We’re looking for a full-stack senior product engineer to lead work on our publishing systems and core website. This vital role serves to amplify ProPublica’s mission — publishing web-first journalism with real-world impact — by crafting scalable, efficient and user-centric products.
The right candidate will believe in our mission and thrive in a multifaceted role, contributing both to the long-term product road map and to hands-on development. Your responsibilities will include shipping high-quality and resilient software, and working alongside designers, product managers, data analysts, engineers and agency partners. You’ll write code, contribute to our documentation, mentor your peers and proactively solve problems.
As a pivotal member of our expanding, cross-functional product team, you’ll work closely with colleagues across ProPublica’s newsroom and business operations, ensuring that our product strategies align and advance our organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
Experience and Skills
This job is full time and includes benefits. ProPublica is based in New York, but we’re open to remote candidates. We have offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Chicago; Austin, Texas; Phoenix; and Berkeley, California. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.
The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 to $145,000.
This is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The final salary figure will take into account a person’s experience, accomplishment and location. ProPublica is committed to paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be considered career salary limits or caps.
Will consist of two initial phone screens -> a take home assessment -> at minimum two panel interviews, but no more than 3
We are dedicated to improving our newsroom, in part by better reflecting the people we cover. (Here is a breakdown of our staff.) We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. And we are taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities. We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or any other status protected under applicable law.