UI Developer

We are seeking a passionate and skilled React Engineer with over 1 year of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building dynamic and responsive web applications using React.js. This role requires a strong understanding of front-end development principles and the ability to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize web applications using React.js.
• Create reusable and modular components to ensure consistency and efficiency in development.
• Collaborate with designers and backend developers to implement user-friendly features.
• Debug and troubleshoot application issues to enhance performance and user experience.
• Integrate APIs and manage state effectively using tools like Redux, Context API, or React Query.
• Ensure responsive design and cross-browser compatibility for seamless user experiences.
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest React and front-end development trends.

Core Proficiency:

• Strong understanding of JavaScript (ES6+).
• Proficiency in React.js and its core principles, including JSX, hooks, and lifecycle methods.
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux, Context API, or React Query.
• Proficiency in styling in the component.
• Familiarity with Tailwind CSS for efficient UI development and responsive design.
• Experience with CSS-in-JS libraries like Styled-Components or Emotion is a plus.
• Familiarity with Next.js for server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and routing capabilities.
• Hands-on experience integrating RESTful APIs or GraphQL into React applications.
• Proficient in Git for version control and collaborative development.
• Basic understanding of testing frameworks like Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
• Understanding of code splitting, lazy loading, and performance optimization techniques.

• Job Title - Frontend Software Engineer - Data
• Reports Into - Senior Software Engineer - Data
• 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 a Frontend Software Engineer in the Data Science Team, you will build tools and develop technology that deliver data products to a team of strategists, marketing experts and game developers. You will design, build, test and deploy products which serve a company fuelled by data.

Your Team Mates

The Data Science team is central in developing the technology behind the growth and monetisation of our games. We are a cross functional team that consists of analysts, engineers and data scientists, and work closely with the larger engineering team to deliver products spanning our modern, cloud first, tech stack.

What Does The Job Actually Involve?

• Develop and maintain user-friendly and visually appealing web applications using Vue.js
• Create interactive and informative data visualisations for general audiences as well as highly specialised teams
• Integrate with large, complex data sources and machine learning models via APIs
• Work within a data focused team to increase access to and the understanding of test and analysis results within game development, marketing and other aspects of 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 VueJS but could also be others e.g. ReactJS, AngularJS, Svelte)
• Knowledge of data visualisation libraries and techniques
• Understanding of REST APIs, asynchronous programming, and data handling
• An excellent working knowledge of various database, scripting, and development tools, for example bash, Python, Postgres, MySQL, CouchBase, git, JIRA
• A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best

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 Company: Spica Systems (https://spicasys.com )

Spica Systems is a Silicon Valley based start-up, established in 2019 and are recognized as experts in building products and providing R& DandSoftware Development services in wide range of leading-edge technologies such as LTE, 5G, Cloud Services (Public -AWS, AZURE, GCP, Private -Openstack) and Kubernetes. Ithasa highly scalable and secured 5G Packet Core Network, orchestrated by ML powered Kubernetes platform, which can be deployed in various multi cloud modealong with a test tool. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we have our R& D centre in Sector V, Salt Lake Kolkata.

• Looking for a Software developer who will work on the product's Web UI side
• Hands on and working experience with React JS
• Experience in WebUI using Javascript technology.
• Experience: 2-4 years of React development in a team environment
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Redux.
• Experience with user interface design. Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.

Education: Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science, IT or Mathematics or Engineering

Traits: Quick learner, open minded, willing to learn

Requirement:

Position: Web Developer

Experience: Min 4yr

Relevant Experience in React , Redux , Hooks Javascript etc is mandatory

CTC: As per standards

Location: Bangalore

Industry: Retail / E-commerce 

Functional Area: IT Software - eCommerce, Internet Technologies 

Role Category: Programming & Design 

Role: Application Programmer

 Employment Type: Permanent Job, Full-Time 

Web Developer - II / Senior Job Description - 

Expertise in Javascript, JQuery, W3 CSS, CSS3, HTML5 - 

Deep understanding of client-side, frameworks such as React.js, Backbone.js

 - Performance optimization techniques for the web and mobile web 

- Expertise in Integrating and maintaining RESTful Web-Services 

- Good understanding of AJAX, asynchronous request handling, partial page updates 

- Good understanding of Virtual DOM, Data structure, and data manipulation 

- Deep understanding of UX principles & building GUI 

- Basic knowledge of version control system like Git / Mercurial / Bitbucket 

- Writes clean, readable, and maintainable code 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and implement components of our web application, and admin panel
• Build a robust, lightweight, and high-performance client-side app
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Write documentation and guides for web app & admin panel

Key Qualifications

• Expertise in ReactJS/Redux
• Working knowledge of TypeScript or Flow is a plus
• PURE experience of 1.5 Years and more in Frontend Development
• Expert-level knowledge of developing, shipping, and maintaining Javascript applications
• Knowledge of general software design patterns
• Deep understanding of Javascript
• Up-to-date on the latest build tools, and libraries such as ES6, Webpack, Babel
• Proficient in Javascript with strong object-oriented design skills
• Able to work independently and drive results