Front-End / Client Developer · Sunderland, UK ·

Tombola Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in Sunderland is seeking a talented Front-End / Client Developer to join their fast-paced tech team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in TypeScript and modern JavaScript, with a passion for developing high-performance web applications for games. Responsibilities include designing client architecture and improving performance. This hybrid role offers flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience as a Front-End or Client-Side Developer.
• Strong understanding of application state management and front-end design patterns.
• Demonstrable experience in client-side performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex features for games using client-side technology.
• Drive performance and efficiency improvements in applications.
• Collaborate with product, UI/UX, and back-end teams.

Skills

Expertise in TypeScript

Modern JavaScript (ES6+)

Client-side performance tuning

Application state management

Component-based frameworks

Front-end design patterns

Tools

PixiJS

GSAP

Vue

RxJS

Redux

Job description

🚀 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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