Software Engineer

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

 

Premion is currently looking for a Full-Stack Engineer, Junior.  Launched in 2016 by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), Premion is an industry-leading premium CTV/OTT advertising platform for regional and local advertisers. Gray Television, Inc. acquired a minority stake in Premion in 2020. With directly sourced inventory from 125+ premium publishers, Premion delivers transparency and brand safety, making it easy for advertisers to target and reach engaged audiences at scale. A 15-time CTV industry award-winner, Premion was recognized in 2024 with the Digiday Media Award for Best Use of Audience Insights. In 2023, Premion was awarded the Advanced Advertising Innovation Award for Best Use of Data, the Cynopsis Measure Up Award for Outstanding Brand Safety Strategy, and the ITVT Award for Achievement in Advanced Advertising. The Company has earned the TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal and the TAG Brand Safety Certified Seal from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG). For more information, visit www.premion.com

Location: CA, Denver

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain components of high-performance, event-driven systems for real-time applications under the guidance of senior team members.
• Implement microservices using Java, Python, or Go, following established architectural patterns and best practices for scalability and resilience.
• Optimize code performance, focusing on efficient memory management, concurrency, and I/O operations to meet performance requirements.
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases to implement data storage and retrieval solutions for high-volume environments.
• Assist in the development of real-time analytics and reporting features, creating meaningful visualizations for stakeholders.
• Participate in the development of monitoring and alerting solutions, focusing on key performance indicators and system health metrics.
• Assist in implementing Infrastructure as Code practices, creating and maintaining scripts for consistent deployments.
• Contribute to container orchestration strategies, helping to implement efficient resource utilization and auto-scaling mechanisms.
• Implement caching strategies and optimize data access patterns to improve system responsiveness.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and incorporating feedback to improve code quality.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues, participating in on-call rotations as needed.
• Contribute to technical documentation, ensuring that system designs and implementations are well-documented.
• Participate in proof-of-concept projects, researching and implementing new technologies under guidance.

 

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, or Go, with a focus on writing clean, maintainable code.
• Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts and challenges.
• Practical experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker).
• Basic understanding of big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka).
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
• Basic understanding of agile development practices.

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com 

Recruiting Fraud Alert:

To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background.  Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.  

Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers. If you are unsure if a message is from TEGNA, please email askhr@tegna.com.