Front-End Lead Software Engineer, Reuters

Job Description Lead the front-end engineering direction for Reuters’ content platform as we modernize and scale the products that reach billions of people every day. You will set architectural direction, unblock the team on complex problems, and drive a shift-left quality culture in partnership with Quality Engineering. This is a senior technical leadership role with real influence over how one of the world’s most trusted news organizations builds for its professional audience.

Reuters employs over 2,700 journalists across nearly 200 locations and delivers real-time text, images, and video in more than 20 languages. You will work within the front-end engineering team on Reuters.com and its mobile apps, bridging technical and business requirements across product, design, and engineering, and representing front-end engineering to cross-functional stakeholders. Key

Own architectural decisions for the front-end platform, balancing user experience, performance, and complexity, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Lead solution design reviews for new and existing features, and drive engineering standards and best practices across the team. Mentor senior and junior engineers, and unblock the team on complex technical problems across the front-end codebase.

Partner with Quality Engineering to embed automated testing earlier in the development lifecycle, making testability a first-class consideration in design and code review. B