Front End Engineer

About us:
Allwyn Lottery Solutions is a subsidiary of Allwyn Entertainment Group – a leading multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. We, in Allwyn LS, build better lotteries that return more to good causes by focusing on innovation, technology, efficiency, and safety across a growing casual gaming entertainment portfolio.

Our purpose is to make play better for all and our mission is to be a trusted and proactive guardian of all that is good in lotteries and casual gaming entertainment. We believe in changing lives…a little or a lot…but always for the better.

Allwyn Lottery Solutions is the global leader in designing and delivering captivating digital gaming solutions for lotteries worldwide. With our extensive industry experience, vast knowledge base, and diverse talent, we empower lotteries to create winners and support communities. Our collective expertise enables our clients to reach new players, expand brand engagement, and achieve long-term growth through sustainable and impactful technical solutions. Our differentiating factor lies in our ability to seamlessly engineer technical solutions that align with our client's visions. Our vision is to be a leading global lottery-led entertainment platform by making gaming better for all, starting from the foundations and enabling our team to blaze new trails and serve as the ground for empowering our clients to achieve sustainable, long-term growth.

What makes this role exciting and challenging:

The role of Front End Engineer is part of the Engineering team and plays a crucial role within a Scrum team that is responsible for developing user interfaces for Lottery, iLottery, data platforms applications and instant-win games.

In their role, they have plenty of room to make an impact on the organisation. They work in agile cross-functional teams to create, test and improve the technology that underpins the company.

As part of your everyday responsibilities, you will:

• Work across the software development life cycle
• Deliver technical solutions with respect to expectations on functionality
• Analyze requirements
• Develop secure software
• Continually improve code quality under coding standards, best practices and through automation and code reviews
• Maintain up-to-date working knowledge of all appropriate existing technologies as well as new techniques and tech
• Provide support after the new technology is launched
• Write unit tests
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks
• Integrate 3rd party APIs
• Understanding of functional or departmental goals
• Identify the need for improvements and take actions
• Be able to mentor team members and share knowledge with the team
• Give and receive constructive feedback in a positive/professional manner
• Organize and prioritize work effectively, able to adjust in a changing environment
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance and how to balance all of; Security, privacy, quality, testability, reusability, maintainability, usability, accessibility, performance, customer requirements, NFRs, and delivery

Requirements

Key qualifications for your success:

• Computer Science Degree (BSc or higher)
• At least 4 years of experience in software development projects
• Proficiency with Typescript and modern ES6+ JavaScript
• Proven production experience with React applications and proficiency with the technology
• Familiarity in working with Node.js
• Experience writing performant code for frontend applications
• Proven ability to deliver solutions to complex software engineering problems
• Experience applying security and accessibility best practices to frontend applications
• Familiarity with automated testing (unit, functional tests and integration tests) and CI/CD
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Organize and prioritize work effectively, able to adjust in a changing environment
• A desire to learn new skills and develop your existing skillset
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback in a positive/professional manner
• Enjoy working collaboratively
• Positive attitude and a good sense of humour

It would be advantageous if you also had:

• Proven production experience with Next.js and/or React Native
• Familiarity with Styled Components and Storybook
• Familiarity with mobile-first and offline-first approaches
• Experience creating performant animations/experiences for FE applications
• If interested in mobile:
• Experience working with native iOS and/or Android code is a plus
• Familiarity with build tools (eg. XCode, Gradle)
• Understanding of the limitations enforced by Apple/Google on various devices and OS versions

Benefits

Unlock the Benefits-Discover What's in for you:

• Be part of a dynamic team with enthusiastic experts that will support your talent and growth
• Embark on a journey within a diverse environment full of opportunities and challenges
• Comprehensive onboarding experience designed to facilitate your smooth transition
• Attractive salary and a bonus plan
• Health and life insurance for you and your family
• Well-being allowance
• Monthly lunch allowance
• Developmental 360° feedback framework
• Unlimited Training options and tools
• Extensive leave plan
• Employee Assistance Program with specialized Counselors / Licensed Psychologists
• Enjoyable and stable working environment
• Flexible working arrangements (fully remote/hybrid)
• Modern workspace environment
• Apple equipment and top-notch office technology to support our hybrid working

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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