Front End Technical Architect

Roxor Gaming Limited; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming sector is seeking a Technical Architect to spearhead front-end development of their innovative Remote Gaming Platform. This strategic role involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders to set the technical direction and deliver high-quality solutions using advanced technologies, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and mentorship within the team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Angular.
• Familiarity with container technology like Kubernetes and cloud environments.
• Ability to mentor and support team members, with an emphasis on security and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and collaborate closely with product stakeholders.
• Provide guidelines for quality solutions and support on problem resolution.
• Conduct technical comparisons and mentor team members.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Front-end security

API design

Container technology

Problem analysis

Tools

React

Angular

Python

Nginx

Envoy Proxy

Kubernetes

Istio

Google Cloud Platform

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Summary

We are looking for a Technical Architect to work in the front-end of our Remote Gaming Platform. Our RGP is an innovative platform that allows us to deliver world-class games and provide a rich set of ecosystem capabilities for a richer gaming experience. Our platform is deployed in multiple jurisdictions and integrates with several operators, providing our content to millions of players across the globe.

Roxor is a product-led organization. As a front-end Technical Architect, you will own the technical direction of a number of products and capabilities at Roxor. This requires working very closely with Product Owners, other Architects, business, and operations stakeholders to help the Development Teams bring to life the desired features and technical improvements.

As part of the Architecture team, you will work with other Architects to help define the future state of our platforms alongside the technologies and processes we will use. The team’s focus is helping development teams and the business deliver value to customers quickly and efficiently.

Roxor systems are cloud-native and highly distributed, with many environments running in the public cloud. We favor high CD/CI, QA automation, and infrastructure as code.

What You'll Do

• Ownership of the technical roadmap, long-term vision, and final solutions
• Provide guidelines and support to ensure high-quality solutions
• Provide technical support and help with problem analysis and resolution
• Help provide high-level estimates
• Collaborate with stakeholders to capture requirements, including regulatory, legal, security, and compliance concerns
• Perform technical comparison analysis versus competitor solutions
• Mentor and support team members to develop their technical abilities

What We're Looking For

• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience, along with related technologies such as websockets, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with front-end frameworks such as React and Angular
• Working knowledge of Python
• Strong front-end security experience with browser features such as CORS and Content Security Policy headers
• Experience with network routing and web server technologies like Nginx and Envoy Proxy
• Experience with on-premise S3 object storage such as Minio, Zenko CloudServer, or similar
• Good understanding of container technology and ideally Kubernetes
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio and understanding of how Istio uses Envoy proxy
• Ability to apply critical thinking to resolve live issues promptly
• API design and system integration (REST, RPC)
• Experience with continuous delivery and integration
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, Kanban
• Public cloud experience, preferably with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)