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ProPublicaProduct Engineer, Membership and Front-End
ProPublica operates as an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism in the public interest. The organization seeks a Product Engineer, Membership and Front-End to focus…
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Product Engineer, Membership and Front-End at ProPublica is a full-time role. Work arrangement: Remote. Location: Applicants in United States only. The listed pay is USD 120,000 - 145,000/yr. It was posted on Nov 4, 2026. This listing is paused and not taking applications at the moment.
Job Description
ProPublica operates as an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism in the public interest. The organization seeks a Product Engineer, Membership and Front-End to focus primarily on audience data platforms, systems, and services. This position supports the organization's mission by building technical infrastructure that deepens audience and donor understanding.
This role suits an experienced engineer who enjoys a multifaceted position involving both long-term product planning and hands-on development. Daily work includes collaborating with product managers, designers, data analysts, fellow engineers, and external partners to ship resilient code, configure low-code or no-code integrations, and document processes. The engineer in this role will build reader-facing membership and donation features, connect backend systems like messaging and payment platforms, set up event tracking for user journeys, and establish A/B testing infrastructure. Reporting to the director of product engineering, the employee will collaborate closely with the audience data and insights analyst across a cross-functional product team.
The position is full-time and comes with benefits. While ProPublica is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, and Berkeley, applicants must satisfy an in-office requirement of two days per week in the New York City office, which may be extended to other offices with 60 days of notice. Compensation ranges between $120,000 and $145,000 per year, determined by experience, accomplishments, and location. This role is covered by a collective bargaining agreement with The NewsGuild of New York.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy reader-facing features like donation workflows, calls to action, and account authentication experiences using clean code
- Integrate underlying systems including messaging utilities, donation processors, user accounts, CRM tools, and customer data platforms
- Configure precise and actionable event tracking to capture the audience and donor journey
- Construct A/B testing infrastructure to facilitate routine experimentation with internal business teams
- Write front-end services and integrations for a WordPress VIP website
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements regarding reader privacy alongside engineering leaders
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of experience in front-end software development and system integrations
- Demonstrated history of implementing and maintaining scalable, secure, and performant solutions
- Experience working with audience and reader data platforms such as Sailthru, Parse.ly, Google Analytics, or Salesforce within the last two years
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities within a collaborative team environment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills for technical documentation and presentations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Ability to travel for occasional staff summits or mandatory events
- Eligibility to work in the United States
- Compliance with a two-day weekly in-office requirement in New York City
Qualifications
- Prior implementation experience with tools such as MonetizationOS or Piano
- Working knowledge of WordPress or WordPress VIP
- Fluency in at least one web development language such as vanilla JavaScript, TypeScript, or PHP
- Hands-on background utilizing customer data platforms like Hightouch or Braze and cloud data warehouses like Google BigQuery
- Familiarity with newsroom workflows and a strong interest in journalism
Core Skills
Benefits
- Full-time employment with included benefits
- Salary between $120,000 and $145,000 per year
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What is the salary range for the Product Engineer role?
The expected salary range is $120,000 to $145,000 per year, with the final figure determined by experience, accomplishments, and location.
Is this position remote?
ProPublica is open to remote candidates, but the role is subject to an in-office work requirement of two days per week in the New York City office, which may extend to other offices with 60 days' notice.
What are the core technical requirements for applicants?
Candidates must have at least three years of experience in front-end software development and system integrations, plus recent experience working on customer data platforms and reader data tools like Salesforce or Google Analytics.
How can I apply or ask questions about the position?
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis while the posting remains live. Questions can be sent via email to talent@propublica.org.
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