Senior Front End Developer

Sharp Gaming; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

About Us

Our mission is to dominate the betting and gaming industry on a global scale and we need the very best Tech talent to help us achieve this.

We recently migrated all of our customers onto our very own proprietary platform - so it's an exciting time to join us. With the help of our new platform, we're able to pioneer new products and drive more advanced, creative technologies. The result? Unrivalled experiences for millions of customers worldwide.

Betfred's Technology department is driven by innovation, and you'll be at the heart of unlocking our new platform's potential. So, if you want to help shape the future of betting and gaming, then it's to time to join us.

Job Purpose

We are setting up a new team to support our platform and we want a Senior Frontend Developer to join the new team early on in the process to work and take an active role in designing the implementation of a new greenfield web app frontend for the platform.

We are looking for a highly skilled frontend engineer with proven experience creating complex rich internet applications using the ReactJS framework. You will have a well-structured approach and will recognise the benefit of good system architecture and design in order to deliver the high standards we want.

Job Duties

1. Write clean, maintainable and scalable code that meets the requirements of the project
2. Debug and resolve software issues, including fixing bugs and optimizing performance
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Designers, Testers, Project Managers and Product Owners, to deliver high-quality software
4. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
5. Implement and follow software development processes, including Agile and Scrum methodologies
6. Stay up-to-date with new technologies and methods, applying this knowledge to improve software development processes
7. Document software design, code and test procedures
8. Participate in the estimation of software development projects
9. Participate in customer and end-user interactions to gather requirements and provide support
10. Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including user manuals and help systems
11. Mentor Junior Developers and assist with their professional development

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

1. Significant commercial experience in the web stack; HTML, CSS and JavaScript
2. Have proven experience in a similar role on a similar scale system
3. Expert knowledge of ES2015
4. Proven experience with ReactJS
5. Experience writing middlewares in Node.js
6. Use of build tools, particularly Webpack
7. Unit and functional testing is a big bonus
8. Source Control using Git
9. CSS pre-processing with Sass
10. Significant plus if you’ve got any .NET experience
11. Experience working in an Agile environment
12. Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
13. Experience in the gaming industry is a significant advantage
14. An excellent communicator, both verbal and written
15. Hard working and willing to go above and beyond learning new skills
16. Love working as part of a team and collaborating with others
17. An interest in troubleshooting and problem solving

What is in it for me?

• £50,000 - £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Flexi-time (start anywhere between 7am and 10am)