Location

• London
• Hybrid – 1-2 days a week in the office
• eligibility to work in the UK

Role Overview

We’re looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our small, collaborative software engineering team. You’ll be working with a talented group of developers to modernise and enhance the Monitoring tech stack delivering tools and applications that support trusted journalism around the world. This is a hands-on role in a close knit team where you’ll contribute to both front-end and back-end development using React, Django, Python, and AWS.

Day-to-day, you’ll work on re-implementing existing JavaScript front ends into a modern React framework, refactoring and improving legacy applications, and helping to shape new web-based tools. You’ll collaborate closely with the Senior Engineers and Team Lead, contributing actively to sprints and supporting an agile environment. While the role covers full-stack development, current priorities are front-end focused, making strong React and TypeScript skills especially valuable.

We’re looking for someone experienced in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Django, Python, SQL, and ElasticSearch, with a solid understanding of agile collaboration and team-based development. Knowledge of AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda), CI/CD pipelines, and testing frameworks is highly desirable, as is experience with CMS or publishing systems. This role offers flexibility to work remotely, with regular team meet-ups in London. 

Key Skills and Responsibilities

Essential Skills:

You will have:

• AWS 
• JavaScript
• React
• Typescript
• Django/Python
• SQL
• Elastic Search

Desirable Skills 

• Experience of CMS and publishing pipelines is useful
• EC2, S&S, RDS, Lambda, or similar. 
• Jenkins
• Git/GitHub
• CI/CD Pipeline

Experience

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work based experience. 
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer ideally with a focus on media-related projects.
• Very good working knowledge of standard software development frameworks, techniques and methodologies.
• Experience with providing coaching and mentoring
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios.
• Knowledge of software development tools and technologies.
• You are flexible and curious in your approach  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Tools / Technologies

• MAC

Additional information

Duration of the contract: initially 6 months with the possibility of extension – contract FTC (full-time).

Application Process: In addition to our standard recruitment process (see below) you will be invited to a final online face-to-face meeting with our client, for you to meet them and learn more about the role.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays plus birthday paid each year
• Sick leave following probation (20 days per each rolling period each year)
• Pension contribution is 10% employer from qualifying earnings following auto enrolment after 3 months service
• Private medical insurance via Vitality after 6 months of service
• Life assurance (5 x salary) after 6 months service
• Access to a free Eye voucher with Specsavers and a Flu vaccination with Boots
• Access to the cycle-to-work scheme
• Enhanced parental leave