Senior Frontend Developer

Description

Are you a skillful front-end developer with experience in modern JavaScript and product development? Are you looking for an adventure that is meaningful and unique? If so, then Kahoot! has got the job for you! We are strengthening our Tech Team and are looking for talented front-end developers to join our global team.

For this role, we are hiring both in Poland (Wrocław, Krakow), and in Norway (Oslo).

Team

As a frontend developer at 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.

Responsibilities

• Crafting new web apps and new features for the Kahoot! platform

• Working on responsive web design to ensure stability across a large variety of devices

• Specializing in web application development and working closely with the rest of the team to come up with the best solutions

• Collaborating with back-end developers to help design the APIs needed to support new features and develop the matching client code

• Taking a regular and active role in providing user

Requirements

• BSc Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.

• 5+ years of experience with front-end development

• Hands-on experience with a modern framework eg. React, Vue, Angular

• Proficiency in JavaScript and some experience with statically typed languages

• Experience working on a web app project with a large JavaScript codebase

• Experience with TypeScript

• A deep understanding of DOM, HTML, CSS, accessibility, and cross-browser support, including mobile browsers

Nice to have

• Experience working with RxJS or equivalent technologies

• Experience with front-end testing frameworks, such as Jest, Selenium, Playwright/Puppeteer & Cypress

• Basic knowledge of how the backend works

• Experience with GitHub Actions

You will be successful in this role with:

• 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.

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 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

, and let’s play!

Our K!rew

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!