Software Engineer (Pitchside)

TeamFeePay; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Belfast tech hub

Competitive salary

Job summary

TeamFeePay in Belfast is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Pitchside Experience squad. You will own features end-to-end, from specification through rollout, with light oversight, contributing to both mobile and web fronts using React Native and React.

We value engineers who enjoy learning, with no strict degree requirements, and who can build features that coaches, players and parents actually use on matchday. The role is hybrid in Belfast.

Qualifications

• Experience with React or React Native frontend, or willingness to learn.
• Strong experience in software development.
• Desire to build features used by coaches, players and parents on matchday.
• Ability to own a feature end-to-end with light guidance.
• Crucial: critique designs and understand user journeys to land the best solution.

Responsibilities

• Own a Pitchside Experience feature end-to-end, from spec through rollout, with light oversight.
• Write solid, well-tested code across our React Native app and web front end.
• Debug issues effectively, considering performance and error handling.
• Contribute to peer reviews and share context in stand-ups and docs.

Skills

React/React Native

Software development

Product mindset

Learning agility

Job description

Job Description

Location: The Innovation Center, Catalyst, Queens Rd, Belfast BT3 9DT, United Kingdom

Software Engineer

Belfast (Hybrid) | Competitive salary + benefits

About Our Engineering Team

We’re organised into three squads: Pitchside Experience, Clubhouse Experience and Platform. This role sits in Pitchside Experience: the squad focused on what happens matchday: team sheets, live updates and the tools coaches, players, parents use on the day.

Our engineers come from a variety of different backgrounds. As long as you enjoy learning new things, we’d love to talk to you: we do not ask for formal qualifications or degree requirements for any of our engineering roles.

Your day-to-day

• Own a Pitchside Experience feature end-to-end, from spec through rollout, with light oversight.
• Write solid, well-tested code across our React Native app and web front end.
• Debug your own issues effectively, and consider performance and error handling as you go.
• Actively help peers, give constructive code reviews, and share context in stand-ups and docs.

You should apply if

• You have React or React Native frontend experience, or the desire to learn it
• You have strong experience of software development
• You want to build features that coaches, players and parents actually use on matchday
• You can own a feature end-to-end with light guidance
• You have a product mindset: you’re comfortable critiquing designs and understanding user journeys to help land on the best solution, not just implementing what’s handed to you
• You enjoy learning new things: we don't expect you to have every skill on day one

You don't need prior Ruby experience to apply. If you're a strong backend engineer with experience in another language (e.g. Node, Python, Java, PHP, Go), we’d love to hear from you: we’ll support you in picking up Rails. (Our Platform Senior Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer roles are the exception and do require hands-on Ruby/Rails experience.)

What You’ll Be Working On

We rely heavily on the following tools and technologies:

• React Native for our mobile applications
• We’re moving to React for our web front end, but we’re currently using Rails with Turbo, Hotwire and Stimulus
• Ruby on Rails to write our API layer (there’s a highly recommended Rails tutorial here)
• Postgres for our database layer
• Stripe to power payments: membership fees, club shop and fundraising all run through it
• Currently our infrastructure is on Heroku, but we’ll be moving off this soon: join us and help shape where

Level & career progression

We’re hiring at IC2 (Software Engineer) on our engineering career ladder. Scope: a feature. You’ll own it end-to-end, with light oversight, from spec through rollout. We interview across the whole framework, so if you’re not sure exactly what level fits, talk to your recruiter and we’ll figure it out together.

What's in it for you

• Competitive salary + benefits
• Belfast tech hub, hybrid working, right beside the Titanic Museum
• Free car parking and office snacks
• Flexible working hours:
• Access to the latest and greatest AI models to help you get your work done faster

Interview process

Our Interview Process Involves

• 15 min screening call with our talent team
• 45 min interview with our CTO, Steve
• 45 min interview with our CPO, James
• Take-home task or pair coding exercise

About The Company

At TeamFeePay, we were founded with a clear mission — to make life easier for grassroots football clubs.

Established in 2018 and headquartered in Belfast, we’ve grown into a leading club management and development platform used by thousands of clubs across the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Our software enables clubs to automate membership payments, player registrations, scheduling, safeguarding and communications, while also supporting fundraising and long-term development.

We go beyond technology by offering club development expertise, helping organisations improve governance, increase revenue and access funding opportunities.

As a fast-growing scale-up backed by investment, we are continuing to expand our reach — creating opportunities for ambitious people to join us on our journey.

Company Culture

Our culture is driven by a shared passion for football, innovation and teamwork.

We are a team of people who live and breathe the game — from coaches and players to developers and customer success specialists.

At TeamFeePay, we value collaboration, creativity and ownership, encouraging everyone to contribute ideas and take pride in their work.

As a growing tech company, we offer a dynamic and fast-paced environment where individuals can make a real impact.

We support continuous learning and encourage our team to develop both professionally and personally, all while working towards a shared goal of improving grassroots football.

Closing Date

Sunday 6th September, 2026

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience