Washington Post Engineering

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[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

Ever wondered how The Washington Post balances access and subscriptions? In our latest blog post, @janithW dives into how we use reinforcement learning and smart metering to target paywalls intelligently—optimizing reader experience and business goals.

https://t.co/cLiuuB4IAp

[Brian Alfaro @designbaa]

🚀 Transforming the design-dev workflow at The Washington Post! The latest Figma blog dives into how we've reimagined component delivery from traditional methods to a collaborative sprint that's aligning teams better than ever. #designsystems #figma

https://t.co/vVKulNHALD

[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

On our blog, @dianesaysword and @lennybronner from our Elections Insights team give a deep dive into our Voterflow models which were used to analyze patterns in voter behavior between the 2016 and 2024 primary election cycles in Iowa and NH.

https://t.co/TyIacAuhR2

[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

In our latest engineering blog post, “Rethinking Content Insights at The Post”, @jasonlangsner explains how our Data + AI team powers self-service analytics for @washingtonpost.

https://t.co/wWsrMMRXgH

[Jeremy Bowers @jeremybowers]

Hi friends!

Y’all may have seen by now, but if you didn’t — I am heading over to join the crew at @politico! I’ll miss the folks at @WapoEngineering but I am excited for what’s next!

Watch this space — more to come.

https://t.co/xt83eBazOC

[Lenny Bronner @lennybronner]

Hi friends! I'm hiring a data engineer to work on The Washington Post's live election model.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!!

https://t.co/XY13gWe3vz

[Emily Liu @_emilyliu_]

come build high-visibility election models ahead of the 2024 presidential with folks like @lennybronner @DaraGold5 @jchaskell2 @dylfreed @zubakskees! 📈🚀

https://t.co/CG2X67rhXV

[Washington Post Communications @WashPostComms]

The Post's first-ever Accessibility Engineer @hsforeman shares insight on his new role:

https://t.co/eo11ne5b7w

[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

📢 2023 @arcxp internship applications are open! Whether you're interested in engineering, product, project management, sales or marketing, there's an opening for you. The internship is open to everyone from college freshmen to transitioning professionals. https://t.co/SLBFbi2pB2

[Lenny Bronner @lennybronner]

Two days after the election, and still little change. The Senate races in NV and AZ remain tossups, but the model continues to think that Democrats have a slight edge.

[Emily Liu @_emilyliu_]

you vs. the model she tells you not to worry about

[Emily Liu @_emilyliu_]

it's election day! we'll be running our (open-sourced) model on Senate, House, and governor races to provide context to raw vote counts.

this model generates estimates for where the vote count will *actually* end up by the end of the election

[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

@dylfreed 💪💪💪

[Dylan Freedman @dylfreed]

In the works @WapoEngineering: a general text matching tool to help join columns of data when the names don't exactly match. We're using it for election precinct matching🗳️

[Washington Post Engineering @WapoEngineering]

@danacassidy_ you got this queen

[Emily Liu @_emilyliu_]

happy election week from @WapoEngineering 🫶