Senior Front End Engineer

No agencies, consultancies or recruiters. Must be located in Canada. 

THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT & GAMING

ReBlink is an emerging gaming and entertainment studio headquartered in Toronto backed by awesome venture capital firms such as ZeePrime and Golden Ventures. We are a fast growth entertainment tech startup creating imaginative new worlds to entertain and delight future generations. We are a team of storytellers looking for talented and dedicated people to join our mission to define the future of storytelling.

ABOUT YOU

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Front End Engineer with React, TypeScript, Next.js & Redux experience who values a fast-moving and outcomes based culture. You will be an extension of our amazing entertainment art team, so your ability to bring web and mobile experiences to life will be at the caliber of the work coming out of our content and animation team. You'll work closely with a team consisting of the CTO, Product Owner, Full Stack Software Engineer and UX Designer to ideate and ship amazing web and mobile experiences in an agile manner.

You love writing clean, readable and maintainable code to bring amazing interactive user experiences to life on the web. You have a solid understanding of using best practices for managing secrets, integrating with APIs and love to communicate clearly and often with your team in a collaborative environment.

The right candidate has experience with "scrollytelling" and creating animated web interfaces that pop and wow audiences.

YOU'LL NEED TO BE PROFICIENT WITH THESE TECHNOLOGIES & TOOLS

• Expert level experience with React (ReactJS), Next.js and Redux

• Expert level experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript, TypeScript

• Expert level experience with Bootstrap, Sass (SCSS) and common web development principles

• Expert level experience with Git, Github, etc.

• Expert level experience with command line (Terminal) for development productivity

• Experience caring for the technical needs of sites, apps and integrations with high volume traffic

• Strong knowledge of compatibility and cross-browser issues

• Some familiarity with PHP and Python

• Using Figma to access designs and collaborate with UX Designers and Product Owners

• Using Trello to manage your day and collaborate with the team

• Some familiarity with Google Cloud, Vercel and Cloudflare

OTHER REQUIREMENTS THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

• Bachelors degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar

• 3+ years experience working within small or medium teams

• Clear and concise communications

PERKS + BENEFITS

• Fast-paced startup environment where you will have an impact on day one

• Competitive salary (C$90-$163K) and equity grants at the end of the first year

• Fully-loaded medical, vision, dental and paramedical benefits (100% covered by the company)

• Hybrid work environment with generous work-from home accommodation

• Opportunities to travel for team meetings and offsites