Senior Frontend Engineer, Gametime

• This is an ideal role for someone looking to deepen their domain expertise while contributing to high-impact business and team outcomes
• 6+ years of experience building modern web applications with frameworks such as React, including custom server-rendered stacks (e.g., React with Express, Vite SSR) or meta-frameworks like Next.js or Remix
• Familiarity with technical SEO principles including content discoverability, site performance, canonicalization, and accessibility
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and building isomorphic or server-rendered web apps
• Understanding of web performance measurement (e.g., Core Web Vitals) and strategies to improve them, including LCP, TTI, INP, and TBT
• Experience with web build tooling (Webpack, Vite, Parcel, etc)
• Knowledge working with and designing APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc)
• Comfort working in a cross-functional environment, collaborating with marketers, designers, and analysts
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies and technologies, (Playwright, Jest/Vitest, Gherkin, etc)
• Practical experience using SEO tools like Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, or similar
• A growth mindset and willingness to continuously improve systems, skills, and tooling

Desirable

• We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the growth and discoverability of Gametime’s web platform
• In this role, you’ll collaborate with engineering and marketing teams to build performant, SEO-friendly experiences that bring fans closer to live events
• Your expertise in SSR frameworks like Next.js, Remix, or custom Express-based SSR architectures, combined with a strong foundation in SEO, will help improve our search rankings, drive traffic, and deliver a fast and reliable web experience
• Beyond your individual contributions, you’ll play an important role in mentoring peers, sharing knowledge, and helping to level up the team around you
• You’ll support best practices in system design, encourage thoughtful technical decision-making, and elevate the quality of the team’s work through collaboration and feedback
• You’ll also work cross-functionally with infrastructure and platform teams to ensure our SSR, caching, and deployment strategies are aligned
• Develop and maintain scalable, performant features on Gametime’s web platform, with an emphasis on server-side rendering and SEO
• Partner with Staff Engineers and Engineering Leads to execute technical solutions that align with product goals
• Contribute to technical SEO improvements, including structured data, metadata, and crawlability
• Support cross-functional initiatives with marketing and product by implementing tools and strategies that drive organic growth
• Integrate headless CMS content (e.g., ButterCMS) and static content (e.g., FAQs, blog posts) into server-rendered and statically-generated pages
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality and best practices across the team
• Monitor site health and performance, troubleshoot issues, and help identify opportunities for technical optimizations
• Lead and contribute to initiatives improving Core Web Vitals, including LCP, INP, and TTI, using RUM tooling and CI/CD enforcement
• Contribute to improvements in our build pipeline, accessibility, and caching strategies to ensure robust user experiences
• Document decisions, processes, and patterns to improve knowledge sharing and onboarding
• Participate in authoring and maintaining Gherkin-style .feature files to define functional and performance coverage