Job Description: Boston.com and BostonGlobe.com have an immediate need for a Software Engineer. You will join a team that:
- Reviews and influences ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for boston.com and bostonglobe.com.
- Delivers innovative business solutions and pushes technological boundaries to support our award winning newsroom
- Determines how over one million readers consume news and information about their local communities and the world.
The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of software engineering best practices and an intense drive to learn how to improve our core products and services
Responsibilities:
- Possesses an excellent understanding of software engineering best practices and an intense drive to learn how to improve our core products and services.
- Reviews and influences ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for the Boston Globe, boston.com and bostonglobe.com.
- Develops innovative media and business solutions through process engineering, collaborating with our customers to recommend changes in policies and procedures when appropriate, and delivering high quality software through a standardized software development life cycle.
- Committed to continually learning through research of development tools and languages, actively participating in code reviews and solution demonstrations, investigating new design patterns, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
- Uses Jira to document progress , code migrations and status on work assignments and communicates these updates during daily stand ups.,
- On call support for production critical applications
- Provides complete technical documentation, code comments, and readable code that is properly stored in a version control system.
Qualifications:
- Work experience in Java, JSP, JAX-RS, MyBatis, Ant, SVN and Jenkins
- Strong knowledge of HTML5, jQuery, XML and XSLT
- Demonstrable knowledge of both relational and NOSQL database design and development
- Knowledge of Unix
- BS in CS, CES,EE, or 5 years of related work experience
- Experience working with critical, large scale applications
- Ability to multi-task and grow in a fast paced development environment
- Strong analytical and communication skills
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Company Information:
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading, global multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the U.S. and is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading global, multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, About.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
EEO Statement: The Boston Globe is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The Boston Globe is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.
- Reviews and influences ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for boston.com and bostonglobe.com.
- Delivers innovative business solutions and pushes technological boundaries to support our award winning newsroom
- Determines how over one million readers consume news and information about their local communities and the world.
The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of software engineering best practices and an intense drive to learn how to improve our core products and services
Responsibilities:
- Possesses an excellent understanding of software engineering best practices and an intense drive to learn how to improve our core products and services.
- Reviews and influences ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for the Boston Globe, boston.com and bostonglobe.com.
- Develops innovative media and business solutions through process engineering, collaborating with our customers to recommend changes in policies and procedures when appropriate, and delivering high quality software through a standardized software development life cycle.
- Committed to continually learning through research of development tools and languages, actively participating in code reviews and solution demonstrations, investigating new design patterns, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
- Uses Jira to document progress , code migrations and status on work assignments and communicates these updates during daily stand ups.,
- On call support for production critical applications
- Provides complete technical documentation, code comments, and readable code that is properly stored in a version control system.
Qualifications:
- Work experience in Java, JSP, JAX-RS, MyBatis, Ant, SVN and Jenkins
- Strong knowledge of HTML5, jQuery, XML and XSLT
- Demonstrable knowledge of both relational and NOSQL database design and development
- Knowledge of Unix
- BS in CS, CES,EE, or 5 years of related work experience
- Experience working with critical, large scale applications
- Ability to multi-task and grow in a fast paced development environment
- Strong analytical and communication skills
J2W:MON
J2W:MB
J2W:JJ
J2W:DIC
Company Information:
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading, global multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the U.S. and is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading global, multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, About.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
EEO Statement: The Boston Globe is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The Boston Globe is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.