful APIs & platform infrastructure frameworks while adhering to our SDLC best practices and guidelines
  • You will be working in a team setting, understand and practice agile software development and management
  • You will build and work with the lead on rigorous load, stress and performance tests prior to deploying software
  • You will be required to integrate your work into our automated CI/CD pipeline and measure test coverage. You will be following all the standards processes of SDLC and our test automation framework

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Dow Jones is a global leader in news and business intelligence, powering a range of well-respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial News, MarketWatch, and more. The company delivers its content to consumers through a range of formats, such as print, digital, mobile, and live events.

As companies seek to draw Millennials and Gen Z consumers to their platforms, adaptability is vital, since they are driving the demand for innovative tools and techniques, as the world evolves toward the digital-first era. Dow Jones has proven its ability to meet product optimization challenges with its reimagined Factiva offering that includes a list of new features, such as personalized results, an easy-to-use modern interface, and faster free-text search, all with a mobile-first design that adapts to any device.

The company has also focused on new product innovation by expanding its portfolio of capabilities and partnerships, further expanding into AI-powered personalization technologies and ongoing digital transformation. Already a powerhouse in the market, Dow Jones is well set to capitalize on future expansion and innovation opportunities and between 2019 and 2024, doubled its digital subscription base from 2.43 million to 4.86 million.

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3% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company HQ

Theater District, New York, NY

Founders

Almar Latour

(CEO, not founder)

Before becoming the CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, they were the Publisher of Barron’s Group and Executive VP of Dow Jones. They were also the previous Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal.

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