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Job type full-time
Full job description
U.sNews & world report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their livesWe publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 yearsOur platforms on usnews.com include education, health, money, travel, cars, news and 360 reviews.
We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platformsOur signature franchises include our “best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and moreThese guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisionsWe continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative best colleges and best hospitals rankings on our website and in printAnd our u.sNews live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including healthcare of tomorrow and healthiest communities.
Your role in helping us shape the future:
We are looking for an enthusiastic software developer with an interest in building dynamic, data-driven products to join our advertising technology team.
U.sNews empowers everyone to thriveThe developers at u.sNews have a great deal of independence and a minimum of overheadWe leverage react.js, python, aws cloud, google bigquery, data science, conversational ai and other latest technologies to propel u.sNews forward in the digital media industry.
The successful candidate will become an influential member of a passionate, friendly, and growing team that creates web applications which reach millions of visitors monthlyDevelopers typically see applications through from beginning to end, working directly with project owners to create, implement, upgrade, optimize, and test features and projects.
We offer a casual work environmentOur offices are in the georgetown neighborhood of washington, d.cWe are also open to having this person work remotely from anywhere in the u.s.
Are you up to the challenge?
This position requires comfort working with frontend technologies for web site development, especially those geared towards targeting, serving, and tracking web advertisingOur developers thrive in a collaborative environment but also excel at solving challenges independentlyWe use many different technologies and operate in many different environments, and we work together with designers, analysts, stakeholders, and testers to build products as efficiently and effectively as possibleWe do not like to pigeonhole our developers; every team member has their own areas of expertise and interest, but the most successful are unafraid to explore unfamiliar parts of the stackWe also believe in perpetual self-improvement, and expect our employees to continue to work towards developing their own skills and the skills of those around them.
You should definitely have experience with:
Modern javascript frameworks, such as react, vue, or angular 2+
Web advertising technologies, including some or all of the following:
Google publisher tag, doubleclick for publishers, google ads, or google ad manager
Header bidders, especially prebidjs
Native advertising providers like nativo
Custom-built advertising creatives
Data management platforms like permutive
Tag managers like tealium
Web styling with css preprocessors or css-in-js
Modern javascript patterns and es6
Unix-based operating systems, such as linux or mac os x, along with the shells and command-line tools available in those environments
Version control, such as git
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
It would be nice if you had experience with:
Ci/cd pipelines such as jenkins
Cloud environments such as aws
Server-side technologies, such as python, java, or nodejs
Databases, such as postgresql
Data ingestion/transformation
What it’s like to work with us:
Talent is our best asset!
We invest in people with passion and potential who understand u.sNews’ dedication to our consumers.
Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity
Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
Collaborative work environment ~ fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers
Other job info:
These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this jobThis is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
