Lead Software Engineer

Our mission is to create tech that makes a difference empowers teams delights customers and shapes the media world of tomorrow

Were one of the leading media advertising companies with over 33000 advertising sites across the UK and EU.

As part of the global Bauer Media Group were committed to being both a platform for brands and a platform for good. From Netflix Disney The National Lottery Heineken and many more we advertise for some of the best brands which reach millions of people every day! We dont just sell space we deliver impact for our clients and value for the communities we serve.

London - 2 days a week Salary for this role is dependant on your experience youll also receive bonus benefits

About The Role

Were looking for a Lead Software Engineer to champion the foundational pillars of our stack: reliability scalability and performance. This is a hands-on technical role centered on the architectural evolution of systems designed to handle massive production loads.

Youll own the design and implementation of revenue-critical platforms powering real-time bidding audience targeting and inventory management across Europe. Youll move beyond functional code to build systems that are observable resilient and highly performant. This is not a support role you will actively shape how our systems are designed built and operated at scale while also acting as a mentor and point of contact for the more junior members of the engineering team.

What youll be doing

- Design and evolve high-throughput services with a focus on observability fault tolerance and cost-efficiency. Youll own capacity planning and define the SLOs that keep our revenue-critical systems stable.

- Identify and resolve bottlenecks across APIs and data pipelines. You will optimize code and queries to minimize latency and maximize throughput under real-world production loads.

- Champion clean code automated testing and CI/CD. Youll lead design reviews and introduce the metrics necessary to measure and improve long-term system health and maintainability.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to navigate complex trade-offs. As a mentor and POC you will shape the technical roadmap of our advertising platforms and foster a culture of excellence.

Our stack: React NodeJS Typescript Kubernetes AWS Terraform Jenkins Postgres SQL

What youll bring to the team

- Strong experience building and operating production-grade software systems using NodeJS Typescript and React

- Experience designing distributed systems and cloud-based architectures in AWS

- Demonstrated ability to improve system performance scalability and reliability

- Deep understanding of non-functional requirements and how they influence architecture

- Experience working with observability monitoring and performance analysis tools

- Experience contributing to or establishing engineering standards across teams

- Strong coding ability and a pragmatic approach to improving existing systems

- Clear communication skills and the ability to influence across teams

Whats In It For You

25 paid holidays including bank holidays

Company Pension Scheme paid up to 8%

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life Insurance and group income protection scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Cover

We believe in fairness and as an equal opportunities employer we work hard to foster an inclusive environment a place where you can truly be yourself and be treated fairly. Were interested in what you can do not just what youve done. Even if you dont meet every requirement listed wed still love to hear from you!

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Required Experience:

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