The Economist Group

The Economist Group

The Economist Group is a global media and information services company dedicated to the pursuit of progress for individuals, organizations, and the world. As the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, they provide news,...

Media
1K-5K
Founded 1843

Description

  • Design, build and evolve web applications that support video streaming, live events, podcasts and related product journeys.
  • Develop responsive, accessible, high-performance frontends using React.js, Next.js and modern TypeScript.
  • Build and maintain backend services and APIs for media delivery, playback configuration and core product features.
  • Work with HLS and adaptive bitrate streaming to ensure reliable playback across devices and network conditions.
  • Contribute to streaming workflows including packaging, CDN integration and live event delivery.
  • Design and operate cloud-native solutions on AWS using services such as S3, Lambda, RDS and container-based workloads.
  • Own performance across the stack, including Core Web Vitals, backend latency and caching.
  • Ensure strong observability, testing and CI/CD practices across production services.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design and Editorial teams and contribute to technical direction within the squad.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in web frontend and backend engineering.
  • Strong fullstack experience with JavaScript or TypeScript across frontend and backend.
  • Proven experience building production applications with React.js and Next.js.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, ideally with Node.js or similar.
  • Solid understanding of modern web architecture, including SSR, static generation and CDN strategies.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native application design.
  • Good grasp of web performance, accessibility and scalable system design.
  • Experience with video streaming technologies, particularly HLS and adaptive bitrate streaming, is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, containerization and infrastructure as code.
  • Clear communication skills, sound judgment and a strong sense of ownership.

Benefits

  • Remote-first working policy with flexibility and autonomy.
  • Flexible working arrangements, with a minimum expectation of two office days per month.
  • Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan.
  • Private health insurance.
  • 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through the Employee Assistance Program.
  • Work From Anywhere program, allowing up to 25 days per year from a location where you have the legal right to work.
  • Generous annual leave and parental leave.
  • Dedicated days off for volunteering and moving home.
  • Free access to The Economist content, including an online subscription, apps and podcasts.

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