Software Engineer (Front-end)

Bede Gaming; Middle Brunton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private pension (fully matched up to 8

Job summary

Bede Gaming is seeking a Front-end focused Software Engineer to join the Experience Tribe in Newcastle. You will build and evolve user-facing features with modern frontend tech, writing clean, scalable code while collaborating with Product and engineering teams.

The role is hybrid, requiring two days in the Newcastle office to support a strong team dynamic and high-quality delivery. You will work with HTML/CSS/SASS, JavaScript, and React Native with TypeScript, ensuring responsive designs and

Qualifications

• Strong experience with HTML, CSS (including SASS) and JavaScript.
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks, ideally React Native with TypeScript.
• Comfortable consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON.
• Solid understanding of Git and version control workflows.
• Good grasp of accessibility and UX best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve user-facing features using modern frontend technologies.
• Write clean, reusable, and scalable code.
• Collaborate with Product and engineers to ensure feasible implementations.
• Optimize applications for performance, responsiveness, and scalability.
• Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing; participate in Scrum ceremonies.
• Review code and provide feedback to maintain high engineering standards.
• Debug frontend issues across applications.

Skills

HTML

CSS/SASS

JavaScript

React Native

TypeScript

REST APIs

JSON

Git

Accessibility

UX best practices

Code review

Debugging

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Frontend tooling

Job description

Software Engineer (Front-end)

Application Deadline: 12 September 2026

Department: Experience

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Reporting To: Software Team Lead

Description

Bede builds market-leading gambling entertainment experiences, and great front-end engineering plays a huge part in how our products feel, perform and scale.

We're looking for a Front-end leaning Software Engineer to join our Experience Tribe in Newcastle. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building high-quality, user-facing features, cares about clean and reusable code, and wants to work closely with product and other engineers to bring ideas to life.

This is a hybrid role that requires you to be in our Newcastle upon Tyne office two days a week. Please apply only if you're comfortable with this arrangement.

What you'll be doing

• Building and evolving user-facing features using modern frontend technologies
• Writing clean, reusable and scalable code that stands the test of time
• Working closely with Product and other engineers to ensure designs are technically feasible and well-implemented
• Optimising applications for performance, responsiveness and scalability
• Contributing to documentation and shared knowledge, helping the whole team move faster
• Taking part in Scrum ceremonies and collaborating openly within your team
• Reviewing code, sharing feedback and supporting high engineering standards
• Debugging and problem-solving across frontend applications

What we are looking for

• Strong experience with HTML, CSS (including SASS) and JavaScript
• Experience working with JavaScript frameworks, ideally React Native with TypeScript
• Comfortable consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON
• Confident building responsive, iOS and Android applications
• Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude or similar) into the software development workflow to accelerate delivery, enhance code quality and improve productivity
• Experience with asset build tools and frontend tooling
• Solid understanding of Git and version control workflows
• A good grasp of accessibility, web standards and UX best practices
• Experience reviewing code and sharing knowledge with others
• A practical, problem-solving mindset and the ability to debug effectively
• Happy working independently on tasks while also collaborating as part of a team

What we can offer you

Here at Bede, we offer a competitive salary and a strong benefits package, but what really matters to us is creating an environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to do their best work. We're a people-centric business and we regularly review our benefits based on colleague feedback, so what we offer continues to reflect what matters most to our teams.

• A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and usually a generous Christmas break
• Fully matched private pension scheme (up to 8%)
• Bupa private healthcare from day one, including cash plan benefits, dental and optical cover (covers all pre-existing conditions)
• Life assurance cover of 4x your annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (via Bupa), providing confidential support and practical advice whenever you might need it
• Access to Calm - the #1 app for meditation and sleep
• Innovation and learning - space to develop skills, try new ideas and experiment, with an annual hackathon where some ideas make it into real work.
• A work-owned mobile phone or tablet of your choice, with the monthly contract covered by us
• A great office setup - free snacks and drinks every day, plus regular food vans from some of the best places in Newcastle
• Bede Bucks - exclusive colleague discounts and access to a wellbeing platform
• Lots of social events - both in and outside of working hours
• Referral programme - help us grow the team and receive a referral bonus of up to £3,000 (pre-tax, subject to scheme terms)
• Bede swag - including hoodies, t-shirts and our much-loved Bede socks
• Bede Holidays - extra discretionary days off through the year as a thank-you for the great work our teams do