Frontend Engineer (Mid-Level)

SUMMARY:
Join a global sports tech innovator transforming how the world experiences live sport.

POSITION INFO:

• • Frontend Engineer (Mid-Level)
    Join a global sports tech innovator transforming how the world experiences live sport.
    Claremont, Cape Town | R60 000 to R80 000 per month | Hybrid working model

    About Our Client
    Our client is a fast-growing sports technology company on a mission to revolutionize professional sports through data-driven solutions and advanced tracking systems. Their cutting-edge products are used globally across rugby, soccer, American football, and Aussie rules, delivering real-time insights to broadcasters, officials, and athletes. With a multidisciplinary team and a record of world-first innovations, this is your chance to join a company at the forefront of sports performance analytics.

    The Role: Mid-Level Frontend Engineer
    You''ll design and build high-performance, low-latency web applications that visualize real-time athlete and ball-tracking data. This is a hands-on engineering role within a collaborative, cross-functional environment ideal for someone who wants to work on greenfield projects and contribute to technology shaping the future of live sports.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Build and maintain performant, user-friendly web interfaces for sports tech products

    • Collaborate with product and design teams to implement and enhance features

    • Develop interactive data visualizations that drive actionable performance insights

    • Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while participating in code reviews

    • Optimize UI/UX for responsiveness and scalability across multiple devices

    • Integrate APIs and manage asynchronous data flows efficiently

    • Support live system deployments as part of an on-call rotation

    About You

    • 3+ years of experience in frontend engineering using JavaScript and TypeScript

    • Strong proficiency in React (or similar frameworks such as Angular or Vue)

    • Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design principles

    • Experience with testing frameworks like Jest or Cypress

    • Skilled in integrating APIs and using Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines

    • (Bonus) Experience with real-time or 3D data visualization libraries (e.g. D3.js, Three.js, Babylon.js)

    • (Bonus) Passion for or experience in sports technology, analytics, or wearable devices

    • A proactive, collaborative mindset with an eye for detail and performance

    Perks

    • Hybrid working model (2 to 4 days in the office per week)

    • Generous annual leave and occupational sick pay

    • Enhanced parental leave and dedicated training budget

    • Team socials and work-from-home allowance