Software Engineer

Quick take: Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We are hiring a Software Engineer!

Why it matters: Our Engineers are a critical part of our mission to deliver the cleanest, smartest, most efficient, and trustworthy content to our users. You will architect and grow new and existing codebases, give technical input and feedback to Axios’ product and design teams for new features, and champion industry best practices around testing, accessibility, and documentation.  

Go deeper: In this role, you will make an impact on Axios through the following responsibilities:

Help architect and build significant features across the Axios web site, content/media management systems, and feeds Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code Advocate for best practices, automation over repetition, the best technical approaches, and when to build vs buy Collaborate with Axios’ platform engineers, product managers, and product designers to ensure we quickly and safely ship and iterate on high-quality products Stay up to date with industry trends and collaborating on best practices 

The details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for Axios’ mission, and have the following skills:

Experience working in large, high traffic front-end codebases, primarily in React At least two years of experience developing software in a server-side programming language, e.g. Python, Go, Typescript, or Node Proven ability to ship high quality, testable, and accessible code Experience working with Postgres, GraphQL, and relational databases is preferred  Proven experience with AWS such as EC2, Lambda, S3, and EKS Experience working on cross-functional agile teams where you advocate for technical needs as well as the best solution to the problems at hand Specific passion for user-focused and data-driven decision making Experience working on web performance and accessibility is preferred Experience with TDD and up-front tech design planning Experience in testing and debugging applications Experience working with asset management, content management, ad tech, and A/B testing solutions Caching and multi-layered caching strategies (e.g. redis, memcached, but also Cloudflare, Fastly, etc) is preferred Experience with Google AMP is highly valued A passion for media and building award-winning brands

Don’t forget:

Competitive salary Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families) Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave 401K Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays Company equity Commuter and cell phone benefit A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

Additional pandemic-related benefits:

One mental health day per quarter $100 monthly work-from-home stipend Tele-mental health services  OneMedical membership, including tele-health services  Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers  Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies  Weekly company-sponsored exercise and meditation classes  Virtual company-sponsored social events