Senior Engineer

Atlantic Media•Washington, DC

6d•$115,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Atlantic is looking for an innovative, analytical, and curious Senior Engineer. We aim to support a more thoughtful American public by powering and expanding our Pulitzer Prize winning journalism. Guided by our readers and informed by data, you will build products to amplify our impact and reach in this role. We pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive and diverse culture that values continuous learning, elegant problem solving, supportive teamwork, and delivering value.

Requirements

6+ years of full-stack software development experience, including 3+ years of React Native development
Professional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and at least one backend language (Python preferred)
Experience shipping and maintaining mobile applications on Android platforms
Experience deploying and maintaining production systems using cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), containerization, and CI/CD pipelines

Nice To Haves

Experience with React, Django, GraphQL, and infrastructure tools (Docker, Terraform)
Experience with native Android (Kotlin/Java) development
2+ years in a technical leadership role (leading projects, mentoring, or architectural decisions)
Experience designing scalable systems and working with AWS/GCP cloud services
Background in media/publishing platforms with third-party integrations and data pipelines

Responsibilities

Hit the ground running to write, test, debug, document, and deploy code across our full stack, with a primary focus on mobile development in React Native.
Partner with the Product and Design teams to collaboratively translate ambiguous requirements into well-scoped technical solutions.
Participate in and contribute to code reviews, stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and technical documentation.
Participate in on-call rotation (outside of standard business hours) to monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents, ensuring system reliability and uptime.
Research and recommend technical solutions for future product features, evaluating new technologies and presenting recommendations with clear tradeoff analysis.
Demonstrate technical leadership by mentoring engineers, establishing best practices, and helping maintain quality standards across the engineering department.