Senior Back-End Developer

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company seeks a Back-End Development Lead to join their dynamic Digital Development team in Manchester. This role involves mentoring, leading development efforts, and collaborating on robust, scalable back-end systems using Go, TypeScript, PHP, and SQL. You'll work in a remote-friendly environment with a commitment to high-quality solutions. The ideal candidate has strong technical and mentorship skills, preferably in the media or audio streaming industry.

Benefits

25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days

Access to Bauer Academy for development

Enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience mentoring and leading development teams.
• Strong proficiency in Go, TypeScript, PHP, and SQL.
• Deep understanding of AWS, Cloudflare, and DevOps principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture and API design.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High emotional intelligence and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in the media or audio streaming industry.
• Familiarity with incident management and 24/7 support environments.
• Technical writing and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain back-end services using Go, TypeScript, PHP, and SQL.
• Lead small feature-driven sub-teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with product and technology teams to align development with customer needs.
• Champion DevOps practices under a 'you build it, you run it' model.
• Participate in incident management rotas and provide technical support.
• Contribute to recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
• Ensure high standards of security, performance, and resilience across systems.

Skills

Mentoring and leading development teams

Go

TypeScript

PHP

SQL

AWS

Cloudflare

DevOps principles

Microservices architecture

API design

Problem-solving and debugging

Communication

Stakeholder management

Emotional intelligence

Adaptability in fast-paced environments

Experience in media or audio streaming

Technical writing and documentation

Job description

The Difference you will make

You’ll be joining our dynamic Digital Development team within Bauer Media Audio, where we build the back-end systems that power mobile, web, and voice-connected experiences across international markets. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. We work closely with product and technology teams to ensure our platforms meet the evolving needs of our audiences.

Your role

You’ll be responsible for leading development efforts, mentoring team members, and ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and aligned with business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain back-end services using Go, TypeScript, PHP, and SQL.
• Lead small feature-driven sub-teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with product and technology teams to align development with customer needs.
• Champion DevOps practices under a “you build it, you run it” model.
• Participate in incident management rotas and provide technical support.
• Contribute to recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
• Ensure high standards of security, performance, and resilience across systems.

The Skills you will bring

Required:

• Proven experience mentoring and leading development teams.
• Strong proficiency in Go, TypeScript, PHP, and SQL.
• Deep understanding of AWS, Cloudflare, and DevOps principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture and API design.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High emotional intelligence and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in the media or audio streaming industry.
• Familiarity with incident management and 24/7 support environments.
• Technical writing and documentation skills.

Working Pattern/Location

This is a permanent, full-time role based in the United Kingdom, with remote working as standard. Participation in incident management rotas is required.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That’s why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.