Mid-level Backend Engineer

Bauer Media Outdoor UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity & paternity cover

Job summary

Bauer Media Outdoor UK is seeking a senior software engineer to help sunset a legacy system and migrate to a modern platform. You’ll focus on BA work with some FE work, delivering features that power client portals and real‑time ad performance data.

You’ll collaborate with Product, UX and Data teams to design scalable solutions, write tests, and automate deployments. The role is based in London with 1–2 days in the office and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience, backend or full‑stack.
• Experience with APIs, data flows, CI/CD pipelines and monitoring.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, scalable features with minimal supervision.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and code reviews.
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability in components.
• Write tests and automate deployments.
• Collaborate with Product, UX and Data/BI to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Understand business and user needs to improve the product.
• Capture data and metrics on product success and delivery improvements.

Skills

4+ years software engineering

Backend development

APIs

CI/CD

Performance & security

Tools

CI/CD tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Our mission is to create tech that makes a difference, empowers teams, delights customers, and shapes the media world of tomorrow

We’re one of the leading media advertising companies with over 33,000 advertising sites across the UK and EU.

As part of the global Bauer Media Group, we’re committed to being both a platform for brands and a platform for good. From Netflix, Disney, The National Lottery, Heineken and many more, we advertise for some of the best brands which reach millions of people every day! We don’t just sell space, we deliver impact for our clients and value for the communities we serve.

London - 1-2 days a week | Salary for this role is dependant on your experience, you’ll also receive bonus + benefits

About The Role

We're sunsetting our legacy system used by our clients and moving into a more sleek, advanced system where our clients can bid for advertising space, control the graphics on our advertising portals, view real time data and ad performance. You'll be key in the release of the platform and keeping it fresh with new feature builds and migrations.

The majority of the role is focused on BA work with some FE work.

What you'll be doing

• Design and build reliable, scalable features with minimal supervision
• Contribute to architectural discussions and code reviews
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability in your components
• Write tests and automate deployments
• Collaborate closely with Product, User Experience and Data / BI to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Understand business and end-user needs, problems and feedback to optimse the product
• Capture data and metrics on the success of the product and on how we deliver to continuously im-prove

What you'll bring to the team

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience as a backend or full stack engineer using our stack
• Experience with APIs, data flows, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring
• Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery
• Ability to understand business and user needs or problems and define realistic solutions
• Good understanding of system design and performance trade-offs

What's in it for you

• Company Pension Scheme paid up to 8%
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity & paternity Cover

We believe in fairness and as an equal opportunities employer we work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place where you can truly be yourself and be treated fairly. We’re interested in what you can do, not just what you’ve done. Even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you!