Developer - (Open to remote)

The Information Technology department at Penguin Random House (PRH) is looking for a Developer to join their team. This developer will report into a Senior Manager, Application Development. Our developers build products and services that are designed well, developed fast, and provide value. The Developer will work with a small development team within PRH in a dynamic, agile development environment. 

Responsibilities: 

• Work on existing and new web projects in the PRH Applications suite to support both internal and external users 

• Build, test, ship, and iterate these technology products during their launch and early lifecycle as they grow and scale, in an atmosphere that fosters creativity and innovation. 

• Work closely with the team to execute on the timetables agreed in conjunction with partner teams inside and outside PRH. 

• Will be involved in all aspects of development for the products, including infrastructure, services, and frontend development (full-stack), working in collaboration with PRH business units, systems and resources as well as outsourced technology and resources. 

• Strong technical knowledge and skills in areas including flexible infrastructure (e.g., AWS), RESTful APIs and service-based architecture, dev ops, and frontend development (web and mobile) are critical. The role involves working with the latest technologies, with a focus on automating tasks where possible and building tools as part of the frontend development workflow.              

•  Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers            

•  Possess strong problem solving and decision making skills while using good judgment      

• Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure 

• Assist with migration of on-prem applications to cloud hosting 

Minimum Qualifications 

• At least 1-2+ years experience working with web-based technologies 

• Strong knowledge in JavaScript, and one or more programming languages including but not limited to: PHP, Node, or Python 

• Strong knowledge with modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and ES6+ 
• Strong understanding of database concepts and ability to write complex and optimized queries in databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL 

• Working knowledge with React/Redux or other JavaScript Frameworks 

• Familiarity designing and implementing RESTful APIs 

• Working knowledge of object-oriented design 

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