Job Description
Arc XP (www.arcxp.com )is a cloud-based digital experience platform that helps enterprise companies, retail brands and media and entertainment organizations create and distribute content, drive digital commerce, and deliver powerful multichannel experiences. A division of The Washington Post, Arc XP has powered the digital transformation of customers across the globe, currently serving more than 1,500 sites in 25 countries that reach more than 1.5 billion unique visitors monthly.
The Washington Post is hiring a Software Engineer for our Media (Video, Audio and Photo) engineering team. This team works across the spectrum of Video, Audio and Photo systems including the public facing video and audio players and newsroom facing management systems. We are looking for a self-driven engineer with a conscientious mentality and a relentless commitment to quality and stability. In this role, your contributions would directly support our world class Newsroom and their award winning journalism.
Responsibilities
Develop new features/optimizations on our custom built Audio and Video players.
Build dynamic new features across both the front-end and the back-end of Audio/Video/Photo content management systems.
Integrate photo/video/audio content across The Post’s publishing landscape and platforms
Collaborate with designers to implement and extend our Design System across components.
Use your experience to help guide technical decisions and participate in technical architecture discussions.
Enhance the ad monetization and performance of Audio and Video players
Work directly with product managers and occasionally stakeholders from either the Newsroom or other internal teams to help translate business requirements into technical tasks.
Serve in an on-call capacity.
What we’re looking for
It’s okay to not meet 100% of these requirements! We’re primarily looking for people who meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn new technologies and expand their skill set.
Experienced in building web-based, distributed, multi-tenant, and multi-tier applications using java and javascript.
Capable of designing, building, and testing web services and APIs.
Good knowledge of Spring, REST, Service Oriented Architecture, Docker, and container services.
Experience working with VOD and live video asset management and encoding.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into high-level designs and act as a subject matter expert in software design, architecture, implementation, deployment, and support across our full platform
Knowledge of NoSQL, queues, caches is a plus
Strong understanding of AWS or other cloud technologies
Worked with CI/CD tools with an emphasis on building quality code and speed to market.
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies such as javascript and single page application frameworks and their interactions with APIs
Experience in agile software development teams working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders.
Working knowledge of Java/SQL is desirable.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building web applications on AWS.
Practical experience in client-side build/config management and testing tools like Webpack, Jasmine, Karma etc
Experience with end-to-end testing frameworks.
Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences
Experience analyzing application and cloud environment performance.
Eagerness to explore and learn new programming languages, tools and applications.
Experience incorporating analytics instrumentation and enabling A/B testing.
Exposure to using Splunk as a debug tool is a plus
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
The innovation doesn’t end in the Newsroom – dozens of teams powerThe Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator – how will youImpact Tomorrow?
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