Senior Front-End Developer (Remote within EU)
- Posted 19 October 2022
- Salary Negotiable
- LocationParis
- Job type Contract
- DisciplineProgramming
- Reference18182
- Contact NameRowan Hix-Dunn
Job description
We’re working with Jam.gg as they look to hire a Front-End Developer.
Jam.gg is a social and low tech-friendly cloud gaming platform led by an experienced team of ex Google, Twitter, Amazon, Docker, EA, King, and other top tech companies.
The platform has been designed to be accessible to everyone and fully available directly from a web browser. It also does not require a high-speed internet connection to provide a seamless multiplayer game experience. They’re all about bringing people together through games, with a touch of childhood playfulness and creativity.
Currently Jam.gg are at the stage where they’re scaling their Engineering Department as one of their key units. This is your chance to join a company of 60+ people in its hyper growth phase.
Driven by a strong inclusive culture, they welcome self-starting, fast learning, talented people wishing to start and manage unique, and challenging projects where collaboration (internal and external) is everything.
The role will see you collaborating with an Engineering Manager and interfacing with design, implementing features, and being a strong advocate for the user.
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
4 years’ experience as a Front-End Developer
Genuine passion for building and shipping amazing user experiences
Experience of feature development in close collaboration with design
Expert knowledge of JavaScript Proficiency with React and Redux
Solid understanding of the JavaScript/TypeScript and web application ecosystem
Working knowledge of TypeScript, Storybook
Working knowledge of Golang
Familiarity with test-driven development (Jest, Cypress, etc)
Familiarity with Git and GitHub
Passion for shaping and scaling an early stage, user-first application
Self-motivation: highly autonomous & working capabilities.
Good spoken and written communication skills (English)
Desirable experience that you have (or you'd be excited about acquiring)…
Previous remote-work experience
Previous start-up/growth-stage experience
Prior experience building web services using NodeJS
Google's Firebase, particularly Firestore, NoSQL
General AWS and GCP experience
Perks and benefits include…
Unlimited holiday leave (permanent roles) or 5 weeks leave per year (fixed-term contracts)
Monthly well-being allowance for mental well-being, sports, massage, etc
Home office allowance
Fully remote and flexible working hours with equal pay policy
Equal maternity, paternity and adoption leave with 1 year seniority (permanent roles)
Maternity/Paternity/Adoption subsidy of 3k euros with 1 year seniority (permanent roles)
Stock option plan (permanent roles)
Health insurance compensation