o you want to work on Applications viewed/used by the whole country? Do you want to work on exciting projects? 35 hour working week? Great diverse working environment? Yes to all of the above?

Then I have a great opportunity for you!

Currently recruiting for Software Engineering Team Leads! – JavaScript Web – AWS

We are looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to help expand our clients Node.js backend team for app teams in London. You will have a leading role in an engineering team responsible for Mobile News that delivers an intuitive and engaging experience to millions of audience members every day.

The successful Software Engineering Team Lead will:

Key role in leading a multidisciplinary team
Line management responsibilities for 4/5 engineers
Assisting with recruiting and onboarding new team members
Mentoring and developing team members and peers to help them to reach their potential
Inspiring and motivating the team to help them deliver a world class streaming experience
Help to foster a collaborative and inclusive culture across Audience Content Experience, which includes News & Sport, Children, Education & Longtail, Content Discovery and Channels & Product Excellence. Technical Leadership Includes:

Playing a key role in the technical direction of TV
Advocate new technologies and approaches to ensure our products are industry leading
Providing domain expertise across the BE team
Ensuring a high standard of engineering excellence within their product

What we are looking for

Have the ability to lead, coach mentor and line manage a team of 4+ engineers
Have experience working with cross discipline peers including Product Managers, Delivery Managers and Design Leads
Be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels in an organisation
Proficient in JavaScript
Strong AWS skills
Strong understanding of OOP, analysis and decoupled design
Demonstrable understanding of Test-Driven Development
Experience of source control systems such as Git
A track record of producing maintainable code within collaborative environments

Our client is proud to champion a diverse working environment, offer flexible working, career progression and unrivalled training and development opportunities