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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
About Us
Globally acknowledged for its trustworthiness, integrity, and accuracy, the Financial Times is a leading news organisation. It aims to offer quality information and services internationally.
At the FT, curiosity flourishes and ambitious thinking is appreciated. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.
In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.
Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and motivate you. With no set route, you’ll uncover new skills and build a career that can lead you anywhere.
Develop a newsworthy career at the FT.
We believe in the strength of diverse viewpoints and want every voice in our organisation to be acknowledged, respected and appreciated. A nurturing workplace is one where employees feel free to be themselves and perform at their highest potential. We are dedicated to eliminating obstacles for all, particularly focusing on challenges encountered by underrepresented groups.
Corporate Technology is part of Internal Products and manages the technology solutions that support several of the FT’s key internal business functions, including People, Finance, and Procurement. This area encompasses significant enterprise platforms like Oracle Fusion and Workday, as well as specialized platforms, integrations, data flows, and in-house developed tools.
As Principal Engineer – Corporate Technology, you will lead senior engineering efforts across this area. You will define the engineering strategy for the domain and collaborate with Engineering Leads and senior engineers. Together, you will ensure our platforms and services remain secure, resilient, scalable, well managed, and adaptable to business needs.
A key part of the role is to establish and enhance a solid engineering leadership approach across Corporate Technology. You will assign clear ownership and accountability to individual platforms. You will also offer technical direction, mentoring, and oversight to maintain a unified and sustainable technology infrastructure.
Partnering with Product, Architecture, Security, Data, and senior participants from People, Finance, and Procurement, you will develop technology strategy and roadmaps. You will find opportunities to simplify and modernise the estate. You will lead engineering for large-scale transformation efforts.
What's in it for You?
Our benefits differ depending on the location, but we are dedicated to offering top-tier perks at all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships, and opportunities to contribute to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.
We currently operate a hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements & regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for all roles. We believe this balanced approach supports flexibility and protects our culture, making collaboration and communication easier, building stronger relationships and team cohesion, and supporting peer learning. We reserve discretion on reasonable notice to change this approach either generally or for specific individuals or teams.
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
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