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Ballast Research ยท 1 day ago

Senior Engineer

positionWashington, DC
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$115K/yr - $150K/yr
date6+ years exp

Ballast Research is looking for an innovative, analytical, and curious Senior Engineer. In this role, you will build products to amplify the impact of Pulitzer Prize winning journalism, collaborating with Product and Design teams to develop technical solutions and ensure system reliability.

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Responsibilities

Hit the ground running to write, test, debug, document, and deploy code across our full stack
Partner with the Product and Design teams to collaboratively translate ambiguous requirements into well-scoped technical solutions
Participate in and contribute to code reviews, stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and technical documentation
Participate in on-call rotation (outside of standard business hours) to monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents, ensuring system reliability and uptime
Research and recommend technical solutions for future product features, evaluating new technologies and presenting recommendations with clear tradeoff analysis
Demonstrate technical leadership by mentoring engineers, establishing best practices, and helping maintain quality standards across the engineering department

Qualification

Full-stack developmentJavaScript/TypeScriptCloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)PythonReact/React NativeDjangoGraphQLTechnical leadershipDockerTerraformScalable systems designMedia/publishing platformsData pipelines

Required

6+ years of full-stack software development experience, including 3+ years of full-stack web development (frontend and backend)
Professional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and at least one backend language (Python preferred)
Experience deploying and maintaining production systems using cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), containerization, and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred

Experience with React/React Native, Django, GraphQL, and infrastructure tools (Docker, Terraform)
2+ years in a technical leadership role (leading projects, mentoring, or architectural decisions)
Experience designing scalable systems and working with AWS/GCP cloud services
Background in media/publishing platforms with third-party integrations and data pipelines

Company

Ballast Research

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Ballast Research is improving conversations between and among the highest levels of public policy.
dateFounded in 2013
location
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.ballastresearch.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2020-12-15Acquired
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