Developer, Full Stack

Job Description

The Information Technology department at Penguin Random House (PRH) is looking for a Developer to join their team. This developer will report into the Senior Director, Web Strategies and B2B Services. The Developer will work with a small development team within PRH in a dynamic, agile development environment.

Responsibilities:
• Work on existing and new web projects in the PRH Applications suite to support both internal and external users
• Build, test, ship, and iterate these technology products during their launch and early lifecycle as they grow and scale, in an atmosphere that fosters creativity and innovation.
• Strong technical knowledge and skills in areas including flexible infrastructure (e.g., AWS), RESTful APIs and service-based architecture, dev ops, and frontend development (web and mobile) are critical. The role involves working with the latest technologies, with a focus on automating tasks where possible and building tools as part of the frontend development workflow.
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
• Possess strong problem solving and decision-making skills while using good judgment

Qualifications:
• At least 1-year experience working with web-based technologies
• Experience creating APIs using either JAVA or Python.
• Working knowledge of React/Redux or other JavaScript Frameworks
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, and one or more programming languages including but not limited to: Java or Python, PHP, Node
• Strong knowledge of modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and ES6+
• Working knowledge of object-oriented design
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages and frameworks as needed
• Excellent communication skills

The environment you'll be working in

React/Redux, SCSS Modules, CI/CD pipeline to production w/GitLab CI, Unit Test automation, Java/Python for backend development , Docker

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb7owx-3-149-214-32-42 in your application.