Software Engineer (AdTech/Front-end)

Mansueto Ventures, the parent company of Inc. and Fast Company, is looking for a Software Engineer to join their Engineering team. This role will focus on building high-quality, user-facing digital experiences related to Digital Marketing and Ad Tech, significantly impacting the Inc.com and FastCompany.com brands.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build features for our AdTech and subscription platforms on our next generation front-end applications for the Inc.com and FastCompany.com digital properties
• Write, test, debug, and deploy code across a variety of languages and frameworks, including JavaScript/Node.js, React, and Typescript
• Constantly improve front-end app performance - page load times, page weight, network calls, async loading of assets, CDN cache-control, etc
• Integrate with 3rd party services and APIs to build solutions for paywall, subscriptions, entitlements, SSO, and data reporting, to name a few
• Work directly in our CMS environment (WordPress) to enhance Editorial workflows for content publishing
• Improve workflows and dev practices for our engineering team, empowering you to make an impact to our engineering culture
• Identify security problems and improve the security aspects of our applications
• Collaborate with Design and Product teams to define optimal solutions and user flows
• Mentor and grow the skills of colleagues through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience working with modern web frameworks in the media space
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript/Node.js, and React
• Experience in Google Ad Manager and related Google solutions (GA, GTM) is required
• Knowledge of software principles, application architecture, data structures, coding conventions, automated testing frameworks and security best practices
• Obsessive about front-end application performance, and fast page speed techniques for optimal user experience
• Experience with module loaders like Webpack, Parcel, and Vite
• Sound understanding of cloud-based architectures and deployments on Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and related tooling
• Experience with CDNs / Fastly in order to optimize edge caching for your applications
• Strong opinions about maintainable software solutions but are also willing to have constructive debates and work towards the best options for the team
• Growth mindset and a bias towards action
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time