Mid API Software Engineer

Job Description

OVERVIEW

VICE Media Group is seeking a talented engineer to join in the development and maintenance of the APIs and DB data models. The engineer will work closely with the Product, Design, Front-end, CMS, and App teams to maintain the connections of the VMG sites and apps, in addition to building entirely new features and functionality from the ground up.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborate with Product, Design, front-end and mobile engineers along with other stakeholders to ship new features to our internal APIs that power our CMS and the front-ends for Vice.com, Refinery29.com, and other brand sites.
• Work with modern web technologies like NodeJS and Apollo GraphQL
• Stay on top of new technology to offer guidance on improvements across the front-end products
• Work closely with other Engineers to enrich and optimize the user experience at Vice Media
• Collaborate with other engineers in knowledge sharing sessions
• Contribute your ideas and insights into developing and improving best practices

QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience working as a software engineer
• Experience with NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL, and REST APIs
• Experience with database migrations
• Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, and SQL storage
• Experience architecting database models
• Experience mentoring other engineers and leading knowledge share sessions
• Experience working in a team environment
• Understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
• Focus and attention to detail in written and verbal communication
• Strong sense of product ownership
• Comfortable working with fast paced and globally distributed teams
• A passion for staying on top of the latest web technologies

PLUSES
• Experience in AWS or cloud services
• Experience with data export or data management
• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with NextJS and React
• Experience working on large scale CMSs
• Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI/GitHub Actions)
• Dedicated to full test coverage with tools like Jest & Cypress

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwyj2k-3-19-56-114-42 in your application.