Software Engineer (Junior & New Grad)
About NewsBreak
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
Responsibilities
- Assist the architecting, designing, and implementing of features for various NewsBreak products at massive scale with data-driven iteration.
- Help with the definition and implementation of content processing, management and delivery process of both User generated content and Platform generated content.
- Improve recommendation user experience by optimizing distributed backend services performance and focus on both scale and reliability.
- Collaborate with Machine Learning Experts to build infrastructures to support state-of-the-art Machine Learning systems including Ranking, NLP and Computer Vision.
Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- BS with 2 year+ working experience or MS in Computer Science or related fields.
- Experience with software development processes including: source control, bug tracking and design documentation.
- Proficiency in Java/C++, object-oriented programming, and component-oriented architecture.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Industry experience in one of these fields: Recommendation, Search, Online Advertising and Content Management System.
- Industry experience in building Large scale distributed backend systems.
- Systematic data driven problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of drive.
Benefits
We offer a competitive benefits package:
- Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (100% coverage for employee)
- Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- FSA, HSA and commuter benefits programs
- Team activity budget
Annual Base Pay Range
$120,000 - $145,000 USD
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