Senior Front-End Game Developer
Playson
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Job Description
About Playson
Playson, a leading online gaming supplier founded in 2012, has achieved worldwide industry recognition. We provide comprehensive gaming solutions for top iGaming operators, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and thorough market analysis.
The Opportunity: Senior Front-End Game Developer
We are actively seeking a passionate Senior Front-End Game Developer to contribute high performance, fresh vision, and scalability to our company. This role is ideal for a committed developer eager to work with game engine development and new feature implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Join and collaborate with a team of professional game developers.
- Practice openness and agility throughout the game development lifecycle.
- Participate in the Playson Engineering Community, exchanging ideas and expertise.
- Propose and implement improvements for the game engine.
- Design and write functional unit tests for updated code.
- Develop tools and scripts to optimize workflow.
Qualifications and Skills
To succeed as a Senior Front-End Game Developer at Playson, you will need:
- 4+ years of JavaScript UI Client programming experience in a business environment, with a strong focus on FPS and CPU performance.
- Expertise in TypeScript and JavaScript ES6+, alongside an excellent understanding of the rendering cycle in Canvas/WebGL.
- Deep understanding of Event Loop and the benefits of synchronous or asynchronous approaches.
- Experience in cross-browser development.
- Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), game programming patterns, practices, and techniques.
- Ability to proactively propose different solution algorithms.
- Experience with Git for version control.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative team player mindset.
- A product-first mindset.
- GTD (Getting Things Done) attitude, self-sufficiency, and openness to continuous learning.
Beneficial Experience
The following experience would be an advantage:
- Understanding of performance optimization algorithms, memory management, and threading.
- Prior experience in Game Development.
- Experience with Spine animations.
- Experience with Texturepacker.
- Experience with GitHub Actions.
- Experience with Unit Testing.
- Experience working with Jira and Confluence.
- Basic knowledge of Vue.
- Experience in full-stack development.
- Familiarity with Scrum workflow processes.
What Playson Offers
- Competitive Salary with annual performance and salary reviews.
- Realistic and transparent Bonus system (15-20%), paid quarterly.
- Unlimited paid vacation leave and paid sick leave.
- Flexible work schedule to accommodate your needs.
- 100% Remote work arrangement.
- Medical Insurance for you +1.
- Financial Support for Life Events and Extended Parental Leave.
- Paid professional development courses and trainings.
- B2B contracts.
Recruitment Process
Our hiring process typically involves:
- HR Interview (30-45 min)
- Technical interview with live coding (90 min)
- Final Interview with CTO, Product Owner, & Software Architect (60 min)
Key skills/competency
- JavaScript ES6+
- TypeScript
- Canvas/WebGL
- Game Engine Development
- Performance Optimization
- OOP
- Git
- Unit Testing
- Spine Animations
- Scrum Workflow
How to Get Hired at Playson
- Research Playson's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor. Understand their approach to iGaming innovation and technology.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight JavaScript, TypeScript, Canvas/WebGL, and game development experience. Emphasize achievements in FPS/CPU performance optimization relevant to a Senior Front-End Game Developer role at Playson.
- Prepare for technical challenges: Brush up on advanced JavaScript, TypeScript, OOP, and game programming patterns. Expect a live coding session focused on performance, rendering cycles, and algorithmic problem-solving for Playson.
- Showcase your communication skills: During interviews, demonstrate strong communication and teamwork, emphasizing your "product-first mindset" and "GTD attitude" with specific examples.
- Engage with their community: Mention any familiarity with Playson's engineering work or iGaming trends to show genuine interest and industry alignment.
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