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Dow Jones Principal Software Engineer, Subscription Feeds in PRINCETON, New Jersey

Job Description:

Your responsibilities:

  • Architecture, design, and development of software applications

  • Collaborating with tech leads, and strategic architects to ensure that platforms are well-architected to scale as we grow our subscriptions.

  • Develop and maintain documentation related to the subscription feeds platform, including technical specifications and architectural diagrams.

  • Demonstrates creativity, the ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions

  • Design a future state environment to account for changing needs and incorporate multiple subject areas in the platform.

  • Analyze source system data for the purpose of data mapping requirements; Profile existing data structures to thoroughly understand all data assets that exist in the platform and identify areas of improvement.

  • Identify and mitigate technical risks and issues related to the platform.

  • Troubleshoot issues related to the platform and provide guidance to other engineers on issue resolution.

  • Mentor and provide technical leadership to other engineers on the team

  • Should be able to dissect a set of business requirements and translate them into technical requirements as well as identify the places or technologies critical to making the projects efficient and successful.

  • Able to identify areas of strategic technical debt and provide cost/benefit analysis for eliminating this debt and suggested timelines for how to prioritize it.

  • Application maintenance and support of software applications

  • Introduces new technologies which will make the team and its output more efficient. This should include but not be limited to Cross Knowledge Training

  • Understands and practices agile software development and management

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • A minimum of 10+ years of experience in software development

  • Experience with AWS Services (EMR, S3, RDS, AirFlow, etc) in a complex large-scale environment

  • Programming experience in Spark using Python

  • Hands-on experience writing complex sql queries, extracting and importing large amounts of data

  • Ability to analyze source/transactional data to quickly understand relationships and identify issues related to models being created.

  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to create mappings between source and target systems.

  • Experience with integration of data from multiple sources

  • Knowledge of various data transformations and load techniques and frameworks

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

  • Leadership skills and the ability to lead development projects and mentor other engineers.

  • Experience with Agile Development methodologies (SCRUM)

  • Experience with collaborating and working in a mixed-location environment

  • Ability to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels.

  • Demonstrated competency in linking business strategy with IT technology initiatives

  • A self-starter that is able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team

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Business Area: TECHNOLOGY - ENTERPRISE & CUSTOMER

Job Category: Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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Req ID: 36797

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