RPG 400 Developer, Programer

• 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 https://www.kwalee.com/blog/inside-kwalee/what-are-creative-wednesdays/">Creative Wednesdays! 

Are You Up To The Challenge?

As a Software Engineer - Frontend you’ll be part of the Frontend team, implementing beautiful web designs made by our designers to keep both our site and the internal web-based tools we use fresh and up to date on top of working on new projects alongside this, there is always something new and interesting to work on. 

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?

• Implementing designs for our website/web tools created by our design team

• Create and update interactive interfaces used throughout 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 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!

CLIENT: MNC PRODUCT-BASED COMPANY

ROLE: REACT JS

LOCATION: BANGALORE CANDIDATES ONLY APPLY.

EXPERIENCE:4 YEARS TO 7 YEARS

CTC: up to 30 LPA

NOTE: Candidates from Bangalore should only apply.

Serving notice periods (30 days)/ Immediate Joiner.

 

• Hands-on working knowledge and experience are required in:

.Typescript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS

. Deep Knowledge of Frameworks like React.

.Deep Knowledge of tools like Yarn, Grunt, Gulp, npm etc.

.Knowledge of Restful APIs, JWT, and OAuth2.

.Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, PLSQL, etc.)

.Agile Methodologies (Scrum, TDD, BDD, etc.)

.Knowledge of Benchmarking and Optimization Frameworks

.Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality and optimized code

.Knowledge of JavaScript MV-VM/MVC frameworks

.GIT/Bit Bucket, Jira, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Visual Studio Code.

 

• Experience with several of the following tools/technologies is desirable:

.Microservices Architecture

.Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), preferably AWS

.NoSQL Databases (Redis, Elastic Search, Mongo etc.)

.Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers d. Knowledge of CDN will be a Bonus

 

• Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus:

.Other Programming Languages (Java, etc.)

. Unix/Linux environments

. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Tools like Jenkins, Git, etc

Should have expertise in Web UI App development with Angular, HTML, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, ES6, Bootstrap, Ajax, RESTful API, MQTT, OAuth2, Git, Docker Engine, JSON, XML, MySQL, Microservices & Cloud deployment, Windows Server, SDLC
Deep understanding of RDBMS, Algorithms, System Architecture, Analytical Thinking, Data Warehousing

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and debugging responsive web and mobile applications for the company. Using React Js, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, this candidate will be able to translate user and business needs into functional frontend design. 

 

Responsibilities

- Must have

    - Experience with React and Redux or similar programming

    - Experience in Rest API integration

    - Passionate about user experience

     - Android and IOS development

- Other requirements

    - Good knowledge of Javascript functions and operators

    - Responsibility for major tasks and chores

    - Willing to resolve technical debt in the early step

    - Good understanding of sprint cycle in agile

    - Can communicate with developers and non-developers

    - Can work independently but a great collaborator

    - Serverless API experience is not counted

    - Good to have Git workflow knowledge

    - Good to have Github collaboration experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science
• 2+ years experience in frontend development
• Familiarity using Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Experience building object-oriented web applications in React Js, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Design, build and maintain efficient, understandable, reusable, testable, and simple code
with a focus on stability, performance, and scalability.
● Building end-to-end product features from writing backend business logic, API services,
building administration dashboards, and implementing front-end pages/components.
● Being part of cross-team technical initiatives, bringing in new tools and technologies to
improve and optimize the existing platform and code.
● Be a mentor when you have the expertise / Be a student when someone else does.

Preferred Skills:

● Proven work experience as a Front-end developer with React.js.
● In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, and front-end languages
● Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, Flux, etc.
● Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
● Understanding of layout aesthetics
● In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
● Knowledge of backend frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django. Experience with Ruby on Rails is a plus.
● Knowledge in Linux environment and basic Linux commands.
● Good understanding of SQL Databases and NoSQL datastores; with previous experience with MySQL and ElasticSearch being a bonus
● Great communication, particularly in explaining your coding processes, suggestions for best practices, and identifying ways to improve the team's coding quality.
● A high-performance mindset to deliver good quality code and also an understanding of the product with keen attention to detail.

Duties Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices Integrate data from various back-end services and databases Create website layout/user interface by using standard HTML/CSS/JavaScript/AJAX practices Create and maintain software documentation Help design the architecture for the API Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling our site Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities Cooperate with UX designers to match visual design intent Ensure the output is accessible to people with disabilities (practical experience with WCAG, ARIA highly desirable) Requirements Proven senior-level experience in PHP and MySQL on enterprise projects Excellent programming skills and in-depth knowledge of modern HTML/CSS/JavaScript, including AJAX A solid understanding of how web applications work including security, session management, and best development practices Senior level knowledge of relational database systems, Object Oriented Programming and web application development Hands-on experience with network diagnostics, network analytics tools Basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimization process Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques. BS in computer science or a related field

• Design and code features for the website application as per the specifications provided by the Product and Design teams.
• Ship features in fast-moving agile sprints.
• Work closely with Backend, Product Design, and Product Management teams to brainstorm and chalk out details of features.
• Ability to build a feature from scratch & drive it to completion

Must have:

• Good understanding of Javascript and Clean architecture.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming, callback, and closures.
• Strong experience with Javascript frontend framework/libraries like ReactJS
• Understanding of stateless application
• Good knowledge of CSS and its pre-processors like SASS/LESS
• Good understanding of server-side templates.
• Experience with creating cross-browser compatible web apps
• Should be Strong in MySql / Postgres database.
• Stronghold in Data structure and processing JSON

Good to have

• Basic knowledge of CI, CD
• Intermediate knowledge in any cloud services(AWS, GCP)
• Familiar with testing frameworks like Mocha, Cypress

 

• Highly proficient in PHP, MySQL & JSON. • Very Sound Knowledge in CodeIgniter. • Familiarity with linking of APIs, Transactional SMS, Payment Gateway & Others • Front-end technologies such as JavaScript, Jquery, HTML5, and CSS3. • Solid working knowledge of AJAX, XML, Angular JS and jQuery. • Ability to take up R&D activities and resolve issues. • Knowledge & Experience in LMS type of projects. • Ability to Start a Project from Scarp. . • Knowledge of common web security vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection and XSS. • Knowledge & Ability to explore new tools and technology. • Should have good analytical and problem-solving skills. • Should have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Good development knowledge of- .NET, ASP.NET,C#, CSS, Bootstrap, MySQL. Profile- B2B/B2C Product development