Senior API Engineer

Job Description

Overview:

VICE Media Group is seeking a talented & experienced 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
• Contribute to architectural decisions surrounding the evolution of the codebase
• Collaborate with other engineers in knowledge sharing sessions
• Contribute your expertise and insights into developing and improving best practices

Qualifications:
• 6+ years of professional experience working as a software engineer
• Computer Science or equivalent scientific degree or additional 2+ years experience
• Extensive experience of NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL, and REST APIs
• Extensive experience with database migrations
• Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, and SQL storage
• Experience architecting database models
• Proven track record of building modular, high performance, and enterprise-level web applications
• Experience working on large scale CMSs
• Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
• Experience mentoring other engineers and leading knowledge share sessions
• Experience working in a team environment
• Focus and attention to detail in written and verbal communication
• Strong sense of product ownership
• Comfortable working with fast paced and globally distributed teams
• Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI/GitHub Actions)

Pluses:
• Experience in AWS or cloud services
• Experience with data export or data management
• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with NextJS and React
• Dedicated to full test coverage with tools like Jest & Cypress
• A passion for staying on top of the latest web technologies

Equal Opportunity Employer:

VICE Media (VICE.com, VICE Studios, VICE TV, Virtue, VICE News, Refinery29, PULSE Films, i-D) is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual, and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it's about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique, and that's what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

Candidates, please note that if you are contacted by anyone with an email other than @vice.com purporting to be recruiting on behalf of Vice Media, it is not legitimate, and you should not engage.

The salary range is subject to change and may be amended in the future. Experience, education, skills, and other factors are considered when determining the salary offered.

Pay Range Details:

New York/California: 131,000 - 150,000 USD

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g34n4x-18-216-114-23-42 in your application.