Head of Frontend Engineering
As Head of Frontend Engineering, the successful candidate will own the technical direction and execution of frontend systems across Ancient Gaming. This role involves leading and mentoring the frontend engineering team while remaining hands-on with the technology.
The position requires a leader who takes ownership, makes pragmatic decisions, and challenges unnecessary complexity to deliver high-quality software. The Head of Frontend Engineering will set the standard for building frontend experiences that are fast, reliable, scalable, and maintainable, while helping the team continuously improve their build and shipping processes.
- Lead and develop the frontend engineering team, creating a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence.
- Own the frontend technical vision and architecture across all products.
- Stay hands-on and close to the code, especially around critical architecture, performance, and complex technical problems.
- Build and evolve frontend applications using Qwik and TypeScript.
- Set an exceptionally high bar for performance, responsiveness, stability, and perceived speed.
- Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance delivery speed, simplicity, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
- Take end-to-end ownership of technical initiatives from architecture and implementation through production and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with Product, Design, Backend, and QA to solve problems rather than simply implement requirements.
- Improve tooling, reusable components, engineering practices, and developer experience to enable faster shipping without sacrificing quality.
- Challenge assumptions and push for simpler and better solutions.
- Evaluate new technologies based on the actual value they can bring to products and engineering teams.
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical standard of the wider organisation.
- Expert knowledge of Qwik, TypeScript, modern JavaScript, CSS/SASS, GraphQL, and modern frontend architecture. (required)
- Strong experience building complex, high-traffic frontend applications at scale. (required)
- Deep knowledge of browser performance, rendering, networking, caching, real-time applications, and frontend optimisation. (required)
- Experience leading strong frontend engineers while remaining technically hands-on. (required)
- Strong product thinking and an interest in understanding the purpose behind development. (required)
- A pragmatic approach to engineering, knowing when to invest in architecture versus simpler solutions. (required)
- Experience with WebGL technologies such as PixiJS, Babylon.js, Three.js, or similar. (nice-to-have)
- Experience in iGaming, gaming, betting, casino, or similar high-traffic real-time products. (nice-to-have)
- Ability to thrive in a remote-first environment with strong communication, discipline, and accountability. (required)
Ancient Gaming is a Malta-based iGaming company, founded in 2018, that designs and builds crypto-native casino and gaming products. It develops its own platforms and brands, combining game development, product design and blockchain technology to create original online gaming experiences. The company has grown into a globally distributed organisation of more than 150 people, headquartered in Ta' Xbiex, Malta. Ancient Gaming positions itself as a product-led studio focused on pushing the boundaries of digital engagement in the gambling sector.