About Covers and Legend
Here at Covers, we're a top digital media company in the sports betting industry, with a clear sense of purpose and a belief that success comes from the strength of our team and our culture.
We're proudly part of Legend. The team quietly building #1 products that make noise in the most competitive comparison markets in the world. iGaming. Sports Betting. Personal Finance.
We exist to build better experiences. From amplified career paths to supercharged online journeys — for our people and our users, we deliver magic rooted in method. With over 500 Legends and counting, we’re helping companies turbocharge their brand growth in over 18 countries worldwide.
If you’re looking for a company with momentum and the opportunity to progress at pace, Legend has it.
Unlock the Legend in you.
Covers is building the next generation of sports media — an app that brings fans closer to the action through immersive, real-time experiences. We’re starting with iOS and expanding to Android, with a focus on performance, design, and innovation.
We’re looking for a Senior App Developer to help drive the technical direction of our mobile app, partner with our external agency during transition, and play a key role in building our in-house engineering team. This is a hands-on position where you’ll shape architecture, write high-quality code, and contribute directly to a product that sports fans will love.
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Your Impact
Lead technical direction: Contribute to the app’s architecture and technical roadmap while upholding coding standards, design patterns, and performance best practices.
Mentor and guide the team: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and professional growth.
Develop and optimize mobile apps: Build, maintain, and enhance mobile applications using React Native, Expo, EAS, and TypeScript, ensuring smooth performance and platform scalability.
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver high-quality, user-centric features.
Implement secure authentication: Manage OAuth flows and integrations with identity providers like Google and Apple, ensuring secure handling of user data.
Integrate APIs and manage data: Collaborate with backend engineers to optimize API efficiency, and handle client-side data fetching, caching, and synchronization.
Champion testing and quality: Define and implement QA processes with automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing through CI/CD pipelines.
Oversee deployment and distribution: Manage app releases through TestFlight and App Store Connect, and guide expansion to Android and Google Play distribution.
What You'll Bring
7+ years of software development experience, including 4+ years building mobile apps with React Native.
Strong expertise with React, Expo, EAS, and TypeScript.
Deep knowledge of iOS development, Apple Human Interface Guidelines, and app distribution via TestFlight.
Proven experience with animations, performance optimization, and responsive mobile design.
Experience integrating third-party identity providers (e.g., Google, Apple) and handling secure authentication flows.
Proficiency with testing frameworks (Jest, Detox, Testing Library) and CI/CD workflows in agile environments.
Familiarity with Git, backend API integration, and client-side data management strategies.
Preferred:
Experience with Swift, Android development, Google Play distribution, or high-traffic consumer apps.
Understanding of geolocation, deep linking, and offline data strategies.
Background in sports, media, iGaming and high-traffic consumer apps.
The Interview Process
1st: Initial Chat with Talent Partner (30 mins via Zoom)
2nd: Interview with our team, Interviewer 1 and Interviewer 2 (1 hour video via Zoom)
3rd: Take home task - you will be given 3 days to complete the task
4th: Final interview with our team, Interviewer 1 and Interviewer 2 (1 hour video via Zoom)
Why Legend?
Super smart colleagues to work alongside and learn from.
Engaging development opportunities at all levels.
Tailored flexibility for your work-life balance.
Annual discretionary bonus to reward your efforts.
Paid annual leave PLUS a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries during the festive season! Our offices are closed between Christmas and New Year's, allowing you to enjoy downtime without dipping into your annual allowance.
Long term incentive plan so we can all share in the growth and success of Legend.
Exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!
Unlock your full potential by joining the Legend team. To support you on this journey, we provide an extensive array of benefits and perks, as outlined in our global offerings above. For country specific benefits please reach out to your talent partner.
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Legend is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and diverse team- which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout your application process, please speak to your Talent Partner or contact the team on talent@l1.com, and we'll do all we can to support you.
