Pwrteams is looking for a talented and passionate Senior Software Engineer (WordPress) for long-term and full-time employment at our service center in Krakow, Poland.
You will join the extension team of our client, News UK — one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. News UK’s portfolio includes renowned news brands such as The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Its national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, along with a network of market-leading local radio stations across Ireland.
Reaching almost 40 million people each month, these world-famous brands deliver news, analysis, opinion and entertainment across multiple platforms. From print to digital, audio to video, events to experiences — News UK provides a rich mix of voices and perspectives to a diverse audience.
The Times Content team takes the award-winning journalism of our newsrooms and showcases it through a wide range of world-class digital products. We hire and grow the best talent, foster a culture of collaboration, and build streamlined technology with key partners to power storytelling experiences that inform and engage our audiences.
We are passionate, principled and purposeful full-stack engineering and delivery experts, working closely with our journalists and Product teams to co-create editorial tools, websites and apps. Our mission is to captivate subscribers with the most trusted and compelling content in the world.
responsibilities :
Shape the future architecture and systems by collaborating closely with Principal Engineers to ensure scalability, reliability and modern standards.
Work across diverse codebases and systems, primarily in PHP (WordPress) and JavaScript/TypeScript, while also engaging with other languages and technologies as needed.
Build and enhance tools that empower and streamline workflows for colleagues in the newsroom.
Uphold high standards of engineering, ensuring applications and infrastructure follow best practices in performance, security, and maintainability.
Mentor and support your teammates, sharing expertise in your areas of strength while learning from others with complementary skills.
Drive continuous improvement, contributing ideas and solutions that make a lasting impact on our products and engineering culture.
requirements-expected :
Deep understanding of PHP, WordPress and best practices
Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Gutenberg block editor development.
Hands-on experience with writing automated tests using PHPUnit, Jest.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) (maybe less needed now)
Experience with modern developer tooling (e.g. containerisation, CI/CD, version control)
Leading and nurturing developers of different abilities
offered :
Benefit Café with various categories like sport, leisure, books etc.
Family-like environment and personal attention to each specialist
Interesting projects with innovative products
Competitive salary and regular reviews
The work-life balance you deserve. Flexible working hours
