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 developer to join our tennis division and be part of a cross-functional team working on our tennis-related products.

Responsibilities

• Working as a frontend developer on a Tennis analytics platform, written in React
• The job will involve working alongside the lead Tennis frontend developer 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

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years React experience
• Good knowledge of CSS
• Sound experience of handling data flows in a frontend app – fetching from REST APIs and managing data within the client
• Interest in tennis

Desirables

• Knowledge of writing unit and integration tests, in particular Jest, 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.
• Experience in using AWS services such as S3, Lambda Functions, Cloudfront and Route 53.
• Experience of UI/UX for web design using tools like Figma.
• 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 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.