Leads and mentors a frontend engineering team while remaining hands-on with coding, architecture, code reviews, and technical delivery. Owns migration to Nuxt.js and server-side rendering, performance engineering, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO. Manages team performance, career development, and work allocation while collaborating with product, backend, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-quality software.
About the role
As the Team Lead for our Frontend development team, you will play a key role in driving the architecture, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will lead a group of talented developers, ensuring smooth collaboration, technical innovation, and strong delivery results. Your responsibilities will encompass both hands-on coding and line management, helping the team grow, improve, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Our stack
- Frontend: Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, Nuxt.js (Planned Migration), TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Less, SCSS, Element UI
- Testing & Build: Webpack, Playwright
- Backend Exposure: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js
- Infra & DevOps Exposure: AWS, Kubernetes (K8s), Jenkins, FreeMarker
What you'll be doing
- Lead and mentor a team of Frontend developers within the Marketing Tech and Social domain.
- Drive high-level architecture and design decisions for complex software systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and code quality.
- Lead major technical migration projects, specifically executing our roadmap to transition the platform to Nuxt.js and Server-Side Rendering (SSR).
- Focus heavily on performance engineering, optimizing site load speed, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO for high-traffic environments.
- Maintain a heavily hands-on contribution level (coding, architecture, and code reviews) alongside line management responsibilities.
- Manage team members' performance, lead 1-on-1s, drive career development, and handle work allocation.
- Drive continuous improvement in development processes, modern tools, and delivery standards across the team.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, backend engineers, and product teams to refine requirements and ship high-quality features.
What you'll bring
- 8+ years of software development experience with a primary focus on Frontend technologies.
- 2+ years of experience in a formal leadership or line management role (mentoring, performance evaluations, work allocation).
- Strong technical mastery of JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+), CSS preprocessors (Less/Sass), Webpack, and Git.
- Proven experience with state management architectures (e.g., Vuex, Redux, NgRx).
- Experience planning and executing large-scale web migrations, particularly with Nuxt.js or Server-Side Rendering (SSR) frameworks.
- Strong track record in web performance engineering, Core Web Vitals optimization, and technical SEO.
- Experience working in high-traffic, high-scale environments such as MarTech, AdTech, E-commerce, Betting, or Events platforms.
- Familiarity with modern end-to-end testing tools (e.g., Playwright) is a plus.
- Basic awareness/understanding of backend environments (Java, SpringBoot) and DevOps concepts (AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins) is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
What’s in it for you
- Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
- A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
- Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
- Top of the line equipment
- Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
Interview Process
- Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
- Offline Take home assignment
- Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
- Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
Sporty Group London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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