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Software Development Engineer III

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MotorTrend Group

MotorTrend Group

501-1,000 employees

Automotive media and entertainment content provider

Automotive & Transportation
Consumer Goods
Entertainment

Compensation Overview

$122.5k - $180.5kAnnually

+ Annual Bonus + Short-term Incentives + Long-term Incentives + Program-specific Awards

Mid, Senior

Remote in USA + 1 more

More locations: El Segundo, CA, USA

Category
Web Development
Software Engineering
Required Skills
JavaScript
React.js
Git
Node.js
Next.js
Webpack
Requirements
  • BA/BS in a Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years of experience with developing software in Next.js
  • Experience with software engineering best practices (e.g., unit testing, design patterns, building maintainable code, performance, object-oriented programming principles).
  • Experience with 3rd party API consumption, client side.
  • Proficiency with optimizing for performance, scalability, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
  • Experience with JavaScript (Node.js, React, Next.js, rxjs), Webpack
  • Experience with Git workflow, Version Standarding.
Responsibilities
  • Architect and implement applications for problems of scale.
  • Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with other teams on prioritizing roadmap initiatives and to provide estimations.
  • Contribute significantly to software project and planning efforts.
  • Consult and lead on overall software architecture and strategy and drive high impact decisions.
  • Enforce standards, best practices, and modern development conventions.
  • Mentor junior engineers, overseeing their designs, code quality, and integration into a team.
  • You are experienced and capable of playing a leading role to design and develop complex functional changes to existing software systems, or new ones, involving yourself and other engineers.
  • You provide guidance on design, coding, and operational best practices, and have a track-record of applying these best practices to software that you have worked on.
  • You make high impact decisions driving how and what software gets built. Your decisions are often right, and you are persuasive in delivering your suggestions and ideas to your team.
  • You are an effective communicator as exemplified by your technical documentation, and your interactions with stakeholders and adjacent teams.

MotorTrend Group is the largest automotive media company in the world, focusing on motor-inspired entertainment. It creates and shares a variety of content, including stories, product reviews, and experiences across web, mobile, and physical platforms. The content is designed to be relatable and culturally relevant, appealing to automotive enthusiasts, industry professionals, and general audiences interested in motor culture. MotorTrend Group generates revenue through advertising, subscriptions, and partnerships, leveraging its expertise to attract a large audience for advertisers. The company aims to provide engaging content that entertains and informs while celebrating its heritage and looking towards the future.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$4.5M

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

1948

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • MotorTrend's strategic partnerships, such as with Pluto TV and Detroit Trading Company, expand its content distribution and service offerings.
  • The launch of MotorTrend Marketplace creates a comprehensive ecosystem for car buyers, enhancing user engagement and revenue potential.
  • Innovative events like the Super Street After Dark experience and the introduction of limited-edition collectibles highlight MotorTrend's commitment to cultural relevance and community engagement.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive nature of the automotive media landscape requires continuous innovation to maintain market leadership.
  • Dependence on advertising revenue can be volatile, especially in economic downturns affecting the automotive industry.

What makes MotorTrend Group unique

  • MotorTrend Group's unique blend of automotive media and motor-inspired entertainment sets it apart from traditional automotive publications.
  • The company's multi-platform approach, including web, mobile, and physical experiences, ensures a broad and diverse audience reach.
  • MotorTrend's long-standing heritage and brand recognition, bolstered by its 75th anniversary, provide a significant competitive edge.

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