Senior Software Engineer

America’s Test Kitchen is a multimedia cooking resource that creates trusted content and digital products for millions of home cooks. The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable features across the company’s MarTech ecosystem, including CMS, subscription billing, and integrations. The role also involves mentoring engineers, improving system reliability, and partnering with product, data, and marketing technology teams.

Responsibilities:

• Feature Ownership: Lead the development of complex, high-traffic features from concept to deployment, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and performant
• Hands-on Development: Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code across the full stack, setting a high bar for quality within the team
• Code Quality: Participate in and lead rigorous code reviews, providing constructive feedback to maintain high engineering standards
• System Reliability: Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and technical debt to ensure a seamless user experience
• Solution Design: Collaborate with product managers and architects to design robust solutions for our CMS, subscription billing, and MarTech integrations
• Best Practices: Champion modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and comprehensive documentation
• Technology Advancement: Help evaluate new tools and frameworks that can improve our development velocity and system efficiency
• Mentorship: Act as a technical resource for mid-level and junior developers, helping them grow their skills and navigate complex technical challenges without the tax of formal people management responsibilities
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with Data & Marketing Technology teams to translate user needs into technical requirements and actionable sprint tasks

Requirements:

• 6+ years of hands-on software development experience in a product-driven environment
• Expert-level proficiency in Node.js, React, and Python
• Familiarity with Java is a significant plus
• Strong experience with AWS services, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, database design (SQL/NoSQL), and front-end performance optimization
• Ability to debug complex, distributed systems and provide long-term solutions rather than quick fixes
• Ability to explain technical trade-offs and architectural decisions to both technical teammates and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software on time in an agile environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
• Proven experience working on high-traffic, customer-facing web applications
• A passion for continuous learning and a 'test and learn' mindset