THE ROLE:

You are a talented and passionate Full-stack JavaScript Engineer who will seed our Web Platform team in Sofia. You’ll be a key component of a team delivering quality software. You’ll interact with product owners and stakeholders, contribute to the technical conversations and ensure that what we build is best in class and fit for purpose. You’ll report in to a Principal Engineer and will help him/her deliver on the technical strategy and tactical implementation. You’ll interact, communicate and collaborate with the engineers based in London and Sofia.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOMETHING BIG:

• You’ll be involved with the technical direction as well as day-to-day coding standards and best practices
• You’ll be a mentor to your peers and team members, a source of technical expertise, and will participate in strategic conversations with the rest of engineering and the business
• You’ll feel comfortable presenting to internal teams as well as external Meetups and the like, representing the engineering work at News UK

OUR IDEAL TEAMMATE HAS/IS:

• You are an experienced software engineer with a passion for writing clean, well-crafted, and well-tested code You are always thinking about the underlying software architecture and how we can continually improve it You understand the importance of testing and are an advocate of Test Driven Development
• You are comfortable working in an Agile environment and know the value of the agile ceremonies
• You have a passion for solving complex problems and love to learn
• You are a team player and can collaborate with others
• You are actively involved in software community events or meetups or have the desire to be
• Experience in Javascript and TypeScript, with a focus on frontend development
• Experience building full-stack applications using React and Next.js
• Experience in testing frameworks such as Jest, and React Testing Library, REST, and GraphQL APIs
• Experience with the AWS cloud platform and a working knowledge of Kubernetes
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines such as CircleCI, and other DevOps practices
• The ability to support and coach more junior members of the team

BROWNIE POINTS:

• Experience working with design systems, CSS-in-JS or Sass
• Experience with New Relic or similar monitoring tools
• An understanding of Isomorphic / Universal JavaScript
• An understanding of multi-tenant applications
• Ability to performance test high-traffic websites and understand problem areas
• Understanding of SEO and Core Web Vitals

THE COMPANY OFFERS:

• 25 Days Paid Leave
• Supplemental Health & Dental Care
• Competitive Remuneration Package
• Exceptional Social Package & Special Discounts
• Innovative & Agile Teams
• Challenging Projects & Leading Edge Technologies
• Friendly & Supportive Atmosphere
• Socially Responsible Company
• Tech & Soft Skills Training
• Team Bonding Events
• Fruity Afternoons & Beer Thursdays
• Excellent Office Location & Facilities, and a wonderful terrace
• Relaxing & Gaming Areas
• Free Bike Parking & Showers