Senior Web Software Engineer

Job Function IT Development
Job Locations GBR-LONDON


Company Overview:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world's largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Job Description:

Senior Web Software Engineer

We are looking for creative and passionate Senior Software Engineers who want to be part of a growing technology team where everyone has the opportunity to come up with new ideas and to shape the future of our company in building game-changing software. Our engineers play a critical role in all stages of the product lifecycle, so we look for people who crave ownership, enjoy solving the hard problems and have the initiative to fix things that aren't working.

Responsibilities:

• As part of a cross-functional agile software team, you will design, implement,and maintain our web applications in a highly collaborative environment
• Participate and lead technical discussions about technology, infrastructure and consider the pros/cons of a technology choice based on business value, scalability, maintainability and project delivery performance.
• Support Dow Jones technical cultural values and are capable of driving toward solutions independently, seeking feedback when appropriate.
• Maintain and share knowledge in emerging technologies and tools in the industry
• Being able to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Computer Science or equivalent degree
• 5+ years experience developing web applications
• Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
• Working knowledge of web based technologies with a combination of the following: Node.js, React, JSON, NoSQL, SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in Node.js
• Fluency in one JavaScript Frameworks preferably React
• Exposure to Docker, AWS or other cloud or container based application deployment a plus
• Web technologies like HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
• Experience with NoSQL - S3, Redis, Memcached, BigQuery, ElastiCache, ORM

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest newsgathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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