Senior Engineer

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.

At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Together, we help audiences stay better informed and deepen their understanding of the world around them.

Our Product & Tech teams drive us forward in an ever-evolving digital landscape, delivering cutting-edge products to over one million digital subscribers daily. Our growth relies on a diverse, dedicated and dynamic group of product, tech, delivery and data specialists.

With a supportive culture, entrepreneurial spirit and opportunities at every turn, there are no limits to where your FT career can take you.

Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

The Role Overview

This Software Engineering role sits at the heart of improving software delivery practices at the FT. The focus is on enabling technology teams to build, test, package, and deploy systems efficiently, reliably, and securely. By analysing existing workflows, identifying pain points, and building solutions, the role empowers engineers to deliver changes to production frequently and with confidence.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Strong programming and software engineering capability.
• Proven understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and quality-focused development.
• Experience with automated testing and test-driven development.
• Awareness of security, compliance, and operational resilience.
• Ability to take ownership of outcomes and support colleagues effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support high-quality software and tooling, from concept through to production.
• Partner with teams across the FT to help them adopt best practices in source control, CI/CD, artefact management, and infrastructure as code.
• Operate and monitor systems in production, treating reliability as a first-class concern.
• Share knowledge and foster engineering excellence across teams.
• Balance innovation with governance, risk, and security considerations.

Required Experience

We are looking for someone who can bring a solid mix of technical skills, delivery experience, and a collaborative mindset. Ideally, you will have:

• Strong programming and engineering skills in one or more languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Java, Bash or similar).
• Hands-on experience with source control (e.g. Git or GitHub) and effective branching/merging practices.
• Proven experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines using tools such as CircleCI or GitHub Actions
• Understanding of artefact, package and dependency management (e.g. DockerHub, Cloudsmith, JFrog or NPM).
• Infrastructure as Code and automation (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, or Serverless Framework) to manage and provision cloud resources.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS or similar), with experience deploying and operating applications in production.
• Experience with containers and/or serverless architectures (Docker, ECS, Lambda or Kubernetes desirable).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus or Splunk)
• A test-driven mindset, with experience in automated testing at multiple levels (unit, integration, pipeline).
• An awareness of security, cost, risk, and governance when building delivery pipelines and developer tooling.
• Demonstrable experience supporting production systems, including monitoring, observability, and incident response.

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We have implemented a hybrid working model and we also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please send an email to [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.