groundnews - Staff Engineer, Web
Requirements
• 8+ years building production web applications, with 3+ years at a senior or staff IC level. • Deep, hands-on expertise in Next.js, React, and TypeScript. You’ve built and shipped at scale. • A specific, quantifiable track record of growing user base or revenue from a web property. • Hands-on experience running A/B or multivariate experiments end-to-end: hypothesis framing, sample sizing, clean measurement, honest read of results. • Direct experience working inside or alongside a CRO function, fluent in marketing-tech tooling (Unbounce, Framer, Webflow, or similar). • Experience with PostHog, Amplitude, or Segment, and building trustworthy funnel instrumentation from scratch. • Experience shipping to production on revenue-critical surfaces with feature flagging, monitoring, and rollback discipline. • Willingness to travel occasionally to our Kitchener, Ontario HQ and for company-wide All Hands meetups. • Experience technically coaching engineers. • Experience with a subscription or consumer-media product.
Responsibilities
• Technical strategy for Ground News' web properties, with a direct mandate on user growth and subscription revenue. • The marketing-tech stack (currently Unbounce, likely migrating to Framer): you'll lead that migration and set the guardrails. • The web experimentation program end-to-end. • Web performance, accessibility, SEO, and Core Web Vitals for a consumer property serving millions of readers. • Senior voice in code review and architecture across the frontend chapter. • Safe rollout practices on Flightcontrol for revenue-critical surfaces.
Benefits
• Co-founded by a former NASA engineer and Bain consultant, a position with Ground News provides an unparalleled learning experience both personally and professionally. At Ground, we prioritize growth: both for our business and team members. You’ll have the freedom to work remotely and play a key role in the development of Ground News products. • This is an opportunity to work with a growing and mighty team that is committed to building a world where cooperative, civil debate is the norm, media is accountable, and critical thought is the baseline of our information consumption. Ground is based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, but this role is remote. • What You’ll Enjoy at Ground News: • 💰 Competitive total rewards: A market-benchmarked base salary, calibrated to your location. • 🌍 Remote-first environment: Work from anywhere in Canada, on your own time zone plus enjoy in-person meetups and team gatherings. • 🩺 Health & Wellness that matter: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for you and your family. • 📈 Keep growing: Access to professional development opportunities to keep expanding your skills and career. • 🚀 Mission-driven team: Join a group of smart, dedicated people who are building meaningful products with real-world impact. • Our culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact [email protected], and a member of our team will be happy to help.
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