Senior WordPress Engineer | The Points Guy

This role is not open to visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship including those on OPT and STEM-EXT OPT, nor is it available to work corp-to-corp.

The Points Guy, a Division of Red Ventures, is looking for a talented Full Stack, Software Engineer to join our team. We’re looking for experienced, professional engineers with go-anywhere, do-anything attitudes to build value for our customers and our team. Yes, you should write clean, performant, testable code in a variety of languages across our microservices. But you’ll also dive into logs and metrics with our Engineering team and take responsibility for the way your code performs in the cloud. You’ll pair up with automation engineers to isolate and eliminate bugs. You’ll collaborate with our security team for audits and penetration tests. You’ll talk with product management to align code to customers’ needs. You’ll sync with data analysts and data scientists to build rich AI-enabled experiences and make sure we can build a clear understanding of how to improve our products. You’ll have the opportunity to present interesting work and celebrate wins at our biannual internal tech conferences.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and efficient web applications using a headless instance of WordPress
• Design and develop UX-rich, accessible, and search optimized front end applications using HTML5, Typescript, design systems, and frameworks like React and Next.js 
• Design and develop robust, scalable, and efficient backend services using TypeScript & GraphQL, NestJS, and Express
• Provision and maintain applications in a cloud environment with infrastructure as code tooling like Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Leverage service-oriented architecture and event-driven systems to build scalable solutions.
• Manage and optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with the team to define, design, and ship new features.
• Contribute to the entire development life cycle, from concept to release.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and other engineering teams.
• Ensure that all systems are designed and implemented with high security and data protection standards.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer or similar
• 2+ years of creating and maintaining content using Wordpress 
• Proficiency in TypeScript, React, NextJS, NestJS, Express
• Proficiency in writing unit and integration testing
• Familiarity with other programming languages such as Java, PHP, or Elixir is a plus
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and event-driven systems
• Experience with relational and non-structured databases
• Familiarity with AWS
• Prior working experience with operational excellence tools like Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, and/or Rollbar
• Strong understanding of the entire development process (design, development, deployment)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Demonstrated "can do" attitude with a willingness to tackle and solve complex problems
• Ideal team players: hungry, humble, and smart! We value those who are curious and strive to be great people to work with
• The ability to prioritize, strategize, execute, and deliver
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Compensation

• USA Compensation Range: $100,000 - $150,000*
  • New York City Compensation Range: $125,000 - $175,000 
    *Note actual salary is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program

Who We Are

Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology – including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms. 

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. 

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