Senior Software Engineer

Minute Media; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Private Health Insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Extended parental leave

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

A global technology and content company is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to lead the design and development of frontend applications. The role requires over 6 years of professional experience, deep expertise in JavaScript and React, and a commitment to technical excellence. You will build high-traffic sites serving millions of users and mentor other engineers in a fully remote team. This position offers competitive benefits, a focus on career development, and opportunities to work on innovative projects in the sports publishing sector.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in web development.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, React, and modern frontend architecture.
• Strong understanding of performance, scalability, and maintainability in large frontend applications.
• Experience mentoring mid-level developers and contributing to their growth.
• Comfort using AI-powered coding tools as part of your daily development workflow.
• Experience in digital publishing and with modern CMS products.
• Strong ownership mindset and excellent collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of frontend applications using JavaScript, React, and Tailwind.
• Build and optimize large-scale, high-traffic sites serving millions of users.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Contribute to backend services and APIs.
• Drive technical best practices and code quality.
• Mentor and develop other engineers.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Frontend architecture

Mentoring

Node.js

Golang

PHP

AI-powered coding tools

Tools

Node.js

Golang

PHP

Job description

Overview

Minute Media is a global technology and content company built for the future of sports consumption. Minute Media's proprietary technology platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences, which powers Minute Media's portfolio of trusted content brands, including Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, and FanSided as well as hundreds of sports leagues, teams, broadcasters, third-party publishers and advertisers. The technology platform includes (i) STN Video, an online video platform (OVP), which provides access to a robust sports highlights rights portfolio, and (ii) Magnifi, an AI-driven SaaS platform, that enables rights holders to detect key moments and create highlights in real time. Minute Media is building the future of how the world connects with sport, powered by innovation, shared globally, and trusted by millions of fans and the partners we serve. Minute Media has offices in the US, UK, Israel, Brazil, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.minutemedia.com.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of frontend applications using JavaScript, React, and Tailwind.
• Build and optimize large-scale, high-traffic sites serving millions of users each month.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and a globally distributed engineering team.
• Contribute meaningfully to backend services and APIs (Node.js, Golang, or PHP experience is a plus).
• Drive technical best practices, code quality, performance, and maintainability across the codebase.
• Mentor and develop other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and pairing.
• Help raise the overall engineering bar by sharing knowledge, setting standards, and leading by example.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) to improve productivity, code quality, and iteration speed.

Requirements

What You Have

• 6+ years of professional experience in web development.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, React, and modern frontend architecture.
• Strong understanding of performance, scalability, and maintainability in large frontend applications.
• Experience mentoring mid-level developers and contributing to their growth.
• Comfort using AI-powered coding tools as part of your daily development workflow.
• Bonus: Production experience with Node.js, Golang, or PHP.
• Experience in digital publishing and with modern CMS products.
• Strong ownership mindset, excellent collaboration skills, and comfort working in a fully remote team.

What You’ll Get

• Own and shape critical systems that power some of the largest sports publishing platforms in the world.
• Work on technically challenging, high-impact problems at real scale.
• Global remote team with flexibility and autonomy.
• Career development opportunities & different skill-based workshops offered each quarter.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Extended parental leave.
• Private Health Insurance including mental health, dental and optical cover.
• Standard access to WellHub with options to upgrade to premium membership.
• Fun company events and celebrations with a focus on DEI each quarter.
• Community involvement opportunities, both in-person and remote.

Minute Media is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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