ChakraHQ - Software Development Engineer II - Frontend - ReactJS

What are the Key Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

What are we looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a react.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Detailed technical analysis and specifications;

• Technical artifacts for new releases and automated tests as appropriate;

• Participation in meetings with the project team;

• Inputs to team lead for monthly activity and status reports of the team;

Profile:

• Bachelor or Master degree;

• +5 years of professional experience in software development;

• +3 years of hands-on Java or Node.js/Typescript development experience;

• Knowledge of JSF, Angular or Wicket;

• Knowledge of Docker, Solr/Elastic and/or Amazon Web Services (lambda, dynamodb, IAC, cognito, SNS, SQS, step-functions, cloud watch, log group, https codes used in REST api) is an advantage;

• Fluent in English

• Job Title - Frontend Software Engineer - Data
• Reports Into - Senior Software Engineer - Data
• Location - Hybrid / Bangalore 

A Little Bit about Kwalee…

Kwalee is one of the world’s leading multiplatform game developers and publishers, with well over 900 million downloads worldwide for mobile hits such as Draw It, Teacher Simulator, Let’s Be Cops 3D, Airport Security and Makeover Studio 3D. We also have a growing PC and Console team of incredible pedigree that is on the hunt for great new titles to join TENS!, Eternal Hope, Die by the Blade and Scathe.

What’s In It For You?

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days remote/ WFH is the norm
• Flexible working hours - we trust you to choose how and when you work best
• Profit sharing scheme - we win, you win 
• Private medical cover - delivered through BUPA
• Life Assurance - for long term peace of mind
• On site gym - take care of yourself
• Relocation support - available
• Quarterly Team Building days - we’ve done Paintballing, Go Karting & even Robot Wars
• Pitch and make your own games on Creative Wednesdays! 

Are You Up To The Challenge?

As a Frontend Software Engineer in the Data Science Team, you will build tools and develop technology that deliver data products to a team of strategists, marketing experts and game developers. You will design, build, test and deploy products which serve a company fuelled by data.

Your Team Mates

The Data Science team is central in developing the technology behind the growth and monetisation of our games. We are a cross functional team that consists of analysts, engineers and data scientists, and work closely with the larger engineering team to deliver products spanning our modern, cloud first, tech stack.

What Does The Job Actually Involve?

• Develop and maintain user-friendly and visually appealing web applications using Vue.js
• Create interactive and informative data visualisations for general audiences as well as highly specialised teams
• Integrate with large, complex data sources and machine learning models via APIs
• Work within a data focused team to increase access to and the understanding of test and analysis results within game development, marketing and other aspects of the company

Your Hard Skills

• Minimum 2 years browser-based programming experience
• A proven track record of programming high quality and innovative web pages using Javascript, HTML5 & CSS3 and relevant frameworks (ideally VueJS but could also be others e.g. ReactJS, AngularJS, Svelte)
• Knowledge of data visualisation libraries and techniques
• Understanding of REST APIs, asynchronous programming, and data handling
• An excellent working knowledge of various database, scripting, and development tools, for example bash, Python, Postgres, MySQL, CouchBase, git, JIRA
• A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best

Your Soft Skills

Kwalee has grown fast in recent years but we’re very much a family of colleagues. We welcome people of all ages, races, colours, beliefs, sexual orientations, genders and circumstances, and all we ask is that you collaborate, work hard, ask questions and have fun with your team and colleagues. 

We don’t like egos or arrogance and we love playing games and celebrating success together. If that sounds like you, then please apply.

A Little More About Kwalee

Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of global gaming experts.

Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays, and we’re proud to have built our success on this inclusive principle.

We have an amazing team of experts collaborating daily between our studios in Leamington Spa, Lisbon, Bangalore and Beijing, or on a remote basis from Turkey, Brazil, Cyprus, the Philippines and many more places around the world. We’ve recently acquired our first external studio, TicTales, which is based in France. 

We have a truly global team making games for a global audience, and it’s paying off: - Kwalee has been voted the Best Large Studio and Best Leadership Team at the TIGA Awards (Independent Game Developers’ Association) and our games have been downloaded in every country on earth - including Antarctica!

• 2+ years of experience as a react/react-native developer
• Must have skills: ReactJS
• Deep understanding of javascript, typescript and react
• Familiarity with multiple state management techniques
• Knowledgeable about design patterns and their utility in day to day problems
• Worked on and shipped large scale react/react-native applications
• Great product sense; you care about usability and good design
• Strong communication skills
• Bonus if you have worked on Android/iOS apps or nodejs backend.

• Work collaboratively with everyone in the team to deliver best in class user experience
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code in typescript and react-native
• Implement pixel perfect designs with advanced interactions, which are a joy to use
• Implement unit and UI automation tests
• Own a feature end to end and ensure its usability
• Continuously discover, evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance user experience
• Support other developers on the team with code reviews, design feedback, and other advice and guidance

Job description

DCT is looking for an experienced Drupal Frontend Developer who can deliver stunning visual solutions for Drupal web pages. Will work on international and local projects as well.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test Drupal site builds and themes
• Support existing Drupal websites and themes
• Perform code reviews
• Cooperate with UX/UI designers and backend developers
• Working together with a project team in an agile way
• Staying up to date with new trends in web development

Requirements

• Strong Drupal site building experience
• Experience with a wide range of Drupal modules and themes, as well as frontend frameworks
• Strong HTML5, SASS and JavaScript knowledge
• Familiarity with PHP and twig
• Ability to understand requirements and quickly identify changes to the project scope
• Understanding of common git-based development workflows and code management
• Motivation to step outside of your comfort zone and learn new technologies and systems
• At least strong intermediate English (B2)
• 3+ years of experience

Advantages

• Familiarity with PatternLab
• Experience with Drupal 8 Theming
• Understanding of frontend performance issues facing high traffic Drupal sites
• Frontend related open-source contributions
• Drupal 8 Frontend Developer or Sitebuilder certification

As a Front-end developer, you will work with motivated individuals who are passionate-beyond-measure to offer the Ultimate Shopping experience to consumers. You will leverage the latest technologies (HTML5, Javascript, ajax) and application paradigms (web apps on the desktop) to create a beautiful client that runs seamlessly on windows, mac, chrome, firefox, IE, safari.

Responsibilities:

• Implement Visual Designs in standards compliant, clean markup (HTML5/CSS3/JS)
• Develop responsive designs and thoroughly test cross browser compatibility of all product interfaces
• Identify and research new UI technologies
• Suggest and implement improvements to existing product interfaces
• Assist in building wireframes/prototypes
• Make data driven decisions based on analytics to improve user engage
• Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from designers and the backend team.
• Ready to explore and perform tasks that are out of your own pool of expertise
• Fulfil several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
• Make pages optimized for both performance as well as SEO

Requirements:

• Expert in making scalable and modular Front End code
• In depth knowledge of HTML, CSS & JavaScript
• Good experience in making Progressive Web Apps
• Knowledge of cross browsers & devices development issues and inconsistencies
• Good knowledge and experience in ReactJS and Server Side Rendering
• Experience in setting up & running task runners like Gulp & Webpack
• Experience in CSS pre and post processors like SASS/Stylus & PostCSS (we use SASS combined with PostCSS) & BEM style coding
• Experience in creating transitions/animations at 60fps especially on mobiles

Job Description: Senior React.js Developer

• 2+ years of relevant experience in software development building web applications
• Well acquainted with cutting edge front-end framework like React Javascript dialects like ES6.

• CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation HTML5, CSS3 and tools like Gulp/Webpack
• Strong analytical and problem- solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions.
• Enjoys and gets energized by complex problem solving and ability to push the innovation on solutions.
• Ability to work both independently and in various team settings.