Frontend Engineer

• Set and uphold high standards for frontend code quality, maintainability, and performance across the Sportsbook and Revenue Product domains.
• Operate as a floating principal resource, contributing to multiple teams and systems, and helping shape and clean up frontend architecture across the organisation.
• Drive frontend development on core sportsbook features including bet content presentation, sports data and odds display, push pricing, and Cloudflare-based publishing workflows.
• Actively adopt and champion AI tooling to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and move faster — this is a non-negotiable part of how we work going forward.
• Guide and uplift junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing. Raise the bar for frontend engineering across teams.
• Take full ownership of your area of focus — from scoping to shipping — covering all aspects of your project and delivering across different systems and domains.
• Contribute to and enforce frontend architectural decisions, component standards, and engineering best practices across teams.
• Build fast, responsive, accessible applications optimised for high-traffic, high-volume environments — including users on low-end devices and constrained infrastructure.
• Work seamlessly with backend engineers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.
• Implement automated testing strategies to ensure robust, bug-free releases across systems.
• Be part of on-call rotations for critical systems, with a focus on root-cause prevention, not firefighting.

Principal Front End Software Engineer

• Own the full lifecycle of all client websites, including development, hosting, and maintenance.
• Build and maintain websites across Webflow, WordPress, and other CMS platforms.
• Respond quickly to website issues, downtime, and technical support requests.
• Optimise website performance, security, and user experience.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to build high-converting landing pages.
• Recommend and implement new tools, plugins, and AI solutions to improve delivery.

Full-Stack Web Developer

• Design and maintain backend and full-stack features using Supabase and TypeScript stack
• Manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Implement authentication via Microsoft Entra ID
• Contribute to technical decision-making and engineering processes

Software Developer, SQL, TypeScript, Claude Code

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of web applications, ensuring they meet high standards for functionality, performance, and user experience.
• Create responsive and user-friendly interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Manage server-side development, including the selection and use of programming languages and frameworks like Node.js, Python, Ruby, Django, etc.
• Design, optimize, and manage database schemas, queries, and interactions using relational and NoSQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Drive architectural decisions, system design, and code reviews to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Establish testing strategies, develop unit tests, and provide expertise in debugging and optimizing code for performance and reliability.
• Work on integrating APIs and third-party services, focusing on security, scalability, and efficiency.
• Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud services to optimize application deployment and scaling.
• Mentor and collaborate with junior and intermediate developers, contributing to team growth, knowledge sharing, and best practices.

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