Kolibri Games
Summary
Kolibri Games, a mobile games developer from Berlin, is seeking an experienced Frontend Developer to join their LiveOps Platform team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing intuitive user interfaces to operate changes in their games on-the-fly. The role requires at least 3 years of professional experience with software development on the front-end, a good understanding of UI/UX design principles, and deep familiarity with React.js for building user interfaces. The company offers a competitive salary, learning budget, flexible working hours, home office, state-of-the-art technical equipment, health and fitness benefits, relocation support, and more. Kolibri Games is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity. The job application should be submitted in English, and a cover letter stating the motivation to join the company is appreciated.
Job description
We are Kolibri Games - a mobile games developer from Berlin. We believe that with the best people, we can make games that players will enjoy for years to come.
Our games have defined the idle genre, and bring enjoyment to hundreds of millions of players all around the world. This is possible due to the talented people who make us who we are. ‘Kolibris’, as we call ourselves, are on a mission to continue making great games and we're looking for new talent to join our team. We strive to offer you a fair recruitment process and a great candidate experience, as well as a friendly environment to work in, with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
LiveOps Frontend Developer (f/m/d)
If you want to play a key role in a major project where you have a direct impact on the game experience of millions of players and boost the most successful German mobile gaming company and have an interest in making games, then this is the right job for you
Operating in-game features, such as seasonal events, offers, and cloud saves, for our games in real-time requires a reliable landscape of services that scale for millions of players and are easily configurable for our game production staff. We are looking for an experienced Frontend Developer to join our LiveOps Platform team to extend and evolve our central user interface which brings all the features of our platform together.
Responsibilities
- Do requirements engineering from the end users' perspective
- Design and implement intuitive user interfaces to operate changes in our games on-the-fly that will be used by all our game production teams.
- Write clean code which is well-suited to the purpose of the system.
- Being open for extending your skill set into a Fullstack Engineer role
Required skills
- At least 3 years of professional experience with software development on the front-end
- Good understanding of UI / UX design principles.
- Deep familiarity with React.js for building user interfaces.
- Good understanding of Node.js (Typescript)
- Experienced in the usage of RESTful APIs
- Good communication skills in English in oral and written form
Desirable skills
- Experienced in the design of RESTful APIs
- Familiar with PostgresDB or a similar relational database system
- Understanding of how to deploy and operate software.
- Broad knowledge of Microsoft Azure or a comparable cloud provider.
- Experience with GitlabCI, Docker and Kubernetes
- Used to agile methodologies like Scrum
- Knowledge with: ExpressJS, MongoDB, JIRA and Confluence, Formik, Yup/Joi, TailwindCSS, Vite, Jest/Cypress
Kolibri Games is an equal opportunity employer. We come from 40 different countries and many different backgrounds. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, physical appearance or disability.
We are an international studio, so don’t forget to send in your application in English. Although it is not mandatory, we always appreciate a cover letter stating your motivation to join us.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Your Benefits – We’re game to support you
Competitive Salary - We believe that top performers should receive top payment
Learning Budget - We believe in learning. A generous personal learning budget to spend on learning and development, including books, workshops and attending conferences. We also offer in-house training such as coding and German classes
Flexible Working Hours and Home Office – We believe in a good work-life balance
Equipment - State-of-the-art technical equipment, including laptops and phones, which may also be used in your free time
Health and Fitness - We pay a contribution towards a monthly gym membership or a fitness activity
Relocation - Relocation support to help you move to Berlin
Pension - Opportunity to save for your pension tax-free
Bonus Level – We love to have a good time, too
Food and Drinks - Fresh fruits to keep you healthy and fresh coffee to keep you alert. We also have a fully stocked fridge with Smoothies, Coke, Club Mate, beer etc
Parties and Team Events - Apart from our regular parties, BBQs and movie nights we also have a team event budget you can use to buy games or sports equipment to make working here even more fun
Company Holidays - Every year we go on an amazing company holiday to relax and bond as a team
Friday Celebrations - Company-provided dinner and drinks on Friday afternoons
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Location: Berlin, Germany
Country: Germany
Date found: 2023-03-21