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Dotdash Meredith

Software Engineer 2

Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319


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Software Engineer 2Job Description

About Your Role:Dotdash Meredith is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Auth Platform team within our User Services engineering group. This team’s engineering focus is on cloud-hosted user account and authentication systems that serve both our internal users and our external ~200 million user audience across brands like People, Allrecipes, Investopedia, and more.About Your Contributions

As an experienced engineer, you will work collaboratively with your peers to build and maintain the user registration platform. You will partner with Product and Engineering leaders to implement technical and functional designs to meet business objectives. You will:Develop backend systems and moderation tools that enable conversion and management of known users across our websites and publications.Implement new services, APIs, and operational monitoring functions.Own production services, investigate and resolve issues, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.Collaborate closely with other engineers, designers, and product managers to define innovative ways to improve services and reduce costs.Participate in technical mentorship with engineers on the team by performing thorough code reviews, pairing, and architecture reviews of proposed solutions.Stay current with and advocate for engineering best practices, performance, and scalability.Demonstrate passion for code quality and lead by example to produce high quality, performant, and secure services and applications.About You

You have broad, deep knowledge of modern development techniques and trends, and you are not done learning. You have:3+ years of professional experience building and interacting with backend applications and RESTful APIs.Experience working in back-end and/or full-stack technology frameworks. Practical knowledge of service languages such as Java or NodeJS is preferred. Familiarity with multiple languages and both container-based (Docker) paradigm preferred.Experience developing complex and highly available services running in a production environment. Familiarity with concepts within the Twelve-Factor App methodology preferred.The ability to make yourself understood to both technical and non-technical audiences. You are an outstanding communicator and your interactions with stakeholders and coworkers move business forward in a dynamic, exciting, entrepreneurial working environment. You are as good – maybe better – at listening as you are at talking and writing.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. You’re results-oriented and run toward a challenge.Ability to be flexible, negotiate in good faith, compromise where needed, and find paths forward.About Us

Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith’s over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Food & Wine, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.Dotdash Meredith embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Please be aware of fraudulent recruiters offering opportunities at Dotdash Meredith. Note that any correspondence with a member of the Dotdash Meredith recruiting team will come from a @dotdashmdp.com or a notification@jobvite.com account belonging to a Dotdash Meredith Recruiter. If you are in conversations about a job opportunity and wish to confirm its validity, please reach out directly to security@dotdashmdp.com.It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:

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