Junior Full Stack Developer

Junior Full Stack Developer

Bath (80% on-site) Full-time Permanent

About the Role

This is a great opportunity to start your career in data by helping us build the tools Play Sports Network uses every day. Youll work across our BI stack and spend most of your time creating practical easy-to-use front-end applications that sit on top of our existing data models. Your work will have a real impact as the tools you build will be used across the company. Youll also play a part in developing our central data platform which brings together all of our key business information.

Were looking for a colleague with a solid foundation in frontend development (React Vue Angular or similar) and good SQL skills who is curious about data and eager to learn new technologies like Google BigQuery. You enjoy problem-solving are proactive and communicate well with both technical and non-technical colleagues. Experience with AI/LLM tools APIs cloud platforms BI dashboards or data modelling is desirable but not essential. If you have a genuine passion for technology and a willingness to learn in this role those aptitudes will take you a long way.

Our Mission

The Data & Insight team helps the business understand whats really happening by turning raw data into information people can use. Our goal is to support quick confident decision-making across Play Sports Network. Were now moving beyond standard reporting and focusing on building simple purpose-built tools that give our content commercial and technical teams the specific insights they need - all in one place.

Key Responsibilities

Full-Stack BI Development

• Build user-friendly front-end applications that deliver data and insights to different areas of the business.
• Work with our existing single source of truth data models (dbt/BigQuery) to power new tools.
• Take part in the full development lifecycle from mock-ups and prototyping to deployment and maintenance.

Centralised Platform & Tooling

• Help develop a central platform that makes it easier for teams to access data dashboards and insights in one place.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and quickly iterate on features and tools.
• Ensure applications and tools perform well and respond quickly.

Learning & Innovation

• Learn and explore new technologies across the stack - frontend API layers and data integration.
• Experiment with AI/LLMs (e.g. Cursor Gemini or similar) to speed up coding prototyping and bug-fixing.
• Suggest new features or improvements to make our tools more efficient and useful.

Stakeholder Support & Communication

• Work closely with the business to understand their needs and translate them into practical technical solutions.
• Present your work and explain technical ideas clearly to non-technical colleagues.

What Success Looks Like (First 6 Months)

• Youve built and rolled out at least one front-end tool or application that the business uses regularly to make their work easier or faster.
• Youre comfortable navigating our tech stack day-to-day writing front-end code running queries in SQL and pulling data from BigQuery.
• You consistently follow good coding and documentation practices so your work is reliable and easy for others to pick up.
• Youve completed a small hands-on project using an AI or LLM tool; for example to generate code snippets automate a repetitive task or quickly prototype a new feature - and can show how it improved your workflow.

Skills & Experience

• Youve already built or worked with front-end applications using at least one modern framework (React Vue Angular) and written HTML CSS and JavaScript/ this role youll use those skills to create tools and dashboards that the business actually uses.
• Youve used SQL to explore or manipulate data. Here youll apply that knowledge to pull data from BigQuery and feed it into our applications.
• You enjoy solving problems learning new technologies and improving the way you practice youll tackle real business challenges and find practical solutions.
• Youre confident in communicating your ideas and taking initiative. At Play Sports youll work closely with teams across the business to understand their needs and translate them into functional tools.

Desirable

• Youve already experimented with AI/LLM tools (Cursor Gemini etc.) to speed up coding or this position youll be able to use these tools to improve development efficiency.
• Youve built or contributed to APIs or backend services. Here youll connect front-end applications to data sources so teams can access the insights they need.
• Youve had exposure to Google Cloud Platform tools data modelling (e.g. dbt) or BI dashboards (Looker Power BI etc.). Youll build on this experience to help create improve and maintain the businesss centralised data platform.

What We Offer

• A supportive culture that values curiosity experimentation and learning.
• Real autonomy to try new tools and experiment with modern AI/ML approaches.
• A collaborative environment where data drives creativity and strategy.
• Hybrid working from our Bath HQ.

Ready to Ride With Us

Were not just looking for skills we want people who love solving problems building smart systems and making a difference. If youre eager to learn build and redefine how we access data apply now and help us build the future of insight at Play Sports Network.