<h3><strong>Company & Department Context</strong></h3> <p>The Financial Times (FT) is one of the world’s leading business news and information organizations. We are recognized globally for our authority, integrity and accuracy. We provide a broad range of essential services, including news, comment, data and analysis, to the growing audience of internationally minded business people.</p> <p>We have offices in more than 35 cities, including London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Manila, Sofia, San Francisco and Tokyo. Join us and find an inclusive and fast-paced environment with unique opportunities to support every step of your career.</p> <p>Learn more about the FT, including announcements and career opportunities, at <a href="http://aboutus.ft.com">aboutus.ft.com</a> and<a href="https://www.ftspecialist.com"> FT Specialist</a> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion</strong></h3> <div id="message-list_1792576409.805739" class="c-virtual_list__item" data-feat="message" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="1792576409.805739"> <div class="c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message" data-qa="message_container" data-qa-unprocessed="false" data-qa-placeholder="false" data-msg-ts="1792576409.805739" data-msg-channel-id="G03U7JV2HNX"> <div class="c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered" data-qa-hover="true"> <div class="c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa="message_content"> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks" data-qa="message-text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first" data-block-id="bdl0N" data-block-type="rich_text" data-message-channel="G03U7JV2HNX" data-message-ts="1792576409.805739"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section">We believe everyone should have a fair opportunity to contribute, succeed, and reach their full potential. That means ensuring everyone is heard, respected, and valued, while identifying and removing barriers that may get in the way. Our commitment is to be an employer role model, grounded in inclusion and fairness for all.We want every application to receive fair and thoughtful consideration; therefore, all applications are reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, not by AI.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Position Summary </strong></h3> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer to join the FT Specialist group as part of the Product & Technology organisation within FT.</p> <p>A key part of the business, providing significant revenue and contribution to the FT, is Specialist Titles. This is an exciting time for Specialist Titles as we are creating a large new cross functional product & technology team in Sofia to support the needs of this part of the business. FT Specialist is entering a new era. We have a golden opportunity to renew our technology estate, to use best practices and to build a modern sustainable technology stack that will underpin the success of the business for years to come.</p> <p>FT Specialist brings together a portfolio of niche digital publications, including ones with more than 160 years of tradition.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk">Investors’ Chronicle<br><br></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thebanker.com">The Banker<br><br></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ftadviser.com">FT Adviser</a> <br><br></li> </ul> <p>You will have the autonomy to select the tools and technologies you need to build and operate services responsible for FT Specialist brand critical capabilities. Someone who is comfortable with the ever changing technical landscape and is keen to contribute to the company’s processes and broader know-how would thrive in this role.</p> <p>Working in the FT Specialist team you will be responsible for delivering innovative technical solutions as you build and operate world class platforms to grow the Financial Times strategic business models. </p> <p>We have recently published our<a href="https://engineering-progression.ft.com/"> Engineering Progression framework</a> and associated competencies for a<a href="https://engineering-progression.ft.com/competencies/senior1/"> Software Engineer</a> relevant to this position</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>The Tech Stack</strong></h3> <p>We often use these, it's not an exhaustive list but gives you a taste of what our technology stack and tools look like:</p> <ul> <li>JavaScript<br><br></li> <li>React<br><br></li> <li>GraphQL<br><br></li> <li>Node.js<br><br></li> <li>CircleCI<br><br></li> <li>Cloudflare<br><br></li> <li>AWS<br><br></li> <li>Splunk<br><br></li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3><strong>This role will be right for you if you are happy to:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Help with technical decision-making to support t