Software Engineer – Audio Platform (Hybrid, Manchester)

Bauer Media Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Bauer Academy

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Bauer Media Group in Manchester is building an in‑house software engineering hub to power its audio platform of the future. You’ll join a squad‑based, product‑led engineering culture that values collaboration, ownership and high quality software delivered at scale across Europe.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll develop features across frontend and backend with Java Spring Boot on AWS, TypeScript/React, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, and security practices.

Qualifications

• Solid engineering experience across frontend and backend, with problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Familiarity with Java Spring Boot + AWS backend and TypeScript/React frontend, or a comparable modern stack.
• Exposure to Kubernetes and Kafka is advantageous.
• CI/CD, containerisation, and DevOps practices in daily development.
• Interest in AI-assisted development tooling and how it can improve productivity and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver features across the platform with increasing ownership.
• Collaborate in code reviews and technical discussions within your squad.
• Champion quality, CI/CD, automation, and observability; write tests and follow security practices.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

AWS

TypeScript/React

Kubernetes

Kafka

CI/CD

DevOps

Security best practices

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Bauer Media Group in Manchester is building an in‑house software engineering hub to power its audio platform of the future. You’ll join a squad‑based, product‑led engineering culture that values collaboration, ownership and high quality software delivered at scale across Europe.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll develop features across frontend and backend with Java Spring Boot on AWS, TypeScript/React, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, and security practices.