Software Engineer – HYBRID

Job Overview

/>Role: Software Engineer
The Britannica Group owns two of the world’s most valuable and trusted sources of knowledge: Encyclopaedia Britannica (established 1768) and Merriam-Webster (established 1825). Now, as digital-first brands, they serve a global audience of more than 2 billion users on the web, apps, and social media.
We are hiring for a Software Engineer to join the Britannica engineering team. Candidates will be part of a collaborative and agile group of engineers, working closely with Product, Editorial, and Marketing teams on architecting and implementing technological solutions. Candidates should have experience with the full stack development lifecycle of modern web applications. Ideally, candidates will have a working knowledge of Python, SQL, JavaScript, HTML and REST APIs.
LOCATION:Chicagoland/Hybrid
An ideal candidate will have:2+ years of engineering experience building and maintaining software applicationsB.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experienceDemonstrated expertise writing concise, well crafted, and resilient codeProficiency with frontend languages including JavaScript, HTML and CSSProficiency with the Python programming language and FlaskExperience building and consuming REST APIs and web services using JSON/XMLExperience with Git/Github and performing code reviews Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQLFamiliarity with LInux, Windows and shell scriptingFamiliarity with at least one modern JavaScript framework such as ReactSelf-starter who can lead a project, collaborating with others as well as working independentlyAble to quickly adapt and independently learn new technologies to solve business issuesProven analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracyPassion for creating things that people love to useBritannica strives to provide its users with trustworthy, verified information in a constantly changing world. We aspire to fulfill that mission with a workforce who represent a variety of life experiences and points of view. All backgrounds and cultures are welcomed.

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