Remote Senior Engineer, Web and Publishing Products

Description:

• ProPublica is seeking a full-stack senior product engineer to lead work on their publishing systems and core website.
• This role is essential for amplifying ProPublica’s mission of publishing impactful web-first journalism by creating scalable, efficient, and user-centric products.
• The candidate will contribute to both the long-term product roadmap and hands-on development.
• Responsibilities include shipping high-quality and resilient software, collaborating with designers, product managers, data analysts, engineers, and agency partners.
• The engineer will write code, contribute to documentation, mentor peers, and proactively solve problems.
• The position involves acting as the primary technical point of contact for the web publishing system and leading the planning and execution of tools and product features.
• The engineer will collaborate with designers and engineering leaders to establish technical standards for front-end web development.
• They will build tools and product features that showcase journalism across various platforms, including web and third-party ecosystems like Apple News and Google News.
• The role requires evaluating new products and features, troubleshooting issues, and leading improvements for performance, reliability, and security.
• The engineer will serve as a subject-matter expert on the website and web platform, providing guidance and mentorship to developers.
• Staying informed about industry trends and tools to enhance the newsroom’s digital capabilities is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a deep understanding of and care for the open web.
• A minimum of five years of experience with modern content-management systems, preferably WordPress, is required, along with strong proficiency in PHP and experience in building extensions and integrations.
• Experience with modern, well-structured, standards-based HTML and CSS is necessary, as well as website optimization using core web vitals.
• Proficiency in writing vanilla JavaScript and using front-end development frameworks such as Svelte or React is required.
• Experience with AWS-based website infrastructure and tools is essential.
• Candidates should have expertise in using APIs to query and modify CMS content.
• Familiarity with templating languages such as Twig or Liquid is preferred.
• Knowledge of popular third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Parse.ly, and Google Tag Manager, is necessary.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, small, efficient teams is required, along with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for this role.

Benefits:

• This is a full-time position that includes benefits.
• ProPublica is open to remote candidates, with offices located in various cities including New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Austin, Texas, Phoenix, and Berkeley, California.
• The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 to $145,000, with final figures based on experience, accomplishments, and location.
• ProPublica is committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from traditionally underrepresented communities.
• The organization is an equal opportunity employer, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any kind.