Distinguished Engineer - Web & Advertisement

The Economist · Media & Entertainment · Publishing · 15 days ago

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The Economist

Know which way is up. Trusted daily reporting and news analysis. Make sense of politics, economics, business and technology with articles, podcasts and videos.

economist.com · New York · Beijing · London · Gurgaon · Digital Media · Publishing · Media & Entertainment

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Backed by Wayfinder Ventures

Join The Economist Group, a global media and information-services company. As a Distinguished Engineer, you will have technical authority over the web platform and advertising technology, set the technical strategy, and lead complex initiatives. You will work across teams and connect technology to commercial outcomes.

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Set the web and advertising technical strategy, defining and maintaining a single target architecture for the web platform and ad stack.
Own the hardest technical decisions, making or arbitrating high-consequence calls on rendering and caching strategy, framework and platform choices.
Lead from the code by staying hands-on, designing, prototyping, writing, and reviewing code on critical paths, and leading directly on the most complex initiatives.

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