At
tronc we are growing data and engineering teams in our Chicago offices
to power the future of digital news and promote quality journalism. 
We¹re looking for smart and talented engineers who can contribute to our
mission and teach us a thing or two. If you are a multi-talented
engineer with a thirst for more who can fit into our culture of
collaboration, building and learning, we want to talk to you!

As
the Newsroom Product Engineer you will maintain and enhance the content
systems that power our online presence, with a special focus on the
Chicago Tribune and its affiliated publications across the region.   You
will be collaborating with the newsroom to provide cutting edge user
experiences that are used by millions of visitors every month, such
as ChicagoNow.com and TheMash.com.  You'll be part of a larger cross
functional team that is defining the future evolution of digital media
nationwide.

Things we are looking for:

• BA/BS degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years development experience as a Software Engineer working on customer-facing systems
• PHP, preferably with a deep understanding of the WordPress core, as well as the concepts behind plugin and theme development.
• Python, preferably with experience using the Django framework.

• Experience in AWS,
  particularly with EC2, RDS, Route 53, Cloudwatch, S3. We don't expect
  you to have the knowledge of a systems administrator, but you should
  know how to monitor EC2 and RDS instances, SSH into a server and
  update/upgrade packages, and replace a server if the need arises.
• Experience with Javascript, HTML and CSS, with an interest in user interface design.  SASS and Backbone.js would be plusses.
• MySQL. It would be a real plus if you could help make our databases more efficient!
• You
  should have experience with modern dev tools and processes, including
  version control such as GIT, CI tools such as Jenkins and deployment
  tools such as Fabric.
• NGINX
  and Varnish. All of our apps sit behind these technologies. The configs
  are already written, but you should know enough that you can
  troubleshoot or update when necessary.
• Smarts, humility, creativity, and equal willingness to teach and learn.