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Full-Stack Software Engineer

The Information Company
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/5/2025

About The Information

The Information is the go-to source of in-depth reporting for the most influential leaders in technology and business. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, our original, high-quality journalism has the power to inform the most consequential decisions shaping our future, and we've built a community of 700,000 active readers who depend on us to do just that. We have a financially healthy business, plenty of capital, and big ambitions to grow our team and business.

About the role

Our engineering team, within our business division, is looking for a driven and collaborative product engineer to help scale, improve, and maintain the technical systems that power our business. In this role, you'll work on building new features, enhancing existing ones, and ensuring the stability and reliability of our platform. Along the way, you'll contribute ideas for improving our systems and identifying opportunities for tech-driven initiatives that move the needle for the business, while also troubleshooting and resolving issues to support a seamless user experience, for both our internal teams and our end users.

What you'll do

  • Participate in the development of new features and improvements, adhering to best practices and ensuring code quality.
  • Continuously improve technical systems to align with evolving business needs.
  • Ensure the reliability and performance of our internal and external facing applications through proactive support and maintenance.
  • Propose and implement tech-driven ideas to move the needle for the business.
  • Diagnose and resolve technical issues to enhance system stability and user experience.
  • Engage in code reviews to share feedback and exchange ideas with peers.
  • Contribute to a culture of learning and teaching by sharing knowledge and supporting team development.
  • Evolve into a Subject Matter Expert (SME), where you'll be the go-to engineer for an area of our business.

Qualifications

  • 2 years of professional experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer, with exposure to web development.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, such as Heroku and Cloudflare (which we use), AWS, or similar platforms.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug technical challenges.
  • Effective communication and teamwork skills, with a collaborative mindset.
  • A willingness to learn, share knowledge, and grow with the team.
  • Experience working in a server-side language (we primarily use Ruby on Rails, but Python, Node, etc., is also acceptable).
  • Experience working in JavaScript and React.
  • Experience working in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
  • Understanding of database architecture.
  • Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience working with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript preferred.
  • Experience with performance optimization or scalability.
  • Familiarity working with a CDP platform like Segment, CustomerIO or BlueConic
  • Benefits

  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
  • Basic life insurance
  • Generous paid leave that increases over time
  • A parental leave policy for new parents
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Additional benefits include commuter benefits, gym and fitness stipend, and phone reimbursement
  • Salary Range : $130,000 - $150,000 USD Annually Bonus Benefits

    The salary range posted is based on the company's good faith belief at the time of the posting. Actual compensation may vary above or below this range based on factors such as location, work experience, and skill level.

    We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.

    Salary : $130,000 - $150,000

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