Your Team
Customer Optimisation team – part of Times Media customer and Customer Operations area. Role focuses on delivering front‑end optimisations and experiments that enhance customer journeys and digital experiences.
Your Role
Front End Developer – Software Engineer based in London Bridge. Report to the Experimentation Lead. Enhance front‑end of The Times and Sunday Times digital products, collaborate with marketing and subscription stakeholders, deliver high‑impact experimentation strategy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance robust front‑end digital solutions for The Times and Sunday Times.
- Optimise existing capabilities built by the product team to improve user experiences.
- Execute experiments and tactical implementations to achieve key business outcomes.
- Partner with internal and external digital platform teams to integrate permanent features.
- Manage code reviews and PRs while ensuring high standards for performance and security.
- Participate in technical discussions and business meetings to scope development requirements.
Qualifications
- Experience utilizing A/B testing and experimentation tooling such as Optimizely or similar platforms.
- Skilled at integrating third‑party vendor solutions alongside proprietary first‑party codebases.
- Solid understanding of automation testing and maintaining valuable test suites.
- Ability to navigate new codebases quickly and apply agile methodologies within a collaborative team.
- Passion for well‑crafted code with a focus on architecture and engineering best practices.
Work Model
Hybrid model: a minimum of three days per week in the office. Certain roles may require additional in‑office days; discuss specifics with recruiter.
Benefits
- Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions.
- Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in‑person/virtual exercise classes.
- Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme.
- Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books.
- Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary and paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
- Access to exclusive events and competitions with brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK and The Times; weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities.
- Well‑being benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling.
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
- Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.
EEO Statement
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