Front-End / Client Developer

Job Description

📍 Sunderland, UK (Hybrid, 3 days office based) | Permanent | Full Time

Enjoy building high-performance, interactive applications with TypeScript and JavaScript? Fancy applying those skills to games played by millions of people?

We're looking for an engineer with strong client-side skills and a passion for creating slick, responsive user experiences, especially those involving high-speed interactivity. We value expertise in robust client architecture and optimisation.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in our Sunderland office, giving you the opportunity to collaborate closely with your team whilst still benefiting from the flexibility of home working.

At tombola, you'll be part of a team that owns and builds its products in-house, giving you the opportunity to see your work directly impact the experience of millions of players. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, tackle interesting technical challenges and have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills.

What You'll Be Doing 🎯

• Client Architecture: Designing and implementing complex features for our game using cutting-edge client-side technology within our game development studio.

• Performance Focus: Driving performance and efficiency improvements, ensuring lightning-fast load times and smooth execution across all devices.

• Collaboration: Working closely with product, UI/UX, and back-end teams to define technical solutions and deliver world-class user interfaces.

• Code Quality: Writing clean, well-tested, object-oriented code in TypeScript and contributing constructively to peer code reviews.

Essential Skills 🚀

• Web Expertise: Proven professional experience as a Front-End or Client-Side Developer.

• Core Language: Expertise in TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+).

• Architecture: Strong understanding of application state management, component-based frameworks, and front-end design patterns.

• Optimization: Demonstrable experience in client-side performance tuning and debugging.

Nice-to-Have Skills ⭐

• Interest or hands-on experience with graphics rendering libraries like PixiJS, or any Canvas/WebGL technology.

• Knowledge of GSAP, Spine, Vue, RxJS, Redux.

• Prior experience of iGaming or building interactive games/single page applications.

• Experience working within a fast-paced or continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment.

We care about collaboration, curiosity and continuous improvement. We're looking for people who enjoy solving problems, learning new things and helping others succeed.

Interested in finding out more? We'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're actively looking for your next opportunity or just curious about what we're building at tombola, get in touch.

At tombola we know that our differences make us stronger and that thinking differently is key to long term success. We work hard to create a culture of inclusivity where everyone can celebrate our Free to be me value. We are committed to creating opportunities for everyone here at tombola, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage individuals to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.