Associate Software Engineer, Payments, Remote

Bethesda Media owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the US. Corporate functions, including digital product and ad operations, are based in Bethesda.

We're looking for an Associate Software Engineer, Payments, Remote to join our team. This is a remote role. Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

In this role you will

• Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense
• Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates
• Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed
• Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags
• Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners

You'll need

• 1+ years of professional software development experience
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript
• Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up
• Some exposure to AWS, GCP or Azure
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred qualifications

• Infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Background in payments, fintech or another regulated domain

Compensation and benefits

The base pay range for this position is $110,000 - $142,000 a year. Actual pay depends on experience, skills and location.

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%
• Paid holidays

This position requires a background check.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Bethesda Media.