Senior JavaScript Engineer
About this role
Overview
About Nortal:
We’re Nortal. We think big and create cutting-edge digital solutions with a global reach. And with 25 years of experience, 2,700+ professional experts, and half a billion people worldwide impacted by our work, we believe we’ve got the numbers to back up that statement.
Our global teams have played a significant role in many Fortune 500 companies’ projects and systems and have been the driving force of digital transformation for governments, healthcare institutions, and leading enterprises worldwide. We combine best-in-class strategic consulting with software engineering, data, and design practices to bring our visions to life.
The client you’ll work with:
News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.
The role:
You will join the Ad Tech team of our client, News UK, as a Senior JavaScript Engineer.Responsibilities
The team:
The Ad Tech team is working on The Times as part of News UK Tech.
We are a dynamic team of 6+ people working across three time zones, solving crucial problems and improving TheTimes.com - one of the most visited news websites in the country.
You’ll be a key component of a cross-functional 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 to a Principal Engineer and will help him deliver on the technical strategy and tactical implementation.
Qualifications
- Experience with Functional Programming in JavaScript
- Experience with TypeScript
- Experience with React
- Experience with Node.js
- Experience in testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Enzyme, Cypress
- Experience with using Agentic LLM tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code
- The ability to mentor and coach junior members of the team
- Software engineer with a passion for writing great code
- Always thinking about the underlying software architecture and how it can be continually improved
- Advocate of Test-Driven Development and understand why it is important
- Comfortable working in an Agile environment and understand the value of Agile ceremonies
- Collaborate well with others and embrace pair programming
- Good understanding of commercial and business requirements
Brownie points:
- Experience with WordPress and/or PHP or strong willingness to learn and work with modern WordPress practices
- Experience in advertising technology or for a large publisher
- Experience in working with Webpack
- Experience with CircleCI
- Experience with AWS
- Experience creating API’s
- Ability to performance test high traffic websites
How to apply:
If you recognize yourself in this role, please send your CV in English.
Our team would be excited to get in touch if your skillset and experience match the profile we look for.
Of course, all applications will be treated as strictly confidential.
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