Software Engineer

Software Engineer | Meridian Review Group Remote | Full-Time or Long-Term Contract | €5,500–€7,000 per month depending on experience Meridian Review Group is expanding its internal technology team and is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and improve the digital infrastructure behind our growing network of business and markets publications. You’ll be joining an existing internal engineering team of two developers, working closely with editorial, product and leadership across the group. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building reliable products, improving existing systems and working in a fast-moving environment where technology directly supports publishing, research, audience growth and new digital products. About Meridian Review Group Meridian Review Group is an independent publishing network focused on specialist business, economic and financial journalism. Our publications include: Czech Business ReviewGerman Business ReviewBritish Business ReviewDutch Business ReviewAmerican Commerce ReviewGulf Business ReviewGlobal Markets Review Across the network, we are building a modern publishing and research infrastructure designed to support high-quality journalism, structured data, research databases, audience products and scalable editorial workflows. As the group grows, technology is becoming an increasingly important part of how we publish, research, distribute and structure our content. The Role As a Software Engineer at Meridian Review Group, you will work alongside our two existing internal developers to improve and expand the systems powering our publication network. The role will combine product development, platform improvements, technical problem-solving and ongoing optimisation of our websites and internal tools. Depending on your experience, you may work across areas including: Frontend developmentBackend developmentPublishing infrastructureCMS and editorial workflowsInternal research toolsData and content pipelinesSEO and technical performanceAPIs and integrationsAnalytics and audience infrastructureAutomationAI-assisted publishing and research toolsThis is not a maintenance-only role. We want someone who can contribute ideas, identify weak points in the current stack and help us build better systems as the network grows. Typical Responsibilities You may be responsible for: Building and maintaining features across Meridian Review Group websitesWorking with our existing engineering team on new product developmentImproving site speed, reliability and technical SEODeveloping internal tools for editorial, research and content operationsBuilding and maintaining APIs and integrationsImproving publishing workflows across multiple publicationsSupporting structured data, research databases and content architectureIdentifying and resolving technical issues across the networkReviewing and improving existing codeHelping shape technical architecture and engineering prioritiesWorking with editorial and commercial teams to turn operational needs into practical software solutionsContributing to AI, automation and data-related projects where relevant Our Current Technology Environment Our publishing infrastructure is built around modern web technologies, and experience with some of the following would be particularly useful: JavaScript / TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsREST or GraphQL APIsSQL and modern databasesGit and GitHubVercel or similar cloud deployment platformsHeadless CMS or custom publishing systemsTechnical SEO and web performanceStructured data and schema markupAnalytics platformsAI APIs and automation workflowsYou do not need to have worked with every technology listed above. We care more about strong engineering fundamentals, good judgement and the ability to learn unfamiliar systems quickly. Who We’re Looking For We would be interested in hearing from engineers with backgrounds including: Full-stack software engineeringFrontend engineeringBackend developmentSaaS or product engineeringPublishing or media technologyStartup engineeringData or automation-focused developmentYou should be comfortable working independently while also collaborating closely with a small engineering team. We are particularly interested in people who can understand the wider business problem behind a technical request rather than simply implementing tickets without context. Strong candidates will usually demonstrate: Solid software engineering fundamentalsExperience building and maintaining production applicationsStrong debugging and problem-solving skillsClean and maintainable coding practicesGood understanding of web performance and reliabilityConfidence working with Git-based development workflowsThe ability to communicate technical decisions clearlyComfort working in a relatively autonomous environmentExperience in publishing, journalism or media is useful but not required. Working With Us This is a remote role with flexibility around location. The expected compensation is €5,500–€7,000 per month, depending on experience, technical depth and the scope of responsibility. You will be joining an existing team rather than building the technology function alone. Meridian Review Group currently has two internal developers, and this hire will expand that team as we continue building out the network. The role can be structured as either: A full-time internal positionA long-term contract arrangementFor the right person, there is significant scope to take ownership of major parts of the product and technical roadmap over time. Why Join Meridian Review Group? This is an opportunity to work on a growing publishing platform where engineering has a direct influence on how the business develops. Rather than maintaining one isolated website, you will be working across a network of specialist publications and helping build systems that can be reused and scaled across multiple markets. Projects may range from improving publication infrastructure and editorial tooling to building new research products, structured databases, AI-assisted workflows and audience-facing features. Because the engineering team is still relatively small, your work will be visible and you will have meaningful influence over both implementation and technical direction. Our Publications Czech Business Review https://czechbusinessreview.com German Business Review https://germanbusinessreview.com British Business Review https://britishbusinessreview.com Dutch Business Review https://dutchbusinessreview.com American Commerce Review https://americancommercereview.com Gulf Business Review https://gulfbusinessreview.com Global Markets Review https://globalmarketsreview.org Meridian Review Group https://meridianreviewgroup.com How to Apply Please apply directly through LinkedIn using the application option on this job post. When applying, please include: Your CV or LinkedIn profileA short overview of your engineering experienceLinks to GitHub, portfolio projects or relevant products you have worked on, where availableThe technologies you work with most frequentlyExamples of production systems or features you have personally builtYour current location and preferred working arrangementWe review applications individually, so even if you do not match every technology listed above, we encourage you to apply if you have strong engineering fundamentals and believe you could contribute meaningfully to the Meridian Review Group technology team.