Web Engineer
Confidential
Posted: February 18, 2026
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Quick Summary
As an Experienced Web Engineer, you will independently develop and maintain web applications, ensuring high-quality code and delivering excellent user experiences.
Required Skills
Job Description
Footballco is the world's largest football content and media business. Our mission is to give fans more of the game by building football communities that entertain, inform, and inspire action. We are a team of over 300 people, in 16 countries around the world, working across both our own media brands such as GOAL, MUNDIAL, INDIVISA and NXGN and working on partnerships with leading clubs, leagues and brands. Our content has had over 2.5 Billion views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube in 2022.
About the Role
As an Experienced Web Engineer, you will independently develop and maintain complex web features and reusable components that deliver engaging user experiences. Working in the Web Engineering team, you will be responsible for implementing features in a modern stack (React, Next.js, TypeScript), ensuring performance and quality.
This role is well-suited for engineers with production experience in frontend development who are ready to take responsibility for feature delivery, participate in architecture discussions, and collaborate across teams. You will also help evolve tooling and development practices.
What you'll be doing:
Engineering & Delivery
Independently develop and maintain complex web features using React and Next.js.
Build reusable components, design systems, and scalable UI patterns.
Translate complex functional requirements into robust code.
Manage task priorities and ensure timely delivery.
Ensure cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and responsive design.
Write unit tests and optimise performance for speed and scalability.
Technical Collaboration
Collaborate with the Backend and Mobile teams on integration via GraphQL APIs.
Participate in code reviews and ensure compliance with best practices.
Communicate progress, raise challenges, and suggest solutions.
Contribute to the evolution of frontend architecture and tooling.
Engage in team rituals and frontend discussions.
Personal Development
Stay current with frontend trends and tooling.
Join team learning sessions, retrospectives, and collaborative problem-solving.
Provide informal mentorship to junior web engineers.
Communication and Cooperation
Communicate effectively within the Web team (Polish and English).
Use English in documentation and when interacting with other teams or stakeholders.
Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
General
Follow internal policies and engineering procedures.
Deliver high-quality work that supports sprint and product goals.
Be open to cross-team initiatives when relevant to frontend work.
Act with ownership and solve problems independently.
What you have:
Essential:
Proven experience with React and Next.js in production environments.
Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
Solid understanding of web fundamentals: HTML, CSS, responsive design, and browser behaviour.
Familiarity with modern build tools, version control, and component-based development.
Experience integrating frontend applications with GraphQL APIs.
Proficiency in written English; spoken English when needed for cross-team work.
Desirable:
Experience with internationalisation (i18n).
Interest in football and user-centric digital media products.
Qualifications:
No formal education required. Practical skills, curiosity, and results-oriented thinking are most valued.
Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.