React.js Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain user interfaces for the internal product suite.

• Collaborate closely with product managers and backend engineers to understand

requirements, translate them into user-friendly interfaces, and ensure a consistent

user experience across all products.

• Champion the technical feasibility of our UI/UX designs, ensuring seamless user experiences.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code adhering to best practices and coding standards.

• Conduct unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and functionality.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest UI development trends and technologies.

• Take initiative and ownership of assigned tasks, ensuring they are completed efficiently and to a high standard. 

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelors in any Computers stream or related fields

• Minimum 1+ years of experience as a UI Developer.

• Proficiency in Javascript,Node.js & any one of (Angular, Nextjs or React.js)

• Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A passion for modern web development practices and a drive to deliver high-quality

work.

• Good to have the Experience with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.

• 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!

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Expertise level knowledge of  HTML5 : Comprehensive knowledge of tags, HTML API (Geo, Storage, More APIs), Canvas APIs, META Tags and Semantic markup 
• Expertise level knowledge of CSS3 : CSS Object Model, Selectors & Hierarchy, Layouts, Responsive Designs, Build Tools, SASS / SCSS & Flexbox
• Expertise level knowledge of ES6: Object-Oriented programming principles,  DOM Selectors, Event Handlers, Jquery - Functions, Callbacks, Promises, Debugging tools & approach
• Experience in creating build scripts from scratch using Webpack & Gulp with relevant plugins to improve DevOps
• Ability to independently create technical design of an Epic utilising the knowledge of JavaScript design patterns and CSS best practices
• Experience in reviewing the technical design and implementation of other frontend team members
• Ability to Suggest better alternatives to existing solutions for improving the solution quality (both functional and non-functional problems) 
• Ability to coach and line-manage senior frontend engineers, to help them grow their career
• Experience in Typescript and contemporary FE development frameworks like ReactJS, Angular & VueJS is preferred

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS

• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Analytic and positive mindset with a personable and professional approach.
• Sharp attention to detail and a passion for new technology.
• Professional written and verbal communication.

1.       Strong knowledge in Front end scripting like EJS, JavaScript, Jquery

2.       Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS.

3.       Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, and Amber.

4.       Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python / Ruby / Java / PHP/ .Net

5.       Good Understand with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

Your role and responsibilities

• Integrating REST APIs in front-end application using React JS
• Implementing business logic in front-end application using javascript, should be able to handle complex JSON architecture.
• Should be able to manage states using Redux, Redux thunk/saga, Mobx.
• Should be comfortable in using both functional and class components in React.
• Should be able to create reusable components to make efficient applications. We hate code duplication.
• Must be familiar with popular React UI libraries like Material UI, Antd.
• Implement best practices and constantly learn new ways of keeping codebases up to date.
• Having knowledge in Typescript, GraphQL, NextJS, Socket.io is like a match made in heaven.

Criteria

• 2+ years of work experience with Javascript and React JS.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Open-minded individual, open to learning new things
• A bit lazy is okay. Lazy people always find the quickest way to reach the solution. They write the most efficient code. We love that.
• You care about the design and user experience of an application. The choice of third-party libraries should be elegant.

Frontend Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understanding requirements present in specification documents
• Integrate data from various backend-services and databases
• Working with code base across multiple development & staging environments
• Take part in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Be part of Production deployment & release activities

TECH SKILLS

• Must Have:

*       Proven working experience in web programming

*       Know HTML, CSS and JavaScript and the relevant web design coding

*      Must have knowledge on Angular 4+

*      Good to have knowledge on React js

*      Good to have knowledge on view.js

*      Good documentation skills

EXPERIENCE

• 2 to 4 years, preferably in an agile environment

We are looking for programmers with a keen eye for design for the position of Front End 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 Back end Developers, Graphic Designers, and User Experience Designers to ensure all elements of web creation are consistent. This requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Determining the structure and design of web pages.
• Ensuring user experience determines design choices.
• Developing features to enhance the user experience.
• Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
• Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.
• Building reusable code for future use.
• Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
• Utilizing a variety of markup languages to write web pages.
• Maintaining brand consistency throughout the design.

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Understanding of key design principles.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Understanding of server-side CSS.
• Experience with graphic design applications such as Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
• Understanding of SEO principles.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.