About the position
The Content Management System (CMS) and Tools team is looking for a creative and passionate Senior Software Engineer to shape the future of our global Content Management System (CMS). A successful candidate will be part of a technology team where everyone has the opportunity to create and advance new ideas and to shape the future of our company by building industry-leading software. Our engineering teams play a critical role in all stages of the product life-cycle, so we look for people who crave ownership, enjoy solving the hard problems and have the initiative to fix things that aren't working. The team is looking for experienced software developers (15+ years) who have a passion for building mission-critical software solutions. Our platform supports a dynamic business that provides market moving News and Data to a broad spectrum of clients ranging from microsecond counting Hedge Funds through multi-million dollar Wealth Managers. You will need to bring keen analytical skills and a passion for creative problem solving. We are looking for engineers who are unafraid of learning new technologies. The Dow Jones Newswires segment of the News Alerts and Data (NA&D) business line has embarked on a strategic investment program to modernize its content publishing platform to allow it to build on its past successes and enhance it for the future. You will report into the Engineering team that is aligned with the Professional Information Business product line within Dow Jones.
Responsibilities
- Work with all levels of management and clearly express ideas and progress towards deliverables.
- Dissect complex algorithms and create enterprise-class software solutions.
- Identify and isolate problem areas within the entire application flow, investigate the underlying cause and implement solutions.
- Work in a geographically diverse team depending on specific project needs.
- Use Agile/Scrum to organize work.
Requirements
- Blazor (Microsoft's web development platform) with 2+ years of experience.
- Windows developer with 15+ years of experience building tightly coupled client/server and web applications.
- Web front end development in JavaScript, CSS, HTML.
- Significant experience with user interface design.
- Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
Nice-to-haves
- Object-Oriented Design and Programming skills.
- Hands-on application troubleshooting and debugging skills, including using tools such as Visual Studio debugger and Windows Event Viewer.
- Experience with unit testing.
- Experience with Agile methodology.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.
- Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits.
- Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
