JavaScript/TypeScript Backend Engineer at Pwrteams

ABOUT THE PROJECT

You will join an extension team (Video Engineering) of our client – News UK. News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp. Our Video Engineering team is a vital part of the thriving engineering community in Technology at News UK. We design, develop, and operate News UK’s video products and platforms. Our mission is to design and develop the back-end infrastructure and cloud-native services that underpin News UK’s video platforms and products to develop the News product of the future.

REQUIREMENTS

– Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript
– Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
– Strong experience with Terraform for cloud infrastructure automation
– Experience with frontend frameworks such as React
– Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest and Cypress/Playwright
– Passion for solving complex problems and improving software architecture
– Team player with excellent collaboration skills

RESPONSIBILITIES

– Develop and maintain News UK’s commercial products and platforms.
– Implement new technologies and enhancements to drive strategic goals.
– Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following DRY principles.
– Champion Test Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming.
– Work in an Agile/Kanban environment to solve complex problems.
– Collaborate with team members and other departments to deliver high-quality solutions.

WHAT WE OFFER

– Great work-life balance
– Competitive remuneration package
– Exceptional social package & special discounts
– Supplemental health & dental care
– Team bonding events
– Excellent office location & facilities
– Relaxing & gaming areas
– Free bike parking & showers

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

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