Senior Software Engineer

Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer

Dow Jones      Barcelona       Job ID   

About the Team:

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.

About the Role:

Our engineering teams' guiding principle and its philosophy have always been to get things right through practicing disciplined engineering, not cutting corners, and of course having fun while we are at it. We believe in enabling ownership at all levels of the organization and empowering teams. If this culture is for you, you will learn a lot while enjoying everyday and staying abreast with cutting-edge industry technologies and practices collaborating in a high performing engineering team.

The Professional Information Business Engineering Team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer based in Barcelona, who will manage the development, integration, support and maintenance of content processing and editorial applications and ensure that they follow established SDLC policies, procedures and guidelines. We are looking for creative and passionate engineers who want to be hands-on, design, implement and own code all the way through deployment and in production.

You Will:

• Play an essential role in all stages of the product life cycle, take ownership and have the initiative for building new software and ensure existing is functioning

• Handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end

• Lead technical discussions and lead technical decisions covering their responsibilities

• Understand and practice Agile software development and management

• Build rigorous load, stress and performance unit tests before deploying software

• Join a functional, collaborative fun, team 

• Work with the latest technologies

You Have:

• 2-4 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying backend applications

• .Net Framework with C# in building robust applications including asynchronous programming, queuing, caching, logging, xml/json serialization and security

• Troubleshooting middle-tier and database applications

• Skilled in SQL Server with T-SQL and stored procedures, focusing on transactions, ACID compliance, data normalization, and query optimization

• Competent in data access from .NET using ORM (Entity Framework or Dapper) and direct queries

• Proficiency writing unit, functional, performance, soak, and stress tests

• Familiarity or interest in infrastructure as code (Terraform, Chef)

• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and AWS or Azure

• Knowledge of designing RESTful JSON APIs

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Family Care Benefits

• Access to Dow Jones Products

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

• Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Program

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, people with disabilities, and those from underrepresented groups. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role