Staff Software Engineer Newsletter & Alerts Delivery
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Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology Engineering Data Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions we shape the digital landscape for our customers readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data mobile video and social platforms our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.
Dow Jones is looking for a Staff Engineer to serve as a technical anchor for the high-volume delivery systems spanning email mobile push notifications SMS and web alerts. This role is essential for ensuring the reliable scalable and timely distribution of content from leading brands like The Wall Street Journal Barrons and MarketWatch to millions of users. As a Staff Engineer you will set the technical direction for the platform drive decisions that span multiple teams and raise the engineering bar through your work and influence.
Drive the technical roadmap and architecture for high-scale messaging infrastructure (Email Push SMS) ensuring high availability scalability and sound system design.
Serve as the platform SME for integrations (e.g. Braze Airship Sailthru) optimizing for targeting personalization and deliverability.
Lead by example with hands-on engineering contributing high-quality code to the teams most complex high-risk initiatives.
Mentor and elevate the engineering team through active design/code reviews technical guidance and clear documentation.
Partner with cross-functional leadership (Product Engineering Infrastructure) to translate business needs into robust technical strategies.
Champion operational and engineering excellence defining standards for testing CI/CD observability and resilient incident response.
Pioneer responsible AI-augmented development (e.g. Copilot Claude) setting team practices that balance velocity with risk management.
7 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record at a senior or staff level delivering complex high-traffic backend systems.
Deep AWS and proficiency including practical experience designing operating and defending scalable cloud architectures (e.g. Lambda SQS SNS DynamoDB).
High-volume messaging expertise with a strong technical understanding of email deliverability (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) native mobile push pipelines and SMS systems at scale.
Advanced system design skills with a demonstrated ability to architect reliable low-latency systems that handle millions of daily messages with graceful degradation.
Strong technical communication and influence capable of writing clear design docs articulating trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and building alignment without authority.
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
Meal benefit with Pluxee (171/month on top of your salary)
Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter Classpass etc.)
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
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Business Area:
Dow Jones - Technology
Job Category:
Software Product Engineering
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Non-Union roleBase Pay Range: 70000 - 90000
Were committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidates experience skills location and other relevant factors.
For bonus-eligible roles targets are determined based on multiple considerations including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health retirement wellbeing and more along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Dow Jones is the definitive source of premium business news, data and intelligence that moves markets and minds. Dow Jones helps you cut through the noise and act with clarity. Whether you're navigating risk, seizing market opportunity, or staying ahead of global events, Dow Jones giv ... View more
