Software Engineer

Front end developer | Angular, CSS + .NET

Are you...

• Interested in working at a successful, well-funded scale-up where every team member can make a huge contribution?
• Keen to make software that people will use every single day to make their lives easier?
• Excited to work on greenfield projects with responsibility and independence?
• Ready to develop and use your skills across our frontend, backend and mobile offerings?
• Meticulous about quality, and gifted with a strong desire to write beautiful code?

About the company

KeyNest solves the key exchange problem for Airbnb users. Our worldwide network of over 4,000 shops store keys so that Airbnb guests / cleaners / contractors can pick them up whenever is convenient for them. As a global partner of Airbnb we’ve checked-in over 2 million guests.

Why we need you

As the entire Airbnb ecosystem increasingly relies on KeyNest, our customers expect us to integrate additional features without reducing the ease of use that our customers love. This is why we continue to invest in beautiful, intuitive user interfaces that integrate with every tool and are used by our customers, their guests and staff, as well as our own staff.

A product manager, a team lead, two full-stack developers, one mobile developer, and a UX designer make up our product team. Who will serve as your mentor. We are looking for a developer who cares about how their code affects users so that we can work together.

With a genuine passion for high quality work, attention to detail and readiness to own your own projects, you will be looking for a new and exciting challenge which allows you to use your experience to drive change and maintain the high standards of our organisation.

Our Tech Stack

• C# MVC modern tech stack
• .Net Core
• Front end web in TypeScript & Angular
• Test Driven Development (TDD) and follow SOLID design principles.
• EF 6.0
• SQL Server 2017
• Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban)
• TFS
• Cloud hosted in Azure with micro-services architecture

Your qualities

• Proficiency with Javascript & Angular.
• Proficiency with HTML/CSS. Being able to create Figma designs from scratch.
• You have experience with back end technologies such as .NET Core.
• Track record of building great products
• You’ll love the idea of being a big part of a small team. Current team size is 5.
• Motivation and ambition to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Not afraid to take on responsibilities

What we offer

• Crucial role in a funded, dynamic & fast-growing scale-up shaking up the sharing economy
• Competitive salary based on relevant experience
• Flexible working for our most committed staff
• Unparalleled opportunities to develop your career as the company develops rapidly

If you want to join the KeyNest team, please get in touch – we look forward to meeting you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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.

We at Wow Labz are always striving to look for exciting problems to solve. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small startup extend its reach, we build from our heart. We’re entrepreneurial and we love new ideas. Fun culture with a team that cares about your development and growth.

We are looking for an experienced game designer working primarily with Unity to be a part of our exciting game development team at Wow Labz. You would be part of a team that is working on designing and developing the future of games and interactive experiences. 

We are creating amazing experiences and hub worlds in the metaverse which integrate with our blockchain protocols to offer unique experiences. 

Your primary responsibilities would be prototyping various hub zones within the virtual world in Unity, developing scenes and environments as per the project requirement and also implementing various characters and avatars into the game world. You will also work with the backend team to integrate the world into a multiplayer experience.

• Publicly accessible links to games you have built and deployed. These need to be Unity based. (Please provide links to these)
• 3D work you have done in Blender or Maya. (Please provide links to these)
• List of certifications you have completed on Unity (optional).

• Create a fun, casual adventure world with various hubs and a marketplace!
• Create collectibles and architect an economy system inside the game.
• Create and design fun 3D models and avatars for the Player as well as NPCs. Work with cool libraries like Mixamo to implement fun animations and player world navigation systems. 
• Create exciting and custom face models for 3D characters! 
• Create and customize player animation trees and character animations while working with state-machines and co-op animations. Create fun emotes and player actions!
• Create awesomely fun multiplayer user-to-user interactions and emotes.
• Design responsive game UX/UI in Unity for various screen sizes and orientations. 
• Prototype and deploy scenes in a quick and efficient way and iterate on levels quickly.
• Integrate smart and performance-effective lighting techniques in-game based on time-of-day and other factors.
• Work with materials, textures and shaders for environmental objects as well as characters.
• Implement programmatic and spatial 3D sound in-game.
• Work with Cinemachine cameras and Timeline to create cut-scenes and programmatic camera movements.
• Create performant and optimized scenes. (Prefabs, reusable components, singletons).
• Profile and improve performance for mobile (Unity profiler, Rendering optimization).

• 2+ years of minimum production experience in Unity game development.
• Must have released at least 1 game commercially.
• Team player and takes responsibility for work, handles feedback well.
• Strong working knowledge of Unity systems like  Prefabs, Animations, UI, TextMeshPro, Profiler, Cinemachine, Terrain, 3D Sound, etc.
• Experience working with Blender, Maya and 3D pipeline for game dev.
• Strong grasp of Photoshop or other image manipulation tools.
• Strong AR/VR and Metaverse understanding is a bonus.
• Good knowledge of Unity C#.
• Experience with Git. (Unity Collaborate and PlasticSCM is a bonus)
• Knowledge of Visual Scripting is a bonus.
• Highly capable of executing in a fast-paced, virtual, changing environment
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Hands-on experience with developing Multiplayer games.
• Platform experience with releasing on Android and iOS.
• Experience writing custom shaders in Unity.

• Curious and aware of the latest digital and social media trends
• Avid Gamer who is knowledgeable  about the latest gaming trends
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Exceptional analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
• Extremely self-driven and able to execute in a diligent manner
• Get a kick out of leading a solution towards its completion
• Fun to hang out with!