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Hybrid requirements: 3 days per week in the office.

🚀 Front-End / Client Developer - tombola | Sunderland (Hybrid) 🎮

tombola is urgently seeking a talented Front-End / Client Developer to join our fast-paced tech team!

Are you a highly proficient developer who excels at building high-performance, scalable web applications using modern TypeScript and JavaScript who is interested in developing games within our game studio? We’re looking for an engineer with strong client-side skills and a passion for creating slick, responsive user experiences, especially those that involve high-speed interactivity. We value expertise in robust client architecture and optimization.

This Hybrid role offers flexible working from our award-winning Sunderland headquarters.

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.

Apply now and apply your engineering skills to the exciting world of online entertainment!

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We’re ambitious, we’re growing quickly and we’re looking for awesome people to join our already awesome team. #tombolalife is a lot of fun - we take pride in what we do, we work hard and we work together. We’re excited about the future and the team that will make an impact.

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James ConwayDirector of Technology

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Tombola is one of the rare gaming operators with a fully cloud-native stack, running on AWS to deliver “infinite” scalability and cutting-edge performance across multiple European territories. At Tombola, we're not just another player in the game; we're the creators of the game. Our approach is revolutionary – we craft every element of our software in-house, from concept to execution. We take pride in the ingenuity of our developers and designers, united by their passion for pushing boundaries and shaping the future.