Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role:

Dow Jones is looking for an experienced, driven and solutions-oriented Lead Software Engineer to join the Product Engineering Support team. Our multinational Product Engineering Support team secures the accuracy, availability, and timeliness of Dow Jones Energy offerings, reports, and services, while also implementing minor feature enhancements. We maintain close, efficient communication with diverse company stakeholders to deliver continuous operational uptime through both regular and off-hours support coverage, weekends included. To fit this role, we are looking for that unique mix of solid technical capabilities, blended with strong interpersonal skills; someone who will be a leader coaching, mentoring, and training team members driving both employee and team development and growth. You will lead by example, conducting code reviews, establishing engineering standards, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team. This role is proactive within our development teams, responsible for offering innovative technical input, creative ideas and strong technical coding skills. You will report to the Manager of the European Technical Support team.

You Will:

• Independently write, build and deploy complex code, while adhering to best practice development standards, such as continuous integration and deployment.
• Mentor and coach engineers on the team, providing technical guidance and creating opportunities for skill development.
• Analyze business application requirements, identify concerns, and develop concrete, step-by-step technical implementation strategies.
• Track down and resolve bugs across any integrated Energy division code base, as well as maintain existing legacy applications.
• Leverage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) to design and implement highly optimized solutions.
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, championing automation and reliability in the deployment process.
• Pioneer responsible AI-augmented development (e.g. Claude), setting team practices that balance velocity with risk management.

You Have:

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or technically leading other engineers.
• Advanced proficiency with C#/Microsoft .NET ecosystem and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) methodologies.
• Solid grasp of relational databases, specifically SQL Server or PostgreSQL, and cloud-based data platforms, specifically Snowflake.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies including JavaScript frameworks, TypeScript, and HTML/CSS.
• Comfortable with managing AWS assets, preferably with Terraform and/or YAML pipelines.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling, specifically Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Familiarity with Redis or similar caching/in-memory data stores.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a similar technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
• Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
• Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
• Meal benefit with Pluxee (171€/month on top of your salary)
• Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter, Classpass, etc.)
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program (2,500 USD for referring a talent)

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Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, people with disabilities, and those from underrepresented groups.

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union roleBase Pay Range: 70,000 € - 90,000 €

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.