Build a career that matters
The Morning Context’s storytelling, hard nosed analysis and opinion reaches a 300,000 strong, discerning, global audience every morning. If you understand large businesses, startups and economic current affairs, and enjoy the friction that comes with producing independent stories, you’d be at home in our newsroom.
Culture & Values
How we work — and why it works
Information and knowledge is how the world moves forward. Our mission at The Morning Context is to be the most trustworthy resource for people to keep themselves informed and understand the world around them. If we can help people live more informed lives which helps them in making decisions in their daily life then we would have done our job.
The Morning Context was started because most media companies have gotten worse at doing this. Social media which a lot of people use to keep themselves informed is polarised and untrustworthy. That is our opportunity.
So how do we build this company and achieve our mission?
- 1.By bringing together people who align with our mission.
- 2.By valuing depth over speed and volume.
- 3.By building a work culture rooted in shared values.
Our core values
- 1.Respect for Talent. Be excellent at your craft.
- 2.Independent Decision-Making. Take ownership, act responsibly.
- 3.Team Players. We succeed together, not alone.
- 4.Clear Communication. Clarity in everything, always.
- 5.People over Processes. Human judgment matters more than bureaucracy.
Latest Vacancies
Build your career with us
The Morning Context is hiring for an experienced Backend Engineer with hands-on experience of building scalable, production-grade web applications. You will join a cross-functional engineering team to design and maintain robust APIs and services that power our core product. The ideal candidate is deeply comfortable with Python and Django, has a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure on AWS, and thrives in a Linux-based development environment.
responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using Python and Django
- Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following engineering best practices
- Manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases — including schema design, query optimization, and migrations
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain services on AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Automate infrastructure tasks, deployment pipelines, and operational workflows using Bash scripting
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and QA engineers throughout the development lifecycle
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and sprint planning
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, bugs, and reliability issues in production systems
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for APIs, services, and internal tools
requirements
- 4–5 years of professional backend engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python (3.x) and Django or Django REST Framework (DRF)
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL — indexing strategies, transactions, and query tuning
- Practical experience deploying and operating workloads on AWS cloud infrastructure
- Comfortable working in Linux environments; confident with the command line for day-to-day tasks
- Proven ability to write Bash scripts for automation, deployment, and system management
- Experience with Git version control and collaborative development workflows (pull requests, branching strategies)
- Familiarity with software design patterns and RESTful API design principles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar)
- Exposure to asynchronous task queues such as Celery with Redis or SQS
- Understanding of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached, or CDN-level caching)
- Knowledge of API security best practices — OAuth 2.0, JWT, rate limiting
compensation
- We offer competitive compensation. Our pay structure is designed to ensure that our people have the most cash in hand and not an inflated CTC tower
- Our typical compensation offers are 20% above your last drawn cash in hand pay
The Morning Context is hiring for a banking reporter. You will report on the business of India’s largest public and private banks including the quietly consolidating insurance sector. You'll cover the strategies, stress points, and regulatory shifts shaping Indian finance. Your coverage will be aimed at demystifying issues, regulatory compliances and leadership challenges at these mighty institutions which yield much power.
responsibilities
- Report and write long-form, deeply reported features on India's banking sector, covering private and public sector banks, NBFCs, small finance banks, and payments institutions
- Cover the insurance industry across life, general, and health, tracking product strategy, distribution models, regulatory change, and consolidation
- Track RBI policy, IRDAI regulation, and the broader financial regulatory environment, and report on their real-world business consequences
- Analyse quarterly results, asset quality disclosures, and capital adequacy filings to surface stories behind the numbers
- Build and sustain a deep network of sources across banks, insurers, regulators, and financial sector advisors
- Pitch and execute story ideas with clear editorial ambition — from breaking news to multi-source investigative features
requirements
- 3–6 years of experience in financial or business journalism, with published work covering banking, financial services, or macroeconomic themes
- Working knowledge of India's banking and insurance landscape, its key players, regulatory architecture, and structural fault lines
- Ability to read and interrogate balance sheets, RBI data releases, and IRDAI filings with confidence
- Strong grasp of credit cycles, NPA dynamics, capital markets, and insurance economics
- Writing that is precise and authoritative without being impenetrable — clarity is non-negotiable
- Comfortable working a beat independently, managing source relationships, and meeting deadlines without close supervision
compensation
- We offer competitive compensation. Our pay structure is designed to ensure that our people have the most cash in hand and not an inflated CTC tower
- Our typical compensation offers are 20% above your last drawn cash in hand pay
Our Offices
Where you'll find us
London
United Kingdom
86-90, Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
Mumbai
India
No. 7B/4, Deonar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Media City, Sharjah