As Frontend Engineering Team Lead at Pleased, you'll lead a geographically dispersed team in architecting, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions using Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, Vuetify, Typescript, Webpack, and SCSS.  Responsibilities include hands-on coding, mentoring, performance management, driving technical best practices, participating in high-level architecture decisions, and ensuring timely project delivery.  You will foster a collaborative, high-performance culture and contribute to continuous improvement within the development process. The role requires 5+ years of frontend development experience and 2+ years in a leadership position.

<p>Sporty Group is a consumer internet and technology business with an unrivalled sports media, gaming, social and fintech platform which serves millions of daily active users across the globe via technology and operations hubs across more than 10 countries and 3 continents.</p><p>The recipe for our success is to discover intelligent and energetic people, who are passionate about our products and serving our users, and attract and retain them with a dynamic and flexible work life which empowers them to create value and rewards them generously based upon their contribution.</p><p>We’re fortunate enough to have already built a capable and proven team of 500+ high achievers from a diverse set of backgrounds with a common thirst for excellence and we are constantly looking for more talented individuals to power our growth and serve our users further via their grit and innovation.</p>

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<div class="section page-centered" data-qa="job-description"><div><b>Working at Pleased</b></div><div><br></div><div>The top-down mentality at Pleased is high performance based, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and de-block any issues when they're in your way.</div><div>Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing stand-ups etc. The emphasis is really on results.&nbsp;</div><div>Pleased is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We literally build, spend and make decisions based on the ethos of building THE best platform of its kind. We are truly a tech company to the core and take excellent care of our Team Members</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt;">About the role</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">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.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt;">Our Stack&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Vue + Vuex + Vue Router + Vuetify + Typescript Webpack SCSSFirebase</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt;">Responsibilities</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lead and mentor a talented Frontend development team from multiple geographic locations, fostering a collaborative, high-performance </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://culture.you/">culture.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://culture.you/">You</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> will be hands-on with development, leading by example with your expertise.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Provide technical leadership and ensure best practices in software development, code quality, and </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://architecture.participate/">architecture.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://architecture.participate/">Participate</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in high-level architecture and design decisions for complex software </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://systems.drive/">systems.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://systems.drive/">Drive</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> the development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://solutions.conduct/">solutions.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://solutions.conduct/">Conduct</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> regular code reviews, offering constructive feedback to improve the team’s skills and </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://output.manage/">output.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://output.manage/">Manage</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> team members' performance and career developmentHelp drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and techniques.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt;">Requirements</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on Frontend technologies (e.g., Vue, react etc.).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2+ years of experience in a leadership role, with experience in mentoring, performance reviews, work allocation</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong experience in software architecture and designing scalable, reliable </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://systems.excellent/">systems.</a></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="postings-link" style="font-size: 11pt;" href="http://systems.excellent/">Excellent</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> communication skills in English and the ability to manage and collaborate within a remote, diverse team.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A passion for technology and innovation, with a drive to solve complex technical challenges.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Benefits</b></div><div><br></div><div>Quarterly bonuses</div><div>We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this</div><div>Top-of-the-line equipment</div><div>Referral bonuses</div><div>28 days paid annual leave</div><div>Annual company retreat</div><div>Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation</div><div>Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system&nbsp;</div><div>Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful</div><div>Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members</div></div>undefinedundefinedundefined