Software Architect (Front End)

Software Architect (Front-End)

Hearst Newspapers is revamping our in-house CMS and looking for a talented Front-End Architect to help us. Architects play a crucial role on our engineering team, overseeing the architecture and overall implementation plans for all of our user facing applications.

Architects collaborate in an agile software development environment with other members of our team including engineers, QA, designers, as well as product managers and project managers. They have a deep impact in our UI development processes by establishing and documenting development standards and common components for common usage across all of our web applications.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone with a solid technical background and leadership skills, able to work in a fast-paced environment, building software that scales.

As an architect, you provide development leadership within an agile team. As someone with a strong software development experience, you guide teams into building the highest quality solutions to business problems.

You'll then work with engineers by sharing your knowledge of the projects based upon your cooperation with other departments. You will help us stay focused on future proofing our products.

Project assignment and scheduling

Team mentorship

Project scoping and approval

Facilitate project estimates

Understand front end development process Keep up to date on the latest technologies. Mitigate project issues. Team Code Reviews

Coordinate with other teams for projects that span multiple departments

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or 10+ years front end development and 5+ years team lead level

Excellent communication skills, ability to work well in a team, project management, and technical leadership experience

Team management experience

Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive. We want a self-starter Proficient working in an agile software development environment

Proficient in testing the front-end code for supported browsers and devices Proficient in JavaScript (framework agnostic)

Proficient in HTML / CSS (Sass)

Production experience with Node.js and React, Angular, or Vue

Preferred Qualifications

Production experience with Typescript

Production experience with a NoSQL database

Familiar with technologies such as PHP, MySQL, and the Unix command line

Production experience with a functional programming pattern or language

Production experience in incorporating reliable unit and end-to-end testing to UI frameworks

Strong portfolio of work showing experience developing standards-compliant front-end code for product and/or marketing websites, web applications, and/or mobile experiences

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York, is $165,000-$195,000 Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.

About Hearst

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP represents a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories - growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms - to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

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