Junior Software Engineer

Bauer Media Outdoor UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in the UK is seeking a junior engineer to kick-start their career in building next-generation ad-tech products. You will work collaboratively with senior engineers, contributing to code quality and actively participating in agile practices. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or relevant experience, along with a strong understanding of programming principles and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS. This role offers an opportunity for learning and growth in a friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
• Understanding of object-oriented and/or functional programming.
• Familiarity with modern frameworks and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain features.
• Contribute to code reviews.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Participate in agile ceremonies.
• Fix bugs and gradually take ownership.

Skills

Understanding of core programming principles

Familiarity with cloud platforms

Curiosity and growth mindset

Collaborative attitude

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

React

Node.js

AWS

Terraform

Job description

About Us

Bauer Media is a leading media business reaching millions of people across Europe through audio, digital, and out of home advertising. We're behind well known brands including Kiss, Absolute, Magic, Grazia, and Empire. Within our Outdoor division, we connect audiences through thousands of digital screens and poster sites in high impact locations.

This role sits within Bauer Media Outdoor at a pivotal moment. We are rethinking how brands buy, manage, and measure outdoor advertising, moving towards modern, scalable platforms across programmatic, self service, and data led products.

Kick‑start your engineering career building next‑generation products for Bauer Outdoor.

Bauer Media Outdoor Tech vision

Create tech that makes a difference. Empower teams. Delight customers. Shape the media world of tomorrow.

What you will be working on

You will be building world‑class advertising products and ad‑tech that allow our employees and customers to discover our advertising products, plan advertising campaigns, target audiences using powerful and proprietary data, manage campaigns and content, bid for our inventory on a real‑time basis, and view the impact and performance of their adverts.

You will be delivering an outstanding experience, embedding AI into what we offer and making sure this operates reliably and cost effectively at a massive scale.

Role focus

Start your engineering career building real, production‑grade systems while learning from experienced mentors in a collaborative environment.

You’ll do

• Build, test, and maintain features under guidance from senior engineers
• Contribute to code reviews, learning how to deliver clean, maintainable code
• Write unit and integration tests for your code
• Participate in daily stand‑ups, retros, and agile ceremonies
• Learn our stack, processes, and architecture patterns
• Fix bugs and gradually take ownership of small modules

How you will behave and act

• Shows curiosity and willingness to learn
• Accepts and acts on feedback
• Collaborates effectively with team members
• Communicates with clarity to peers and manager

You’ll bring

• Understanding of core programming principles (object‑oriented and/or functional)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, and modern frameworks
• Curiosity, growth mindset, and collaborative attitude
• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related discipline (or strong coding bootcamp experience)

Measures of success

• Increasing code quality and autonomy
• Active engagement in team learning and feedback loops
• Delivery of small but meaningful contributions to production

The type of tech you will be working on

At Bauer Media's Outdoor division, our engineering teams work with a modern, cloud‑native technology environment. While you don't need experience with everything listed, you should be comfortable learning new tools and working across a varied stack.

Frontend & Web

• React
• Next.js
• TypeScript

Backend & Services

• Node.js
• Python
• Serverless development

Datastores

• SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. Postgres, Dynamo DB)

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS (Lambda, CloudWatch, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Ways of Working

• Agile delivery
• Non‑functional requirements embedded for scaling
• CI/CD automation
• Test‑driven development (TDD)
• Observability and modern DevOps practices