At Hearst UK, there's always more to the story. Join us as our Lead Engineer to start the next chapter in your career.

　　We're the UK's leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Good Housekeeping, Country Living, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar and House Beautiful. We've created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We'll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.

　　ABOUT THE ROLE

　　Hearst UK is seeking an outstanding Engineer and Tech Lead to work as an integral member of the local Product Design Engineering team, alongside the Hearst Magazines International Product team in New York. This is a role for someone seeking an exciting career challenge building and maintaining a world-class digital media platform, developing new apps, as well as working with external paywall and email service providers.

　　The Product Design Engineering team at Hearst UK is responsible for creating best-in-class digital experiences for world-renowned magazine brands including ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan. Men's Health and Runner's World. Ideal candidates possess big-picture vision but with the drive and attention to detail required to make that vision a reality. The successful applicant will be working closely with a Product Lead and UX Designer, along with our international partners, to maximise the experience of our millions of visitors to our brands' digital properties.

　　In this role you will be required to lead on outstanding engineering execution, working with the Product Manager and UX Designer to deliver excellent user and promoting increased reader revenue. You must enjoy solving complex business problems at the core of the digital transformation of a world-leading media company. A creative mindset and the ability to help deliver on new product strategies is essential. You will have the aptitude to identify automation opportunities and craft simple, elegant solutions to solve complex problems to your team and stakeholders alike.

　　KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Provide technical leadership and guidance to a small, dynamic local PDE team, in collaboration with the Hearst International Product team Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data, audience development, brand leads, plus consumer and commercial revenue teams, to understand project requirements and translate them into technical solutions Design web application solutions, ensuring scalability, high performance and good maintenance. You'll be able to own standards and best practices along with debugging, troubleshooting and testing Identify and mitigate technical risks and bottlenecks, proposing alternative solutions when and where necessary. Understand performance optimisations and have the ability to make sound recommendations Stay up to date with the latest web development trends and technologies and assess their suitability for ongoing projects Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, seeking best-in-class performance and solutions at all times To be an ambassador of Hearst UK and its values. You may be required to undertake such further duties as your skills, qualifications and experience allow and/or as may be assigned to you from time to time.ABOUT YOU:

　　3+ years of experience building complex applications and services Familiar with a wide range of technologies including JavaScript, Python, NodeJS, React, as well as Relational and NoSQL databases Experience with data visualisations and analytics dashboards In possession of a collaborative mindset with an ability to work across teams to plan features and technical migration Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and considerations Familiar with Agile / Scrum team methodology In possession of a business mindset - understands the relationship between strategic revenue drivers and technology Excited to learn new tools and frameworksWHAT WE OFFER

　　At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:

　　25 days' holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) Hybrid working - Three days per week in the office Discounted gym membership Healthcare cash plan Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause Life assurance and pension scheme Regular socials and more!There's more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.

　　Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in - one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we're working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.