Senior Technical Lead for Digital Publishing

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This position is only for candidates legally residing in Poland and operating under a registered sole proprietorship (JDG).

As part of onboarding, we kindly invite new joiners to our Warsaw office on the first day for a short introduction and identity verification.

Please note that applications from outside Poland cannot be considered.

Sanoma Learning is the leading European learning company, serving over 20 million students in 11 countries. We offer printed and digital learning materials as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary, and vocational education. The development of our methodologies is based on deep teacher and student insight and really understanding their needs. By combining our educational technologies and pedagogical expertise, we create learning products and services with the highest learning impact. In our Technology organization, you will join the largest cross-cultural community of Sanoma Learning and contribute to the digital transformation and future of education in Europe.

Project Description

Join us in shaping the future of digital publishing! We develop and maintain a unique ecosystem of in-house platforms:

LAB – our creative hub for managing digital assets and designing engaging, interactive learning activities.

GPD (Digital Publication Manager) – the engine behind Libro Media digital books, transforming traditional PDFs into rich, interactive editions enhanced with multimedia resources.

Kernel – the backbone of our publishing process, handling packaging, release, and seamless distribution of digital books and assets through NPM’s global channels.

Role Responsibilities

• Technical leadership: Guide development teams on best practices, coding standards, and architectural decisions;
• Governance: Actively participate in the Tech Lead Forum, facilitating communication and collaboration between Architecture and DevOps teams;
• Innovate: Working on Proof-of-Concepts to assess new technologies, tools and techniques that could benefit both architectural goals and Engineering processes, and in the end, SL's customers.
• Cross-team collaboration: with the Architecture Office, with other CLS and non-CLS DevOps teams, with Product Management, etc.;
• Solution design: Translate high-level architectural vision into practical implementation strategies, incl. estimating high-level effort, i.e. as part of business cases or SL's strategic planning process;
• Mentorship: Grow the maturity of the DevOps teams by identifying and addressing knowledge or skill gaps;
• Knowledge sharing: Demonstrating technical thought leadership to a broader audience; We are looking for a candidate with strong technical expertise, a collaborative attitude, and the ability to contribute to system improvements and overall team success.
• Develop and enhance application features using Angular 15+, TypeScript, NgRx Store (Redux) and RXJS (Reactive Components) for the FrontEnd.
• Manage deployments in main stores like Google Play and App Store.
• Strong Knowledge and use Figma for designs.
• Follow best practices in Accessibility (A11y).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and Service Engineers to identify areas for improvement in system architecture, performance, and maintainability.
• Optimize application performance, ensuring scalability and responsiveness.
• Knowledge in AWS Infrastructure.
• Follow best practices in CI/CD (Bitbucket Pipelines), DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Write clean, modular, and well-documented code with a focus on reusability and maintainability.
• Conduct code reviews, write unit and integration tests, and improve overall code quality.
  
  

Must-have Requirements

• FRONTEND Development: Expert in Angular 15+, including Signals and Standalone Components. Strong knowledge of TypeScript, NgRx Store (Redux) and RXJS.
• Manage deployments in main stores like Google Play and App Store.
• DevOps & CLOUD: Experience with AWS. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket).
• BEST PRACTICES & AGILE: Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Strong understanding of software design patterns and SOLID principles.
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• DATABASE & STORAGE: Experience with relational and non relational databases.
• Knowledge in AWS Infrastructure.
  
  

Location

100% remote work

Business travel and its frequency

Once or twice a year

What We Offer

B2B contract for an indefinite period;

Work-life balance and great atmosphere;

Opportunities for professional development through interesting tasks.

As an employer, Sanoma offers a working environment where you are able and encouraged to show your best self. The working environment is result-oriented as well as flexible with a focus on collaboration. We offer you a key position with interesting and challenging tasks and excellent opportunities for professional growth. You will be part of a highly professional and experienced international team in an open and informal setting, where initiative is expected and rewarded