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Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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The Role / Position Overview
Money-Media , a fast growing division of the FT, is an online media firm which provides news and intelligence for specialized businesses through their extensive suite of products.
We are seeking a talented and dedicated Director of Engineering to be part of Money-Media, a profitable subscription-based content and data provider. The Director of Engineering will work as a collaborative leader for our development team focused on our content products and our Content Management System (CMS) and will report directly to the CTO.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly person who values small company culture and teamwork. You will get the best of both worlds (corporate and start-up camaraderie) from working with us at Money-Media. We are a tight knit group of 20+ engineers with a passion for learning and experimentation, and you will be a valued member within our team. If you have excellent communication and leadership skills and would like to drive a forward thinking team – we would like to hear from you!
What will I be responsible for?
Report to the CTO
Turn complex project requirements into manageable technical plans
Manage and deliver projects on time
Maintain high design, architectural and software coding standards
Manage, Lead and mentor a small team of developers
Work with DevOps and QA groups to deliver projects successfully
Work to ensure build health and continuous delivery processes
What experience/skills do I need to be successful in this role?
4-8+ Years of technology experience, programming and delivering applications in a production environment
2+ Years managing small development teams
Excellent problem solving abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Leadership experience, proven ability to guide and motivate a team
Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycles
Excellent Unix Scripting or Debugging Skills
Experienced with Functional Programming, OO Design Principles and Patterns
Experience with managing source code with GIT and the GITHUB Flow
Our technology
It’s Not Exhaustive, But Gives You a Taste Of What Our Stack And Tools Look Like
Here’s a list of things we use a lot.
JavaScript (ECMAscript6; nodeJS; ReactJS)
Laravel, Zend, PHPDoctrine
LAMP stack
Microservices and APIs
GraphQL; SQL; Linux and Bash scripting
Experience with another programming language like Ruby, Java, or Python, Go, or Rust
What’s in it for you? Our Benefits
Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), health coverage (medical, dental & vision insurance), 401k and company match, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here .
Further Information
The FT are committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.
