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Sporty GroupFrontend Engineering Team Lead - MarTech
Sporty Group is seeking a Frontend Engineering Team Lead for its Marketing Tech and Social domain. In this position, you will guide a group of developers…
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About this role
Frontend Engineering Team Lead - MarTech at Sporty Group is a full-time role. Work arrangement: Remote. Location: Applicants in United Kingdom only. No salary is shown in this listing. It was posted on Oct 2, 2026. This listing is paused and not taking applications at the moment.
Job Description
Sporty Group is seeking a Frontend Engineering Team Lead for its Marketing Tech and Social domain. In this position, you will guide a group of developers while balancing line management duties with heavy hands-on coding, architecture, and code reviews. The role suits an experienced engineer ready to steer technical initiatives like migrating the platform to Nuxt.js and Server-Side Rendering while prioritizing performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO in a high-traffic environment.
Sporty operates as a remote-first organization focused on sustainability. The engineering stack utilizes JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, and Less or SCSS on the frontend, alongside exposure to backend technologies like Java, Spring Boot, and Node.js, and infrastructure platforms such as AWS and Kubernetes.
Responsibilities
- Manage team member performance, conduct regular one-on-one sessions, handle career growth, and distribute workloads.
- Contribute directly through coding, architectural design, and performing code reviews.
- Guide the planned migration roadmap to transition the platform toward Nuxt.js and Server-Side Rendering.
- Optimize site speed, enhance Core Web Vitals, and manage technical SEO for high-volume traffic.
- Partner with cross-functional groups, backend engineers, and product specialists to define requirements and launch features.
Requirements
- Over eight years of software engineering experience focusing primarily on frontend development.
- At least two years serving in a formal leadership or line management capacity.
- Expertise in JavaScript or TypeScript, CSS preprocessors like Less and Sass, Webpack, and Git.
- Demonstrated background handling state management systems including Vuex, Redux, or NgRx.
- Practical history planning and implementing large-scale web migrations involving Nuxt.js or Server-Side Rendering frameworks.
- Background improving web performance, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO within high-scale domains like MarTech, AdTech, E-commerce, Betting, or Events.
Qualifications
- Familiarity with modern end-to-end testing frameworks such as Playwright.
- Basic knowledge of backend systems like Java and Spring Boot.
- Understanding of DevOps tools and cloud environments including AWS, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary combined with individual performance bonuses distributed every quarter.
- Twenty-eight days of paid time off for annual leave.
- Flexible core working hours from 10am to 3pm local time.
- Referral bonuses and flash bonuses.
- Top-of-the-line equipment provided for work.
- Annual company retreats for internal networking.
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What is the remote work policy for this position?
Sporty Group functions as a remote-first organization with core working hours set between 10am and 3pm in your local time zone.
What experience is required for the role?
Candidates must have over eight years of software development experience centered on frontend technologies, including at least two years in a formal leadership or line management role.
What does the interview process look like?
The recruitment steps consist of a remote video screening with the Talent Acquisition Team, an offline take-home assignment, a 60-minute remote video interview with team members, and a final 60-minute discussion with the hiring manager.
Is the salary specified in the posting?
The exact salary amount is not stated in the job posting, though the company offers a competitive salary along with individual performance-based quarterly bonuses.
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