Senior Engineer - Enterprise Applications

About Us:

Bauer Media Outdoor, a leader in the advertising world, boasts an impressive portfolio across 13 markets.

Our mission is to “Create the future of media”, to revolutionize the media landscape, focusing on data-driven innovations and robust infrastructure.

Technology is at the heart of our operations, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and value.

Our goal? To be the industry-leading technology team, renowned for customer-centric, reliable, fast, flexible, and innovative solutions.

Come, be a part of our journey to redefine media!

About the role:

You’ll play a critical role in delivering scalable solutions, managing system integrations, and supporting core business applications for Sales, Finance and Operations for the UK market. You’ll be responsible for engineering new capabilities, ensuring seamless interoperability between platforms, and driving the performance and reliability of existing systems.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact technology solutions that are both innovative and resilient. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic thinking—ensuring existing applications are continuously improved, while also designing and delivering scalable, future-ready solutions that align with business objectives.

What you'll be doing:

Build New Solutions:

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure applications and services to meet evolving business needs.
• Take full ownership of the solutions you create - from design, testing, and deployment to observation and maintenance.
• Work closely with stakeholders to align technical outcomes with intended business value.

Systems Integration:

• Design and implement integrations between internal systems and third-party platforms using APIs, middleware, and event-driven architectures.
• Ensure data integrity, availability, and security across connected systems.
• Drive modernisation of legacy integrations and advocate for reusable, modular integration patterns.
• Evaluate and implement appropriate technologies for integration (e.g., REST APIs, ETL tools, message queues, middleware platforms).

Support & Improve Existing Applications and Integrations

• Own the stability, performance, and reliability of existing business-critical applications and integrations.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues in production environments.
• Implement enhancements and continuous improvements to drive usability, speed, and scalability.
• Set up proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting to maintain system health

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Establish and uphold best practices for software development, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Review code and designs to ensure alignment with architectural standards and business needs.
• Partner with other teams in Tech Europe to ensure smooth delivery of technical projects

What we're looking for:

• Strong experience delivering enterprise integrations, APIs, and event-driven middleware.
• Deep familiarity with Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL, JavaScript, Unix - Solaris, Linux, IDE - Eclipse or Intellij, Git and GitHub, Node JS.
• Hands-on experience integrating with Finance ERPs (Dynamics 365 and SAP are desirable), HR, and third-party SaaS platforms.
• Proficient in data transformation and complex data handling (JSON, XML), with experience in Informix, SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Solid understanding of secure deployments utilising CI/CD pipelines and environment management.
• Exposure to Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) and low-code architecture.
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to own solutions end-to-end with a focus on long-term maintainability, scalability and business impact.
• Familiarity with C code, Spring Boot, Maven or Gradle, Amazon Web Services Azure is desirable.

What’s In It For You?

Out-of-home Advertising is a well-established medium undergoing a digital revolution, and one we believe we are unique positioned to capture.

You will be at the forefront of this journey, working with your peers to lead the way.

As part of this you will get to grow and learn by working with the latest tech, joining with innovate partners, and working with great colleagues on a day-to-day basis.

You will have influence and you will have the opportunity to create something at the forefront of tech in media that you will feel proud of.

The package will also include:

• Hybrid working model with regular office presence to build team culture and relationships.
• 33 paid holidays inc bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme paid up to 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Cover

Why Us?

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we're more than a tech-driven advertising leader—we’re a community focused on creating meaningful impact through innovative solutions. Here’s what makes us unique:

• Innovative Landscape: You’ll work at the cutting edge of out-of-home advertising, contributing to a digital transformation that reshapes how advertisers connect with audiences.

• Collaborative Culture: We believe that diversity fuels creativity. You'll join a team that celebrates varied perspectives and encourages collaboration across departments, ensuring that your ideas are valued.

• Career Development: From mentorship with senior leaders to encouragement for out of the box thinking, we invest in your growth. With exposure to the latest technologies, you’ll sharpen your skills and advance in a field that’s constantly evolving.

• Commitment to Work-Life Balance: Our flexible work policies and comprehensive benefits are designed to support your well-being, both personally and professionally, so you can thrive.

• Focus on Impact: At Bauer Media Outdoor, every project we undertake aims to create positive change, whether it's providing transparent advertising solutions or setting new standards in customer service. Your work will directly shape our industry and influence real-world outcomes.

We believe in fairness and as an equal opportunities employer we work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can truly be yourself and be treated fairly. We’re interested in what you can do, not just what you’ve done. Even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you.

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