Senior Web Game Developer

2 months ago

Oslo, Norway Kahoot! Full time

Are you a skillful Senior Web Game Developer with experience developing WebGL/WebGPU products? We are ready to welcome you to our team, which makes first-class pedagogical games and experiences

For this role, we are hiring both remote and hybrid in locations such as Poland and Norway, and you will report to the hiring manager in Norway.

The Team

As a Senior Web Game Developerat Kahoot, you will be part of a flat-structured team that values and encourages developer-led initiatives. You will work cross-functionally with engineers, designers, PMs, and testers on our learning platform, creating new, exciting game features and presentation tools. You will have an active role in maintaining and improving these core products.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in web development, with commercial experience in TypeScript and React.
  • Commercial experience with PixiJS or other WebGL/WebGPU rendering frameworks.
  • A good understanding of animation techniques using libraries like GSAP and Spine.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills. We have a hybrid working set up, and our team is multidisciplinary and multicultural.
  • An eye for process and structure, and experience using version control.

You’ll fit right into our team and culture with any of the following:

  • Experience with game feel. Using feedbacks like animation, particles and sounds to add game juice and make satisfying player experiences.
  • A good understanding of game development patterns.
  • Experience working on a large codebase with many contributors.
  • Interest in education and pedagogy.
  • Experience with multiplayer gaming with web sockets.

Responsibilities

You’ll be joining our team in building new products and maintaining existing ones. Some areas you can expect to work on include:

  • UI development in React.
  • Gameplay development and animation implementation.
  • Working with audio engineers to implement sound and music effects.
  • Actively participating in design and product meetings, as well as contributing to the wider development team discussion.

Key Technologies:

This position will give you the opportunity to work in a first-class e-tech company on a highly skilled and experienced team using some of the following technologies:

  • Javascript and Typescript
  • React
  • CSS animations
  • Git
  • PixiJS
  • Gsap

Benefits

These are some of the benefits we offer to our staff (some local rules apply):

  • A fast-growing, international environment with an informal, fun but driven culture
  • A competitive compensation package
  • Autonomy and flexibility
  • Remote onboarding
  • Pension contribution
  • Gym in the office
  • Hybrid - remote work setup
  • Flexible working
  • Buddy program
  • Social and company events (virtual and in-person)
  • Equity program

These are the benefits applied to candidates working in some locations, such as Norway. As for the candidates based in Poland we offer B2B consulting agreement.

About Kahoot

As Kahoot is on a mission to make learning awesome, we want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling engagement.

Launched in 2013, Kahoot’s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. Since its launch, Kahoot has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions with more than 10 billion participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and Whiteboard.fi.

The Kahoot Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain and Poland. To learn more, visit us at kahoot.com, and let’s play

Our Krew

At the Kahoot Group we champion a positive culture of collaborative learning and innovation. With a global team of more than 600 employees, representing over 50 different nationalities, we are a diverse and fun bunch of people We work hard and celebrate our wins, tackle challenges with original ideas, and learn something new every day.

We are driven by our mission and guided by our values: playful, curious, and inclusive.

If you talk to anyone working in the Kahoot Group, they will tell you that one of the greatest perks is being able to see how the work you do, puts a smile on the faces of kids, teachers, and learners all around the world.

We look forward to hearing from you

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