Senior Fullstack Developer

Join us as we build the future of football management gaming! At Footium, we're bringing football to life like never before. As a multiplayer Football Management game, we offer fans the chance to live their dream of becoming a Football Manager and Club Owner. It's social, it's rewarding and it's fiercely competitive! Following our successful launch back in October, the game is now live-thousands of clubs are battling it out daily to build stronger squads, crush rivals and rise through the divisions to claim glory! Please note though we offer a hybrid working policy, this role would require onsite visits to our London office around once or twice per month.

About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Developer who can take features from concept to production with confidence. You’ll have the real opportunity to own the full development lifecycle. Including planning the technical architecture to building an MVP, refining it through iteration, tackling the odd bug, and ensuring we’re ready for launch! You'll also play a key role in maintaining and enhancing features to keep our product at their best, with a curiosity-driven mindset to pick up new tools and skills quickly. If you thrive in tight-knit, high-performance teams and enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced, high-impact environment, we’d really LOVE to hear from you!

Requirements

Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain scalable and accessible fullstack features using TypeScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and NodeJS. Optimise front-end and back-end performance to ensure a seamless experience for our users. Ability to problem solve and quickly create awesome prototypes and user based solutions. Implement and maintain our design systems, component libraries and UI frameworks (e.g. ChakraUI, Tailwind). Develop and integrate GraphQL APIs to improve data efficiency and performance. Deploy containers using Docker, contributing to a smooth CI/CD workflow. Open to learning new technologies and best practices as the business evolves. Ideally we’re looking for: Experience working on live, user-facing products. Strong problem-solving skills with a growth mindset and the ability to iterate quickly. Deep expertise in modern web development technologies: TypeScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and NodeJS. Experience working with CSS, component libraries and design systems (ChakraUI, Tailwind or similar). Some knowledge of GraphQL for API development and integration. Proficiency with Docker and containerisation. A continuous learning mindset and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment. Genuine excitement at the opportunity to work on products that serve diverse users and contribute to a team that values different perspectives and experiences. If you also have experience working in a startup environment or are familiar with AWS… great! If not (but you’re maybe also excited to learn?) we’d still love to hear from you! Benefits 28 days of paid holiday - relax and come back more inspired than ever. Flexible/hybrid working - flexible hours and our hybrid-friendly policy ensure you can work where you’re most productive several days per week. Team meetups - quarterly in-person socials to hang out, have fun, and celebrate wins. Annual company get together - a chance to get together somewhere awesome, connect, and plan big things. Weekly gaming sessions - you don’t have to but we believe a little friendly competition never hurts. Health & wellness budget - we need you at your best after all! Learning & development budget - whether it’s courses, books, or training, we’ve got you covered. Equity Options - We offer all employees ownership of the company to ensure the entire team is aligned and rewarded when Footium succeeds!