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Front-End Developer

About Us:

PlayQ is a rapidly growing global entertainment and technology company delivering high-quality mobile titles and innovative game development solutions to a worldwide audience. Our games have been downloaded more than 60 million times across the globe, with millions of users playing every day!

Our dedicated teams, based in downtown Santa Monica, CA, work together to craft the clever, visually stunning, and unforgettable experiences that our players love. Our emphasis on individual leadership means each team member has the opportunity to make a big impact, while our commitment to creative freedom gives them the ability to create whatever they can imagine.

It’s this mindset that has led us to develop our own IP, infuse games with rich storytelling, build our own development tools, and solve the deepest technical challenges - all in the name of disrupting the mobile gaming landscape.

Why you'll want to come to work:

We are looking for a Front-End Developer to design, architect, and implement web services, our portal, tools, and more. In this role, you will be responsible for leading web projects for our high-quality games and analytical solutions. Your daily workload will range from designing a highly efficient architecture to deployment, performance, and optimization improvements. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with high-load and availability projects and innovative entertainment solutions. You’d be a great match for this position if you’re versatile, exercise accountability in your role, and are enthusiastic to take on new challenges as we continue to innovate in an ever-changing industry.

What you'll get to create:

• Support and improve the existing internal Web Portal based on the company's modern tech stack
• Prototype, implement, and maintain new core features as part of a cross-functional agile team
• Partner with our Production team to align on task estimates and schedules, and then complete projects on time and within budget
• Participate in weekly meetings, planning, and product delivery support
• Execute and deliver scalable, clean, high-quality code

What you'll bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information - Systems.
• 1+ years of experience as a Front-End Engineer
• Advanced experience in JavaScript, TypeScript/Flow
• Understanding and knowledge of best practices for creating the architecture of a scalable and high-performance application
• Good proficiency in modern web technologies, frameworks, and/or libraries such as HTML, CSS(SCSS/LESS), AngularJS/Angular2+, ReactJS, Vue.js, Git, etc.
• Results-oriented with effective communication skills
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and stay up with industry changes and new technologies
• Ability to work on fixed deadlines without sacrificing quality

Bonus Points:

• Experience in the mobile games industry working with highly loaded systems
• Experience creating single-page applications
• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful services on a massive scale

If you gotten this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in PlayQ's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.

What we can offer you:

• Remote Work Environment. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely. You’ll closely collaborate with our Ukrainian team and global teammates worldwide. Our flexible approach, internal comms, and tech stack promote collaboration, communication, and camaraderie!
• Comprehensive medical, dental insurance
• Unmatched learning opportunities and collaborative team
• Flexible time off
• Virtual team-building activities
• Conferences and continued learning
• Innovative and dynamic work environment
• Tremendous growth & career advancement opportunities
• Help build and support awesome GAMES. For a living! Who doesn’t love games?

Interested? Please get in touch!