Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

TL;DR

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (TypeScript/AWS): Developing libraries and services for authorisation, authentication, and personalisation in hirify.global Audience Platform with an accent on CIAM standards like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. Focus on analysing complex problems, building high-quality scalable code, and ensuring system reliability for millions of users.

Location: Salford/London Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)

Salary: £63,000 - £73,000 depending on skills and experience

Company

hirify.global Audience Platform creates systems for personalised hirify.global Online experiences across iPlayer, Sounds, News, Sport, and more, serving over 50m monthly users with ambitions to reach hundreds of millions.

What you will do

• Analyse and solve complex problems to deliver innovative authentication and personalisation products.
• Develop high-quality code, tests, documentation, and scripts for maintainability and risk minimisation.
• Participate in pairing, code reviews, continuous delivery, and agile planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the product lifecycle, including out-of-hours incident support.
• Learn and assess new technologies for applicability to hirify.global products.

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK required (eligibility checks conducted)
• Production experience in TypeScript or JavaScript
• Knowledge of AWS services (CDK, CloudFormation, Lambda, EC2, Kinesis, WAF, ALB)
• Understanding of HTTP and RESTful APIs
• Working knowledge of CIAM standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
• Experience communicating complex technical ideas to diverse audiences

Nice to have

• Experience with non-functional concerns (monitoring, performance, resilience, security)
• Zero downtime systems and live support experience
• Production Java experience
• Test-driven development
• Mentoring junior team members
• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, CodePipeline)

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with 1 day/week in Salford or London office and flexible hours
• 10% time for self-improvement, learning, and innovation
• 25 days annual leave + option to buy 5 more, defined pension, health/dental/gym discounts
• 35-hour flexible working week, career development, mentoring, and coaching
• Agile, multi-disciplinary teams with focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and work-life balance