Fullstack Developer

Your influential mission. You will...

• Contribute to the full stack development and evolution of web applications using JavaScript technologies, including React, Redux, ES6+ on the front-end, and Node.js, Express, or similar on the back-end.
• Develop and maintain both client-facing and server-side applications, ensuring seamless integration and communication between front-end and back-end systems.
• Write high-quality, scalable code for web applications, focusing on excellent user experience, performance, and back-end efficiency.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, including designing database architectures, creating RESTful APIs, and integrating third-party services, alongside front-end feature development.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of applications, optimizing for security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Help refine internal development processes, from requirements gathering, to design and implementation of both front-end and back-end components, all the way to production deployment and support.

Requirements

Components for success. You...

• Have strong proven experience of building customer-facing Web Applications.
• Have a strong working knowledge of core web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Have a high-level knowledge of responsive web design, as well as JavaScript object model and DOM manipulation.
• Have high-level JavaScript knowledge — you are very familiar with the JS landscape of technologies and have in-depth knowledge and experience using it in tandem with client-side technologies to create fast, responsive applications (knowledge/experience in TypeScript will be a plus).
• Have solid knowledge and experience in the React technological stack.
• Have good understanding of NodeJS and its core principles.
• Have experience in developing REST API using JavaScript (ES6+) / TypeScript.
• Have a working knowledge of non-relational Data Stores (Mongo / Redis).
• Have a comfort working across the stack and understanding how all the pieces fit together (front-end, middleware, backend, etc.) and how they impact the performance of your application.
• Have a solid engineering mindset — you are passionate about solving problems with elegant but simple solutions. You are by nature a good problem solver with attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
• Have excellent communication skills — you communicate enthusiastically, clearly, and concisely with both technical and non-technical staff.
• Have knowledge and experience of working within TDD / BDD processes.
• Have working knowledge of Git.
• Are familiar with BEM, OOCSS, SMACSS approaches is a plus.
• Have very strong attention to detail and ability to deliver visuals tightly matching specifications.

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Collaboration: Work with passionate, talented individuals in an environment that encourages open communication, idea sharing, and mutual support.
• Growth: Benefit from numerous professional development opportunities through training, mentorship, and challenging projects.
• Innovation: Unleash your potential in a team that encourages creative thinking and constantly seeks new ways to solve problems.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible working hours and supportive policies that help you excel in your role while maintaining a healthy personal life.
• Impact: Make a real difference with your work, knowing your efforts are recognized and valued.
• Supportive Leadership: Receive guidance and resources from approachable leaders who are invested in your success.

Additional information

PLAYTECH'S GPAS UNIT
Gaming Platform as a Service aka GPAS is Playtech’s exclusive distributed games delivery platform that currently has more than 700+ games running on it. GPAS is a highly accessible, multi-tenant, scalable, distributed and event-driven system written in Scala with the help of the Pekko framework. We have a complex solution that provides capabilities to run a variety of different slot, and multiplayer games and our architecture supports an extension to support other types of games. We adopt Scrum methodology to deliver new features on time.

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.