Looking for two Full Stack Developers

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Full Stack Developers

Valaa is a startup developing a social platform for collective creation of interactive, narrative driven content. Our vision is based on years of experience working with clients from government offices, schools and universities to NGO’s creating narrative driven games for education, health, research and social causes.

We are looking for Full Stack Developers to join our team in Tampere, Finland. As a skilled generalist you can further define your role within Valaa. We are specially interested in hearing about you if can see yourself...

• as a Game Engine Developer, extending our core HTML5-based technology with modular components and features,

• taking the lead in building our Knowledge Platform for interfacing with our many audiences from developers to storytellers, educators and gamers, or

• become our Developer Evangelist, not only working with our tech, but telling the world about it.

Responsibilities:

• Independent development of modular components and features

• Delivering quality features that are not only enjoyable for players but also intuitive for developers and content creators

• Defining your role within Valaa and in the future building a dedicated team (engine development, knowledge management, community outreach) around your field

Requirements:

• Appropriate degree and / or solid understanding of computer science fundamentals

• Experience with modern, modular JavaScript on commercial projects

• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Appreciated:

• Experience with at least some of our core technologies: React, GraphQL, ES6, Linux, Git, JS game frameworks, event sourcing/Redux, Node.js/npm, testing frameworks, task runners, Webpack

• Professional game or related tools development experience

• Interests in 2D and 3D graphics, VR, AR and artificial intelligence

• Experience in community management

• Experience in creating video learning materials, blogging and / or streaming

• Experience in building and maintaining documentation targeted for end-users (libraries, frameworks and open source projects count)

We offer:

• Position in an inspiring and diverse team of professionals from game designers and software developers to teachers and classical composers

• The career opportunities of a rapid growth start-up

• Job with societal significance and responsibility

• Send your application to [email protected] no later than 15.1.2017. Please attach CV or LinkedIn profile and links to relevant references or profiles (like GitHub). If you have a YouTube channel, blog or a game development portfolio we would love to see it.

For more information please contact:

Johanna Roihuvuo, Office Manager +358 (0)44 5070 781 [email protected]

www.valaa.com