Director of Engineering

Company Overview

Money-Media, a fast-growing, entrepreneurial subsidiary of The Financial Times, is an online media firm focused on being the premier source of news and intelligence for specialized businesses. Through our extensive suite of products, Money-Media delivers must-have content that helps people do their jobs better and supports the business IQ of hundreds of thousands of readers across the world.

Join us and find an inclusive and fast-paced environment with unique opportunities to support every step of your career. Learn more about Money-Media and career opportunities.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and dedicated Director of Engineering to be part of Money-Media, a profitable subscription-based content and data provider. The Director of Engineering will work as a collaborative leader for our development team focused on our content products and our Content Management System (CMS) and will report directly to the CTO.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly person who values small company culture and teamwork. You will get the best of both worlds (corporate and start-up camaraderie) from working with us at Money-Media. We are a tight knit group of 20+ engineers with a passion for learning and experimentation, and you will be a valued member within our team. If you have excellent communication and leadership skills and would like to drive a forward thinking team - we would like to hear from you!

What will I be responsible for?

• Report to the CTO
• Turn complex project requirements into manageable technical plans
• Manage and deliver projects on time
• Maintain high design, architectural and software coding standards
• Manage, Lead and mentor a small team of developers
• Work with DevOps and QA groups to deliver projects successfully
• Work to ensure build health and continuous delivery processes

What experience/skills do I need to be successful in this role?

• 4-8+ Years of technology experience, programming and delivering applications in a production environment
• 2+ Years managing small development teams
• Excellent problem solving abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership experience, proven ability to guide and motivate a team
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycles
• Excellent Unix Scripting or Debugging Skills

• Experienced with Functional Programming, OO Design Principles and Patterns
• Experience with managing source code with GIT and the GITHUB Flow

Our technology

Here’s a list of things we use a lot. It’s not exhaustive, but gives you a taste of what our stack and tools look like:

• JavaScript (ECMAscript6; nodeJS; ReactJS)
• Laravel, Zend, PHPDoctrine
• LAMP stack
• Microservices and APIs
• GraphQL; SQL; Linux and Bash scripting
• Experience with another programming language like Ruby, Java, or Python, Go, or Rust

Culture & 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 paid time off, comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and their families, paid parental leave, competitive 401k and company match, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and commuter benefits. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information

At the FT, we know our most valuable resources are our people and we embrace our employees’ unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer that 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 also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. We aim to treat all employees in a fair and consistent manner, promote good working relationships to encourage high standards of conduct and performance within a work environment free from harassment, bullying, and discrimination. 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 contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.