We are responsible for the architecture, development, and optimisation of coindesk.com, the CoinDesk app, and the services behind both, ensuring millions of readers worldwide get seamless access to news, data, and multimedia content.
We're looking for a senior engineer with strong, hands-on expertise across modern web and mobile, who can take real ownership of functionality and drive it forward.
If you enjoy working in a small, flat, dedicated team, are pragmatic, and like the challenge of taking a real system and making it better, faster, more fun to build on, you'll fit right in.
What you'll do
- Ship features end-to-end across the website, the app and the services layer.
- Own your work from scoping with product/design through shipping, monitoring, and ensuring production is safe, secure, and robust.
- Work directly with product managers, designers, we're a small, direct team.
- Use AI coding tools as a default part of how you build, not a novelty.
- Next.js, React 19, TypeScript
- React Native, Expo
- Sanity CMS, Stripe
- Auth0, HubSpot, Amplitude, LaunchDarkly
AI
- You'll get access to Claude Code, Open Code, Pi and a whole suite of Anthropic and Open Source models
- We use AI by default in our day-to-day. Not just for coding, but to optimise, automate, improve constantly our setup.
- We look to build and expand the AI tools available for designers, product managers, editors to empower them and make their work simpler.
What you need to have:
- 5+ years shipping production software, most of it in React/Next.js, Node.js/TypeScript, RESTful APIs, CMSs.
- Strong experience with Next.js for server side rendering, caching, web performance optimisations
- Real experience with automated testing, it comes by default, not an afterthought.
- Feature flags are one of your best friends.
- Real experience taking work directly from product, design, and non-engineering stakeholders. You can take a feature from rough draft, alongside product, designers to production.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, security best practices
- Experience with large-scale content platforms.
Nice to have:
- Auth0, HubSpot, and headless CMSs.
- Paywalls, subscriptions, ad management systems, analytics tools
- Exposure to GCP (Cloud Functions, Terraform)
- SEO best practices, Core Web Vitals.
Company Benefits
- Discretionary cash bonus and incentive plan
- Private health insurance
- Pension and 25 days annual leave.
- NB: Must be committed to working in the office four days per week.
Interview Process
1) HR Interview
2) Technical Discussion 3) Pair programming
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Senior Software Engineer - CoinDesk Media employer: CoinDesk
At CoinDesk, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in the heart of London. Our team members enjoy comprehensive benefits, ample opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to work at the forefront of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Join us to be part of a collaborative environment where your contributions are valued and your career can thrive.
