Graphics/Multimedia Editor - Data and Tooling, Election Analytics

Responsibilities

• Develop libraries in R that form the basis of our apps
• Work with colleagues to onboard them to existing tools and develop new tooling as needed
• Maintain the pipelines that process and score the voter file, a list of registered voters that forms the basis of much of our work
• Develop tooling to support, deploy and monitor R apps in Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services
• Balance engineering principles with the need to move at the speed of news
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Familiarity working with large data sets and with best practices in data management
• Experience working with data-oriented programming languages, such as R or Python, specifically creating packages or libraries, debugging third-party software and otherwise using scripting languages to power complex apps
• Experience working with cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services
• Experience solving complex problems that require developing original solutions
• Experience working on tight deadlines and making tradeoff decisions to ensure the deadlines are met
• Experience working collaboratively with people of different skills and backgrounds
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed to support coverage of elections and polls