Staff Engineer Data and Backend Platforms

Job Description:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology Engineering Data Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions we shape the digital landscape for our customers readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data mobile video and social platforms our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role:

As a Staff Data Engineer you will lead the design and delivery of scalable reliable data platforms and pipelines that power analytics product experiences and business-critical decision-making. Balancing significant hands-on development with technical leadership you will shape engineering direction for the team drive high-impact cross-team initiatives and partner closely with engineering product analytics and business stakeholders to solve complex problems and improve departmental outcomes. You will be part of the Technology team.

You Will:

• Lead & Architect: Deliver large-scale data engineering initiatives with high quality and clear business impact by setting technical direction and influencing architecture decisions across data systems storage transformation and serving layers.
• Problem Solve & Optimize: Drive durable improvements in data quality reliability and maintainability by solving ambiguous challenges using structured approaches identifying systemic issues and anticipating obstacles.
• Mentor & Collaborate: Establish trusted technical leadership and increase team effectiveness through mentorship code reviews and structured problem-solving while building alignment across cross-functional teams and executive audiences.

You Have:

• 7 years of professional experience in software or data engineering with meaningful experience operating at staff scope.
• Hands-on experience with data lakes (Snowflake) modern data orchestration (dbt Airflow).
• Deep experience with AWS services such as EC2 S3 Kinesis ECS SNS SQS Lambda and related cloud infrastructure.
• Very strong programming and query skills in SQL Java (Spring Boot) and Python along with experience designing REST APIs GraphQL services and managing relational and NoSQL databases in high-scale systems.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines release automation and modern software delivery practices
• Proven ability to lead complex ambiguous technical initiatives balancing hands-on engineering with long-term strategic direction while influencing decision-making across business units.
• Strong understanding of system design platform engineering software architecture security performance and maintainability best practices for large-scale data environments
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (30 days a year)
• Meal Vouchers
• Retirement Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Financial Health Programs
• Cybersecurity Protection

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: 70000 EUR - 90000 EUR

Were committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidates experience skills location and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles targets are determined based on multiple considerations including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health retirement wellbeing and more along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.