About this role
Salary: £57,000 - 97,000 per year
Requirements: Were looking for a full-stack engineer comfortable working on both the back end and front end.You should have solid back-end knowledge in Scala or an equivalent programming language. Familiarity with Scala is not required.You should be familiar with TypeScript or, if you have a JavaScript background, be willing to learn TypeScript on the job.Were looking for someone passionate about web technologies and excited to help shape the future of digital journalism.You should be curious about our wider organisation, keen to grow your skills, and able to make reasoned choices about which technologies to use and when. Responsibilities: Youll code on the front end and back end of one of our systems, typically using TypeScript and Scala, to contribute to your teams objectives.Youll work in a cross-functional team to iterate rapidly and release new features.Youll collaborate with other developers through activities such as pair programming and work closely with editorial and commercial colleagues.Youll contribute to product decisions as well as technical decisions.You may build products that showcase our journalism, tools that help journalists tell stories, or services that distribute and monetise stories around the world. Technologies: GitHubSupportJavaScriptScalaTypeScriptWebAIBackendFrontendFullstack More:
Were the Guardian, a diverse and inclusive global organisation delivering fearless, investigative journalism and holding power to account. Our award-winning journalists, commercial professionals and digital experts bring a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging environment, training and opportunities for career development, including the chance to move between teams and roles. Much of our code is openly available on GitHub, and our developers regularly attend and present at conferences. This is a full-time role in our Publishing & Journalism engineering stream, with hybrid working: one day a week at our Kings Cross office and four days remotely. The starting salary is £57,000 per annum. Benefits include 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to purchase five additional days, a generous pension scheme, volunteering days, private healthcare, life cover, income protection, eye tests, optional dental insurance, enhanced family leave policies, wellbeing support, free yoga and Pilates classes, a corporate gym membership, a cycle-to-work scheme and a canteen overlooking Regents Canal. We support flexible working requests and are committed to inclusive working experiences, equal access to career development and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process. To apply, upload your CV and answer a short question about the Publishing & Journalism engineering stream; a cover letter is not required. Every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. The application closing date is Friday 2 October 2026.
last updated 40 week of 2026