Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and O the Oprah Magazine. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone. 

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels - print, digital, video and social – with sophisticated content creation, distribution and data capabilities. We create, package and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

* We are open to fully remote work for this position, and you can be based out of any of the 16 states in which Hearst Magazines does business: NY, PA, TX, FL, MI, CA, TN, VA, AL, CO, IL, MA, MD, NC, NJ, OH, OR, SC.

Your Impact:

Hearst's internal technology team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer candidate. You will be building technology that powers our extensive publishing tools and rich content experiences.

You'll join a diverse, supportive community of engineers who are creating a modern content technology stack - built from the ground up - giving our clients and users tools that enable them to tell amazing stories and run their businesses more effectively. We're using modern web technologies to do this, like React, GraphQL, node.js and Python. We're building an open, service-oriented platform driven by APIs and belief in crafting simple, elegant solutions to complex technological and product problems. Our platform is built on AWS and Kubernetes with deployments automated through Slack bots.

What You'll Do:

• Write, test, debug code in a full javascript stack across microservices that use Node.js, React, Typescript, Apollo GraphQL, or Next.js. 
• Work and collaborate with lead engineers to deliver high-quality work.
• Be an important part of defining and estimating the work that the team commits to.
• Mentor software engineers as needed, answer questions and resolve issues or concerns brought by team members.
• Participate in all scrum ceremonies.
• Work across teams with other engineers and/or disciplines with product owners, designers, etc.
• Participate in product and software design discussions, working directly with other engineers, product and design teams, DevOps, and other stakeholders.

Who You Are:

• You have 5+ years of experience.
• You have a positive and empathetic attitude.
• You are interested in full-stack JavaScript development and can independently write performant and maintainable code.
• You desire to learn and continuously improve individually and as part of a team.
• You have strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

The base salary for this role is between $129,000 and $160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York State. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York State, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. 

The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.