Washingtonpost
Senior Data Engineer
DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters · Senior · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$120k-$199kDetected 30 days ago
PythonCode ReviewPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedshiftAWSCloud PlatformsDockerCI/CDDatadogSparkData EngineeringData VisualizationLLMsProject ManagementRecruitingHREHR/EMRLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring
About the role
- At The Washington Post, you'll help reinvent news.
- Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
- About Our Team The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on gathering and analyzing project requirements to define technical solutions, and work with cross-functional teams to integrate front-end and back-end solutions, ensuring seamless user experiences.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, and designers, to identify and prioritize project requirements, and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Newsroom and business stakeholders to manage and optimize project timelines, proactively identifying blockers and risks to ensure timely delivery.
Requirements
- Experience with software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven ability to mentor junior engineers, influence team-wide practices, and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug issues across the stack.
- Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is acceptable, but a Master's degree is preferred.
- Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
- 3+ years of overall experience in ETL/ELT, Data modeling, and querying and analyzing large datasets using SQL.
- Strong proficiency with cloud infrastructure, including experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Batch) for building and deploying scalable, reliable, cloud-based applications.
- Strong skills with Docker and ECS are highly preferred.
Skills
- Extensive experience with ETL development using Python and PySpark.
- Experience with AWS Data Lakehouse technologies including Redshift, Athena, EMR, and Glue catalog.
- Strong understanding of Pub/Sub and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with Apache Iceberg, Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB, Tableau, and Superset also highly preferred.
- Experience working with Google Ad Manager data and Ad Tech vendors is a plus.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug issues across the stack.
- Collaboration makes us stronger.
- Compensation and Benefits
- Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
- Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
Compensation
- $119,700 - $199,300 Annual
- The actual salary within this range will depend on individual skills, experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
- This position may be eligible for a bonus or incentive program, and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will discuss bonus payment terms and conditions during the interview process.
Benefits
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
- Robust mental health resources
- Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog) for maintaining application health and performance.
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