Frontend Developer

Front-End Developer Job Description

We are looking for programmers with a keen eye for design for the position of a frontend developer. Front-end developers are responsible for ensuring the alignment of web design and user experience requirements, optimizing web pages for maximum efficiency, and maintaining brand consistency across all web pages, among other duties. Front-end developers are required to work in teams alongside product managers, back-end developers and graphic designers to ensure all elements of web creation are consistent. This requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Front-End Developer Responsibilities:

Determining and creating scalable structure and design of web pages.

Building and maintaining reusable code for future use.

Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.

Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.

Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications

and prototypes

Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.

Troubleshooting and debugging existing applications.

Following standard predefined design guidelines.

Delivering assigned tasks on time.

Front-End Developer Requirements:

Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as ReactJS, and VueJS.

Knowledge of typescript, es-lint, webpack and bundling of applications.

Familiarity with CSS frameworks such as CSS, less.

Experience with responsive and adaptive design.

Degree in B. Sc (IT or CS), BCA, MCA, MSc, BE, ME

Knowledge of agile development methodology.

Good problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

Excellent verbal communication skills.

Software Engineer - Frontend

Experiencing the world we live in is fundamental to our collective happiness and progress as a society. Headout’s mission is, and will always be, to unlock this happier world by connecting amazing in-person experiences with people all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to be entertained, educated and inspired. We are evolving the way people discover the world by connecting them with exceptional experiences at the push of a button. By combining delightful product experience, data-driven decisions, sophisticated supply side logistics network, and world-class operations, our single minded focus is on solving a huge basic human problem: how do we have a good time? On this mission, we've already served 7M+ guests from 190 countries who have headed out to an experience with us. While building scale that drives $200M+ in annualised sales, we hit profitability that is such a rarity on the back of our superior model.

As travel and in-person experiences recover, Headout is playing a critical role in our return to our way-of-life. With pent-up demand, generation and digitisation of experiences having been pushed forward by a decade, there is no better time to build than NOW.

We at Headout, like to solve real-world problems in the simplest & most elegant manner possible. We're seeking Frontend Engineers with the ability and passion for building solutions to people-centered problems that are created at the intersection of human behavior and technology. We also love folks who have a sense of humor and know how to have fun. ;-)

👩‍💻 The Role

• Craft the front-end architecture, develop our core features, and collaborate with our Product & Design teams to build something useful and beautiful.
• Build slick UI interfaces to provide the best user experience.
• Get your hands dirty with cross-platform architectural challenges, new frameworks, design patterns, and technologies.
• Build and contribute to open-source libraries and components.

🌟 Our Dream Engineer

• A penchant for learning and building with new technologies and frameworks.
• A knack for writing the most performance optimized code along with it being modular and scalable.
• No challenge is too big to solve; love thinking product and excited to ideate & build stuff all by yourself.
• You're interested in being an early employee at a growing company, with the influence and responsibility that entails.
• You have broad and deep knowledge across a variety of contemporary technologies.

💝 We like

• 2+ years of experience developing front-end platforms preferably in a high-growth startup.
• Solid hands-on experience with Javascript ES5 and ES6.
• Experience with NodeJS, Typescript, browser dev-tools etc.
• An opinion and preferably hands-on experience of CSS in JS vs old school style of writing CSS.
• Experience developing responsive designs using open source frameworks or even better, an attempt at your own framework.
• Solid understanding of how the web works and it's underlying communication protocols.
• People who give up anything to optimize that animation that they just created.
• Nice to Haves: An interest in UX, travel, local experiences & hospitality.

• Job Title - Software Engineer - Frontend
• Reports Into - Lead Frontend Web Developer
• 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 our Software Engineer - Frontend you’ll be designing and producing excellent web interfaces, working closely with the server and analytics teams. 

Your Team Mates

The frontend team consists of both our frontend developers and designers, we work closely with all parts of the business to create tools that vary across the whole company, from the publishing team to create a portal for people to submit games, the marketing team on things like our website, all the way to our internal teams for things like administration and analytics.

What Does The Job Actually Involve?

• You'll be working directly with the server and client teams to create our games server admin interfaces. And closely with the analytics team developing features for our analytics platform.
• A portion of the work involves maintaining/improving our extensive games server admin interface and our in-house Analytics platform.
• You will be working with a lot of different technologies that make up our worldwide cluster where we support millions of daily players.
• On some projects specific gameplay features rely on server side counterparts and complex web UI interfaces making for a good change of pace from Analytics and Data entry interfaces.

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 ReactJS but could also be others e.g. AngularJS, NodeJS, Handlebars, jquery, gulp)
• An excellent working knowledge of various programming languages, databases and scripting tools including at least one of bash, MySQL, CouchBase, Python, Java, C#, JSP, PHP
• A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best
• Interest in mobile games

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!

Type, Location

Full-time, Remote

Desired Experience

2+ years

Roles and Responsibilities :

● A great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js (preferred).

● Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing

them following well-known React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).

● You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to

maintain.

● You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the

infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated

design, and a quality product is important.

● Generating error-free code and compliance with SOW

● Managing development processes & working notes

● Growing technical skills and being an active part of the technical transformation in the company

● When required manage client communication for projects assigned

● Reporting on project activities and ensuring timely completion of projects/assignments

● Guiding Jr. Developers for the completion of their work

Desired Candidate Profile

Primary Skills :

● Hands-on experience in React.js, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and People Management.

We are looking for a web developer who is expertise in current Internet standards, including web browsers and browser specifications. expertise in creating websites / designs which are in sync with multi-platforms & screen specs. Hands-on experience with Photoshop, Corel Draw, Illustrator, Flash, Dream Weaver, jquery, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5. Experience and understanding of site architecture, user experience, color theory and color management on the web, proper file formats, compression methods and techniques, etc. Excellent team player with a flexible, collaborative approach.

Responsibilities.

• Creating websites/a website using standard HTML/CSS practices.
• Working closely with web designers and programmers to produce the website.
• Constant communication with other colleagues in the business to develop and deploy their content - and ensuring there is a clear establishment of what can be created within what timeframe.
• Researching different software programs, and maintaining software documentation.
• Implement contingency plans in case the website goes down.
• Maintaining and expanding/enhancing the website once built.
• Managing a team might also be part of the job role.

Requirements

We are looking for an HTML developer who can write very good HTML and CSS. Below are the required skills:

• Mobile responsiveness
• ReactJS is plus
• Faster coder and Learner
• Code Alignment
• Adoption of new tech
• Tailwind CSS
• Bootstrap Framework

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Reach out to the open-source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Transition existing React web apps to React Native.
• Knowledge of redux, typescript, hooks, Apollo client, grapnel, rest API,

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
• Knowledge of functional and class based programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code
• Rock-solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle Android Studio, IntelliJ
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
• Experiences with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer who is an expert on the Javascript stack (Node.js and React). We are looking for engineers who work like owners as you will be tasked with leading the development of one of our 5 major components of the Hatica platform. You will work with experienced engineers and on a modern serverless stack built using Javascript (React and Node) and Golang with a in-house realtime data analytics engine on Postgres and Elasticsearch among others.

Responsibilities

• Work across the Javascript stack from React.js in the front to Node.js in the back.
• Help your fellow DevOps and junior engineers working on our cloud infrastructure and other components of our product to ensure a code quality and robust architecture.

Requirements and Qualifications

• BE/BTech in Computer Science or Engineering
• Minimum Experience of 4 years with backend development.
• Experience of at least 2 years with Node.js
• Minimum Experience of 2 years with front end development in React
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Understanding of GraphQL
• Understanding of AWS and cloud-native technologies is preferred

Benefits

• Work with the best and brightest on a global cutting-edge SaaS product
• Performance oriented culture built on fairness and inclusivity
• Competitive Compensation
• Flexible work hours
• Fully remote team, work from anywhere