Data Engineer
Boston Globe Media is New England's largest newsgathering organization -- and much more. We are committed to being an indispensable, trusted, reliable source of round-the-clock information. Through the powerful journalism from our newsroom, engaging content from our content marketing studio, or through targeted advertising solutions, brands and marketers rely on us to reach highly engaged, educated and influential audiences through a variety of media and experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Collect, organize, and document often-used data resources (maps, APIs, etc).
- Create scripts to scrape data from websites for stakeholders.
- With guidance, start creation of a data style guide.
Technology:
- Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Basic familiarity with PHP, Groovy, or another server side scripting language.
- Basic familiarity of build tools such as Grunt, Gulp, or Webpack.
- Basic familiarity with version control systems such as SVN or Git.
Qualifications:
- Understands and follows the team’s agile process.
- Adheres to defined coding standards.
- Participates in code reviews.
- A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment
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