React.js Developer

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in developing scalable and responsive web

applications, and will be able to work collaboratively with other developers and stakeholders to deliver

high-quality software products.

Responsibilities

● Develop and maintain responsive and scalable web applications using React and JavaScript

● Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that adheres to coding standards and best practices

● Collaborate with other developers and stakeholders to design and implement software solutions

that meet business requirements

● Work with UX/UI designers to implement user interfaces that are intuitive and visually appealing

● Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability

● Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure that the software meets quality

standards

● Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and make recommendations to

the company on how to best incorporate them into its products and services

● Proficient in client & server-side JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and webpack

● Competent in building single page web applications using Node.js and React Js

● Redux for state management

● Universal rendering (Client-side rendering and Server-side rendering)

● Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform, and design constraints on the web

● Experience in developing automated unit and functional tests

● Experience in an agile development process

● Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns

● Have a passion for quality and writing clean, readable code that scales and performs well

● Good interpersonal communication skills

Desired Candidate Profile

● At least 2 years of experience in developing web applications using React/NextJS/VueJs and

JavaScript

• 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!

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 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 quality product is important.    

Responsibilities :    

* Developing new user-facing features using React.js

* Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

* Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

* Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers    

Skills :    

* Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

* Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles with Type Script

* Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)

* Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)

* Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus

* Familiarity with RESTful APIs

* Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

* Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

* Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.

* Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements   

* A knack for benchmarking and optimization.  

Job Description:

1. Should be strong in Angular Development.
2. Experience in Redux , Bootstrap, css3, hands on third party library integration
3. Good experience in client communication - oral and written communication skills.
4. Should take responsibility of the work
5. Good Understanding on Server-Client Architecture
6. Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Interview Process: 

 All the interviews round will be conducted virtually on Google meet  

Company Overview:

 "Born out of a garage in Bangalore, India in 2011, Data Template is an Information Technology Services company, delivering cutting-edge and emerging technologies to help the client stay ahead of the competition. We deliver technology services for solving complex business challenges with breakthrough technical innovations. Data Template is known for providing clients with a superior engagement experience through a combination of business acumen, intellectual curiosity, collaborative work style, and strong partnerships. Our deep technical expertise mitigates project risk and reduces total cost of ownership for our clients. Data Template takes an agile, collaborative approach to create customized solutions across the digital value chain."

Website: http://www.datatemplate.com/">www.datatemplate.com

UI Developer :

Experience in developing Web Applications/websites using HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap4 or above is essential

Experience in CSS preprocessors like Less, Sass

Experience in developing Responsive and Mobile First design products/websites using wireframes & mock-ups is essential

Experience in tailwind CSS is a must (config, create custom util function)

Experience in the latest design principles and animations is essential

Experience in Photoshop / Sketch tools and collaborative products like Invision / Figma is desirable

A fair understanding of JavaScript programming / Jquery is essential

Experience in working with React

Good knowledge of web standards and SEO principles is desirable

• Develop user-facing features, while building reusable code & libraries for future use
• Optimize application for maximum speed & scalability
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to the back-end

Experience

• 1-3 Years work experience in Frontend
• Experience working with libraries/frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, DurandalJS, etc.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3. Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues & ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tool - GIT
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

The Engineer Manager will work with a team of Engineers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to create and develop engaging student experiences. The successful candidate will have had responsibilities in development of modern, responsive web-based interfaces, a strong eye for detail, and has contributed in defining user experiences and engineering those experiences, as well, leveraging technologies such as CSS, React, Angular, JavaScript/Typescript and HTML5.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of software engineers to architect, design, build and test enterprise software applications.
• Ensure that the Kaplan software development lifecycle processes are followed, and where appropriate contribute to improvement of those processes.
• Participate in backend engineering technology architecture discussions for product development and advocate better backend development practices (CI, testing, operational efficiency, etc.)
• Work with the Executive Director, other development managers, and diverse teams including business analysts, database and UI specialists, and offshore developers in order to get work done efficiently.
• Work with appropriate technology teams including the offshore team in analysis, troubleshooting, communication, and prioritization of system-related issues.
• Grow the technical expertise of your team around quality, scalability, performance, and fault tolerance using state of the art tools.
• Support the delivery of working software through QA and into production environments, including recommending appropriate practices to ensure success in those environments and satisfactorily documenting the process and the deliverables.
• Some projects will require unusual working hours including late nights and weekends, because of the need to do things without disrupting the business
• Some projects will require "crunch" efforts of unusual extra hours because of the nature of complex software development.

Qualifications: 

• Expert experience with a rich variety of design and software engineering principles, theories, and concepts. Experience with mentorship in design, development, implementation, code reviews, and technical meetings
• Extensive experience with modern web stack technologies, including CSS, React, Angular, Next.js with ability to adapt new technologies and programming languages
• Expert experience with finding creative solutions, juggling multiple concurrent projects, releasing rapidly, and producing elegant, customer-centric applications.
• Strong command of cross-browser compatibility issues, optimization, and ADA accessibility techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education:

B/S or M/S in relevant Engineering fields.

• Expertise in React tools including React.js, Webpack, Babel, Redux/Flux, React router.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Practised in any one CSS frameworks like material UI, Semantic UI, Bootstrap, ANT design.
• Experient working on web API like RESTful Web services, • Proficiency in using Graphql, WebSocket, webhooks.
• Should be able to design and build modern user interfaces to enhance application performance.
• Hands-on experience in browser-based debugging, performance testing software and deployment, with an attention to detail that supports the software development cycle.
• Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha
• Experience in an Agile environment

We are looking to add someone to our team of professionals. The ideal candidate will need to have great graphics and content writing experience for SEO purpose. You will be required to build websites with a contact mangement system called wordpress. You will be required to work independently from your home. You must have internet access and a computer. Hours to work is from 2:00 pm to 10:00 M-F. You must be available during that time and you will need to be able to communicate via skype through screen sharing and must speak and understand the English language a plus.
Responsibilities

• English writing skills
• Design, develop and create physical and digital art.
• Develop and maintain web site layouts and designs Wordpress.
• Support in the design of website and web application wireframes, mock-ups and final designs.
• Work with the development team to develop client-side coding.
• Maintain the company social media platforms to include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp and Google.
• Understanding the client’s needs and business requirements documents.
• Qualifications
• Proficiency in graphic design and layout software such as: Tools within the Adobe Create Cloud.
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and other design and wire-framing tools
• Experience developing images and designs for websites.
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Understand Content Management System (CMS) such as Drupal or WordPress.
• General knowledge of systems, techniques and processes used in web site design.

Job Type: Full-time