The Economist Group - Senior Web Engineer
Requirements
• Experience in frontend and backend engineering. • Strong fullstack experience with JavaScript or TypeScript. • Proven experience building production applications with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Next.js). • Experience designing and developing APIs (REST and/or GraphQL). • Solid understanding of modern web architecture, including SSR, static generation, and caching strategies. • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native system design. • Strong grasp of performance, accessibility, and scalable system design. • Experience with CI/CD, containerisation, and infrastructure as code. • Working Arrangements • The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. • AI usage for your application • We are an innovative organisation that encourages the use of technology. We recognise that candidates may utilise AI tools to support with their job application process. However, it is essential that all information you provide truthfully and accurately reflects your own experience, skills, and qualifications.
Responsibilities
• Design, build, and evolve scalable web applications across the stack. • Develop responsive, accessible, and high-performance frontends using modern frameworks such as React and Next.js. • Build and maintain backend services and APIs that support product features and integrations. • Design robust system architectures, balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability. • Own performance across the stack, from frontend experience to backend efficiency and caching strategies. • Drive best practices in testing, observability, and CI/CD across services in production. • Work with cloud-native technologies on AWS, leveraging services such as compute, storage, and managed databases. • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams to shape solutions end-to-end. • Contribute to technical direction, mentor engineers, and raise the engineering bar within the team...
Benefits
• Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. • We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. • You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.
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