Dow Jones

Software Engineer II, Search

Dow Jones$90K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of experience in backend or platform software engineering
  • Experience in designing and scaling search or information retrieval systems
  • Familiarity with semantic search, embeddings, and vector databases
  • Proficiency in implementing RESTful APIs
  • Experience with multi-region, multi-environment systems, CI/CD, high availability, and disaster recovery
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Chef)
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments
  • Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and manage scalable backend services and APIs
  • Drive project delivery from planning to release with minimal oversight
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
  • Enhance monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness for critical services
  • Work closely with engineering, product, and QA teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:
Evergreen pipeline

About the Role:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Search team in New York.

You will design and build the search APIs, semantic and lexical search systems that connect millions of users with the most relevant content across our digital products. 

You Will:

  • Design & Build: Design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend services, APIs, and platform components, driving the delivery of projects from planning through release with minimal oversight.

  • Collaborate & Optimize: Partner closely with engineering, product, and QA stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions while improving monitoring, alerting, observability, and operational readiness for critical services.

You Have:

  • 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience in backend or platform environments.

  • Experience designing and scaling search or information retrieval systems, including familiarity with semantic search, embeddings and vector databases.

  • Experience implementing RESTful APIs following industry standards.

  • Experience implementing, testing, deploying, troubleshooting and supporting multi-region, multi-environment systems with CI/CD, high availability and disaster recovery.

  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Chef) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).

  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerised deployments in production environments.

  • Comfort adopting AI-assisted development workflows.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience is preferred.


Our Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

  • Paid Time Off

  • Retirement Plans

  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans

  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

  • Education Benefits

  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

  • Commuter Transit Program

  • Subscription Discounts

  • Employee Referral Program

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

 

Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $110,000

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.

About Dow Jones

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 produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
Learn more about Dow Jones
Size
7,800 employees
Industry

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Dow Jones

  • Dow Jones
    Director of Marketing, Enterprise
    $160K — $200K *
    New York, NY 10025 (New York County)
    Enterprise Technology
    In-Person
  • Dow Jones
    Photo Editor
    $95K — $110K *
    New York, NY 10025 (New York County)
    Media
    In-Person
  • Dow Jones
    AI and VC Editor
    $175K — $210K *
    San Francisco, CA 94112 (San Francisco County)
    Media
    In-Person
  • Dow Jones
    Enterprise Reporter
    $150K — $210K *
    Washington, DC 20011 (District Of Columbia County)
    Media
    In-Person
  • Dow Jones
    Markets Editor
    $180K — $220K *
    New York, NY 10025 (New York County)
    Media
    In-Person

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Software Engineer II, Search jobs: