Frontend Developer

• 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!

About Job

HelloAR is actively seeking React JS developers with strong proficiency in Three.js to join our growing technical team.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in modern JavaScript, including ES6 and promises.
• Previous experience with React.js in either a commercial setting or personal projects.
• Understanding of common browser APIs and recent HTTP protocol extensions relevant to frontend development.
• Familiarity with state management libraries such as Redux.
• Experience working with 3D libraries like Three.js.
• A problem solver who enjoys challenges and puzzles.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain HelloAR's React applications.
• Create UI components based on provided designs.
• Produce reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Contribute to team development and initiatives.

About HelloAR:

HelloAR is a Remote Presentation platform for physical products. Our platform empowers users to create immersive product catalogs, 3D product configurators, sales tools, e-commerce experiences, collaboration tools, and more. We offer well-designed APIs, a 3D design marketplace, a drag-and-drop admin tool, SDKs for various web and mobile platforms, SDKs for VR platforms, and out-of-the-box solutions that enable users to deliver exceptional product presentations to their customers.

Expectations for Our Engineers:

• Tackle challenging problems.
• Take pride in producing high-quality code.
• Display interest in Augmented Reality.
• Build simple yet powerful web applications.
• Embrace the unique challenges of working in a startup environment.
• Possess knowledge (or a willingness to learn) about 3D and computer graphics.
• Be open to experimentation, learning, and becoming experts in new languages and platforms.
• We are seeking developers who not only excel in programming but also have the ability to question specifications and propose better solutions for users.

Description of Skills/abilities:

We are looking for a great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing those with well-known React.js workflows such as 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 quality product is a must.

You will be responsible for architecting and building the applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Responsibilities

1. Developing new user-facing features using React.js, React hooks.
2. Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
3. Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code.
4. Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and all browsers.
5. Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across all web browsers.
6. Diagnose, fix bugs, maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
7. Key understanding about Object Oriented Programming, Web Architecture, SDLC, Rest Framework.
8. Should have understanding in Hybrid App Ecosystem, Code Once - Deploy Anywhere thought process.
9. Responsible for development of new highly-responsive, web-based user interface.
10. Construct visualizations that are able to depict vast amounts of data.
11. Work with product team and graphic designers.
12. Develop a flexible and well-structured front-end architecture, along with the APIs to support it React.js developer requirements and qualifications.
13. Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support). Produce fully functional web, mobile applications writing clean code.

Skills

1. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
2. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
3. Having Experience with popular React.js workflows such as Redux.
4. Familiarity with newer specifications of Typescript.
5. Having Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
6. Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus.
7. Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
8. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
9. Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
10. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
11. Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN.
12. Knowledge of functional or object-oriented programming.
13. Ability to write well-documented, clean typescript code.
14. Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts.
15. Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage.

Skill Set:

React, React Hooks, Redux, and Typescript with minimum of 6+ Years of relevant Experience.

Role: Angular Developer
Exp: 3+ Years
Location: Bengaluru / Bangalore

Job description:- 

• Strong experience of Angular js and above along with other technologies like HTML5, CSS, jQuery, AJAX with good knowledge of ECMA Scripts.
• Strong knowledge of JS Fundamentals.
• Design & development of Angular applications as per desired specifications, along with experience in frameworks/libraries like jQuery, Bootstrap, Typescript etc.
• Architecture design, development, testing and maintenance of Web Apps, Implementation based on Angular Application MVC Patterns.
• Own end to end product modules/features (from the requirement to going live)- Design & code review, troubleshoot & help team members on issues.
• Gather requirements by interacting directly with the end-users.
• Research on open source framework/technology required for developing the feature/application.

• Create high-quality HTML files based on the latest HTML5.
• Conducting website performance and usability tests.
• Troubleshoot any issues with the website.
• Meeting publication deadlines.

• In-depth knowledge of front-end coding languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JQuery.
• Familiarity with CSS preprocessors such as Sass and Less.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, or other graphic design and layout tools.