Software Engineer, NewsBreak

Cloud & Platform

$130-260k

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Linux

Terraform

C++

Hadoop

MySQL

Azure

Spark

MapReduce

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Local breaking news app

Be an early applicant

Local breaking news app

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Be an early applicant

$130-260k

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Linux

Terraform

C++

Hadoop

MySQL

Azure

Spark

MapReduce

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

To connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, with the goal of helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with at least 2+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
Strong programming experience in at least one of the following: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), with a strong preference for AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and AWS EMR (Elastic MapReduce)
Experience with troubleshooting databases’ (Mysql, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) query performance and managing message queuing systems like Kafka
Deep understanding of Linux internals, networking protocols (TCP/IP), and virtualization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Experience managing large-scale distributed systems, troubleshooting performance issues, and optimizing service availability in EKS and EMR environments
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with a systematic approach to incident response and root cause analysis

What the job involves

Design, develop, and automate cloud infrastructure and platform services with a focus on AWS EKS for Kubernetes orchestration and AWS EMR for big data processing
Improve service lifecycle management, from system design and development to deployment, operation, and continuous improvement
Optimize system performance and reliability by implementing best practices in observability, monitoring, and incident management for EKS-based microservices and EMR-based data pipelines
Enhance infrastructure automation using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools
Support production services by engaging in on-call rotations, conducting blameless postmortems, and proactively identifying performance bottlenecks across EKS clusters and EMR workloads
Ensure efficient capacity planning and scaling strategies, leveraging containerization (Docker, Kubernetes on EKS) and cloud-native solutions for big data workloads on EMR, Spark, and Hadoop
Develop internal tooling and frameworks that improve developer productivity, system reliability, and operational efficiency in a Kubernetes- and cloud-native environment
As a Software Engineer in Cloud & Platform, you will be responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining scalable, resilient, and high-performance cloud infrastructure
Working at the intersection of software development, reliability engineering, and cloud operations, you will ensure our systems are highly available, secure, and efficiently managed
Your focus will be on cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes-based deployments, and big data infrastructure, leveraging AWS EKS for container orchestration and EMR for big data processing
You will play a key role in automating infrastructure, enhancing observability, and ensuring seamless scalability across our cloud environment

Our take

News aggregation apps often focus on big global stories, but local news can easily get buried. NewsBreak exists to change this situation, using an AI-powered aggregator to connect readers with content creators who report on matters a little closer to home.

NewsBreak stands out with its focus on local news, which is beneficial for users who are looking for more relevant content than can be served by national and global publishers, and with smaller scale press companies which have been suffering financially for decades.

This focus seems to have paid off: NewsBreak has over 50 million users across the US and its app has topped the US Apple App Store and Google Play repeatedly. If uptake continues as it has to date, the company stands to grow substantially while helping reinvigorate a struggling and vital industry.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jan 2021

$115m

SERIES C

Sep 2019

$14.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $139.8m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities
Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
FSA and commuter benefit programs
Team activity budget

Company values

Results matter
Growth mindset
Strive for excellence
Fight as one
User obsession
Strategic, long-term thinking

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Articles

Local news app News Break raises $115M

News Break Raises $115 Million as Local Media Leadership Grows

What we lose when local news disappears

Report: Paytm Turning to Banks to Process UPI Transactions

NewsBreak Becomes the First App IAB Tech Lab Open Measurement Certified Using Prebid Integration

Antoine Maurice King Founder of Spate Media Joins Newsbreak as an Official Contributor

Leadership

Jeff Zheng

(CEO)

Having undertaken a PhD at the University at Buffalo, Jeff spent over 7 years at Yahoo!, prior to founding Yidianzixun, where he worked as CEO. He left this role in April 2015 to found NewsBreak, serving as CEO since.

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