Job Description

Front End Developer - Software Engineer



Location:



London



Department



Times Media



Salary Range:



Not Specified



Advertising End Date:



31 Oct 2025







The Team:



Forming part of the wider Times Media customer team, and sitting within the Customer Optimisation team, we work to deliver front end optimisations and experiments which improve the customer journeys and experiences, to directly drive business value.



Role Objectives:



+ You will be instrumental in developing and enhancing the front-end of The Times and Sunday Times digital products, working in partnership with the internal and external digital platform teams, and internal marketing ans subscription team stakeholders.



+ We are looking for a talented and passionate Software Engineer to join our team based in London Bridge.



+ You'll report to the Experimentation Lead and will help him/her deliver on the optimization and experimentation strategy and tactical implementation.



+ You will optimise existing capabilities built by the product team, developing robust front-end digital solutions.



+ You will contribute to running experiments and driving optimisations to achieve key business outcomes.



What we are looking for from you:



+ Proficient experience using Javascript, HTML, CSS, and potentially WordPress, to build engaging, content-driven experiences.



+ Familiarity with integrating and utilising A/B testing and experimentation tooling (e.g., Optimizely, Google Optimize).



+ A solid understanding of automation testing and how to contribute to implementing and maintaining a valuable test suite.



+ Understanding of agile methodologies and a collaborative approach to teamwork.



+ A passion for well-crafted and tested code, with consideration for architecture, performance, and security.



+ Experience integrating and working with third-party vendor solutions, such as Zephr, alongside proprietary first-party codebases.



Life at News



Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.



To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity/) , which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have13 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.



Benefits



Some of our benefits include:



+ Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks



+ Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access



+ Private medical insuranceincluding coverage for pre-existing conditions



+ Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes



+ 'Bikes for Work'and 'Electric Car' scheme



+ Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books



+ Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities



+ Access towellbeing benefitssuch as EAP, physio/massage and counselling



+ A generouspensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5%



+ 25 daysholiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4volunteeringdays per year



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