Full-stack Engineer, Cloud-native, GCP (11 month parental leave cover)

As a Creative Solutions Engineer (L2) at Precis, you will work hands-on with building and maintaining cloud-native systems that enable scalable, automated, and forward-looking creative technology solutions. You will design and implement backend services, data pipelines, and full-stack applications that support experimentation, innovation, and production-grade systems — always with a strong focus on scalability, robust security, and maintainability.

This role sits within our Creative Tech department, working at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and creative problem-solving. You will play an active role in building security-first technical systems and platforms shaped by how creative work is produced, scaled, and secured — requiring strong engineering fundamentals, a compliance-conscious mindset, and an understanding of creative workflows, constraints, and opportunities.

The focus is on building flexible, secure, and future-proof solutions that enable experimentation and new ways of working, rather than optimizing for a single format or existing workflow.
We are looking for an intermediate engineer who enjoys shipping real systems, learning through doing, and actively contributing to technical discussions around architecture, security practices, and tooling.

At Precis, we are a group of friendly experts in media buying, analytics & marketing science, creative, and technology with a joint mission to help great companies thrive in the digital landscape.

Are you curious to learn more about us? Read more about us here. For insights into what life is like at Precis and a peek at the perks of working with us, visit this page. In our Handbook, you can get a neat summary of who we are, our culture and our offices. In this document, we have summarised what our recruitment process looks like. Take a look!

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING 💼

Engineering & Platform Development

• Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines using TypeScript and Node.js

• Build and maintain full-stack solutions, including user interfaces using React and Next.js

• Develop and operate cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform, working with services such as Cloud Run, Datastore/Firestore, and other common GCP components

• Contribute to internal platforms and tooling that enable large-scale creative production, automation, and custom workflows

• Ensure solutions are designed and implemented with strong security-first principles, cloud infrastructure security, supply chain security, and data protection standard operating procedures.

• Work with Git as part of a collaborative development workflow, including code reviews and shared ownership of codebases

• Participate in documentation and knowledge sharing to support long-term maintainability of systems

Solution Design, Automation & Innovation

• Translate creative and operational needs into robust and secure technical solutions

• Help design and evolve systems that support creative automation, with a strong focus on exploring and applying AI in thoughtful, secure, and production-grade ways where it creates real value

• Collaborate closely with other engineers, creative technologists, and stakeholders within Creative, such as designers and strategists.

• Continuously improve existing systems through iteration, refactoring, security patching, and technical curiosity

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ✔️
Core requirements

• Professional experience as a software engineer at an intermediate level (L2 within our internal leveling framework)

• Strong fundamentals in TypeScript and backend development using Node.js

• Experience building and maintaining full-stack applications, including frontend development with React and Next.js

• Experience building and operating backend services, APIs, and/or data pipelines in production

• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform

• A solid understanding of cloud-native architecture, secure coding practices, access management, and resilient system design

• Experience working with Git in a team-based development environment

• Ability to work independently on tasks while collaborating effectively with others

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Python

• Experience working with Figma, including building or supporting plugins and workflows

• Experience with ExtendScript or development for creative tools such as After Effects

• Experience with JavaScript bundlers such as Webpack, Esbuild, or similar tools

• Familiarity with node-based automation systems such as n8n

• Familiarity with information security frameworks or regulatory standards, or general cloud security best practices)

• Exposure to automation systems, AI-enabled solutions, or large-scale production pipelines

• Interest in creative technology, digital advertising, or understanding what makes effective creative

• Curiosity and an innovation mindset — especially around using technology thoughtfully rather than following trends

WHAT WE OFFER🌟
You can read our full offering in our handbook.

• An 11 month fixed-term contract.

• An intense learning environment where you will be able to grow and develop your skills and passions alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

• A culture that is built on collaboration, trust and innovation. We value having fun together - that’s why we also have regular afterworks, team events and a yearly festival.

• Transparent salary setting, you can find all our salary bands in our Handbook - this is a L2 role within the Creative Tech column. Check it out!

• 30 days paid leave, flexible public holidays, parental pay, a solid pension scheme and key insurances. Or different offices also offer different perks such as massage, health care contributions, free book orders, healthy snacks & great coffee, ERP programs and your choice of PC or Mac.

• A diverse environment with a high focus on inclusion and belonging. We speak over 27 native languages around Precis and our internal inclusion score is 4.3 out of 5.

We are committed to building an inclusive and fair workplace that attracts talent and advances its people, regardless of their background, experiences or perspectives. We believe that a diverse set of minds will continue to contribute to our innovative culture and our ability to reinvent ourselves constantly.