Frontend Developer

Frontend Developer

About:

Ellipse Data has established itself as a market leader in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data across several sports. We are now looking to develop our existing suite of data driven products within Tennis to support the next stage of our growth strategy.

Job description:

We are seeking a frontend software engineer to join our tennis division and be part of a cross-functional team working on our tennis-related products.

Responsibilities:

• Working as a frontend engineer on a Tennis analytics platform, written in React
• The job will involve working alongside the other Tennis software engineers and Product Manager to enhance the current functionality of the site and add new features
• There is scope to be involved in contributing to the design of new features, and bringing ideas for any other improvements to the site
• You may also have the opportunity to work on other sports in the business such as Cricket and Rugby

Requirements:

• Around 2-3 years professional React experience
• Solid grasp of CSS (layout, responsiveness, and styling)
• Experience of handling data flows in a frontend app - fetching from REST APIs and managing data within the client
• Interest in tennis

Desirable:

• Experience of using TypeScript
• Knowledge of writing unit and integration tests, in particular React Testing Library and Cypress.
• Experience of using a component library, in particular Chakra UI. Knowledge of tools to view components such as Storybook.
• An understanding of CI pipelines e.g. Github Actions. Knowledge of data mocking tools such as Mock Service Worker.
• Ability to create data visualisations e.g. dashboards and graphics, using either charting packages or d3 / svg.
• Familiarity with Agile working methodologies, and Jira for task management
• Experience of working with AI tools such as Cursor
• Experience working with sports data

Equality and diversity:

Ellipse is committed to building an open and inclusive culture that supports personal development and learning. Ellipse believes in the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment, training, development and promotion despite any differences based on individual grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working times
• Hybrid working
• Company pension scheme
• Eye Test Contribution
• Life Insurance
• Training and Development Opportunities

About Ellipse:

TennisViz is part of Ellipse Data. Ellipse Data is a leading sports data and analytics company comprising CricViz (cricket), TennisViz (tennis), FootballViz (football), Oval Insights (rugby), Stuart Farmer Media Services (rugby), and horse racing. Working with the world’s biggest broadcasters, professional teams and rights holders, we ensure every moment matters with data-driven products and services.