UI/UX Designer

• 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!

• - Contribute to a full development life cycle, including: requirements analysis, functional design, technical design, programming, testing, documentation, implementation, and on-going technical support.
• - Work closely with the existing team to learn the current application architecture, design and understand its functionalities and complexities.
• - Bridge the gap between graphic design and backend technical implementation
• - Build modular, responsive templates using modern CSS techniques
• - Translate UI/UX design wireframes to actual code
• - Testing cross-browser, cross-platform, and/or cross-device compatibility for inconsistencies.

• - 4+ years of industry experience as a Front End Developer Engineer in ReactJS
• - Degree in Computer Science or related field
• - Experience with developing web and mobile applications
• - Extensive knowledge HTML5 / CSS3 / JavaScript / jQuery / Bootstrap / ReactJS
• - Strong experience in JSON/XML and REST/SOAP based Web Service based integration.
• - Experience (mandatory) with working Web Framework versions with exposure to creating components and handling AJAX calls.
• - Good to have knowledge in JIRA, GIT.
• - Strong knowledge of Client-Server Architecture.
• - Basic Proficiency with Python or relevant back-end scripting language
• - Ability to think critically and creatively in a dynamic environment, while picking up new tools and domain knowledge along the way
• - A positive attitude, and a growth mindset
• - Great attention to details

• - Experience with API testing software (e.g. Postman)
• - Good Humor

We are looking for highly skilled candidates with experience in frontend programming and are comfortable in dealing with backend tools.

• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly-responsive user interface components using React concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following ReactJS workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.

An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.

• 6 to 9 years of strong design and development experience in building massively large-scale distributed internet systems and products.
• Previous experience working as a React.js Developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Strong experience using a client side MVC framework such as NodeJS, ReactJS, or Redux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Experience in responsive design, cross browser compatibility, and website performance.
• Knowledge of frontend CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Material UI, and preprocessors like SASS and LESS.
• Experience with handling Services, RESTful, APIs (NodeJS preferably).

You will be working with top-quality engineers who have built one of the best employee engagement SaaS platforms. You will be reporting to the Engineering Head and working closely with the Architect and other leads.

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment that will enable you to juggle between concepts, yet maintain the quality of content, interact, and share your ideas and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at this Company

We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. We assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.

Role Summary

We are looking for Front-End Web Developers who are motivated to combine the art of

design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX

design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You

will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and

technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the

application looks as well as how it works.

Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features
• Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS/SCSS
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the RESTful API
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Builds the interactive data visualization and data interfaces using web technologies.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual
• elements of the application.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3 + years of experience in ReactJS / Native development
• Experience in writing extensive unit test.

• 
  8+ years of experience in software development using modern languages (ReactJS/Native etc)
• Thorough understanding of ReactJS, Redux, Node.Js, Express Js etc
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Design and develop scalable, performant and responsive FE architecture.
• Ability to deliver in test-driven method
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Nice to have worked on mobile products (IOS & Android)
• Experience in writing extensive unit tests
• Own code quality and experience in writing extensive unit tests
• Proven ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and frameworks quickly
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving capability.
• Team player
  Good time-management skills

We are looking for a Product Engineer - Frontend Engineer to join our early stage startup with experience in building B2C products. 

If you have experience of working in product based companies (preferably startups), good to excellent coding skills in react js and typescript, have a keen eye for details in the UI, and are looking to build exciting things that children across the world will use - come talk to us!

What you get to do:

• Design and build advanced applications from scratch keeping scalability and performance in mind
• A good handle on both client and server architecture.
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
• Comfortable in owning large scale products and continuously re-evaluating and innovating.

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science
• 1+ years' experience in frontend development
• Familiarity using Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Experience building object oriented web applications in React JS, Typescript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Should be a quick learner and willing to go the extra mile in delivering the projects.
• Should be able to mentor junior folks whenever necessary.

• Full stack product engineering i.e. design, engineer, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software components to QA and Production environments
• Design & engineer product experience & APIs conforming to defined quality, maintainability, scalability, and performance KPIs
• Build, maintain, and improve continuous integration and delivery lifecycle processes
• Automation of repetitive engineering and production activities

• Engineering in computer science
• 3+ year of relevant experience in product engineering with expertise in building frameworks, reusable components, and APIs
• Expert level skills in analytical & problem solving
• Strong programming and engineering fundamentals like Data Structures,
• Design Principles, TDD, and Performance Tuning to build scalable and performance optimized product
• Ability to communicate clearly in English

• HTML5
• CSS3 (Sass/Less)
• JQuery
• JavaScript (ES6) / TypeScript
• React.js
• Version Control : Git

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Prior experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Familiarity with more current specifications of EcmaScript
• Prior experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with HTML / CSS
• GIT experience is a plus
• 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
• Familiarity with code versioning tools

React Native Developer with iOS  experience - 6 months contract.

Required Experience : 2+ Years

Job Requirements :

- A solid knowledge of JavaScript,HTML&CSS & React Native

- Experience in native iOS and Android development

- Knowledge of functional or object-oriented programming

- Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle Android Studio, IntelliJ

- Understanding of REST APIs

Note : This is a 6 months contract position directly under the client payroll.