Senior Front End Software Engineer

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Job description

Req #14322
Friday, November 12, 2021
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.

Our current portfolio of media assets includes USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom with more than 120 local news media brands. Gannett also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc., which are marketed under the LOCALiQ brand, and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.

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Senior Front End Software Engineer

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across our network. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of nearly 140 million people monthly with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.

Gannett brands include the USA TODAY and more than 260 daily local newspaper brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal , WordStream, and ThriveHive and U.K. media company Newsquest. There has never been a better time to join our talented team.

At Gannett, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity are core pillars of our organization and influence all that we do. We foster an environment that lifts all voices and welcomes everyone to take part in our journey into the future where every employee is heard, respected, and given an equal opportunity to thrive.

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Position Summary

USA TODAYs marketplace platforms group is looking for a front-end software developer to join our product team . We are currently focused on new product development and transformation of large existing businesses into digital first ventures that support our local news presence throughout the United States.

As a senior front-end software developer , you will play a key role in developing features for the client-side view of our websites and integrating into the API (Application Programmable Interface) . You will be working on innovative , highly scalable web applications to bolster , grow and transform our existing business. You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing these sites while helping to develop new products.

Responsibilities:
As a front-end software engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Possess a keen knowledge of JavaScript and deep proficiency in programming fundamentals.
• B uilding additional features into new applications using modern technologies and frameworks .
• Contribute to the teams ability to quickly deliver high quality code.
• Development of high traffic websites and restful APIs (Application Programmable Interface) .
• Troubleshoot operations issues as required .
• Integrate internal as well as third-party web services and components .
• Consistently follow and continue to help improve our processes including source control, deployment, and issue tracking .
• Document solutions to institutionalize knowledge for the development, operational, support, and end user communities .

Technology Stack:

The USA Today marketplace platforms are a polyglot environment utilizing several key technologies, including:

• Stack: JavaScript, React.js, Node ( NextJS ) .
• Data: GraphQL through Hasura with PostgreSQL.
• Deployment: Kubernetes and Google Cloud Services (GCS) .

Minimum Qualifications

Given the remote nature of our work environment, f ront-end software engineer s are expected to be comfortable wor king as autonomous members of our team , attending video meetings, and collaborating using remote software . As such we are looking for:

• Minimum of two years of web development and integration experience .
• Experience with the following technologies: JavaScript, Node and React.js .
• Demonstrated development experience , consuming APIs, and web services .
• Practical knowledge of software development methodologies .
• Bachelors degree expected in a technical discipline or compensating experience .

Additional Considerations
Desired skills would include the following:

• JIRA and Confluence .
• GitHub Actions Workflow for Continuous Deployment .
• Developing and deploying applications managed by Kubernetes and Google Cloud Services (GCS) or similar cloud environments .
• Demonstratable understanding of Typescript is a plus .

Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, education, political affiliation, or veteran status.

Other details

• Job Family Development & Engineering
• Job Function Product
• Pay Type Salary

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