Lead Frontend Engineer

Company Description

We're not just another e-commerce venture, and we're certainly not your typical gaming platform. We're pioneering a unique fusion of shopping and gamification, trail-blazing our own blue ocean of opportunity set to shake up e-commerce. Users purchase virtual 'Mystery Boxes' that consist of their favorite lifestyle and gaming brands and have the items won shipped directly to their house.

As a company, we're proud to be 100% self-funded, with no venture capital involved (we choose our own destiny!). We have a small team that consists of entrepreneurs, former executives at Unicorn startups, and talented individuals with deep expertise in gaming Our site is currently pre-release (launching on May 1st) with a waitlist of a few thousand people. Check it out here!

Job Description

As our lead frontend engineer at GameGrid, you'll play a pivotal role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining our cutting-edge web applications and interactive games. You’ll be leading our frontend-engineers, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to them.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of front-end engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship to ensure the delivery of exceptional products
• Spec, develop, and maintain efficient frontend components for our state-of-the-art responsive web applications using React and NextJs.
• Perfect the repeatable process of building, testing, documenting, and deploying high-quality, reliable, and scalable code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and backend engineers, to create a seamless user experience.
• Utilize CanvasJS for data visualization, SCSS for styling, and Redux for state management.
• Work with WebSockets for real-time communication and Swagger for API documentation.
• Integrate push notifications using OneSignal and manage event publishing and product analytics with Firebase/PostHog.
• Uphold high-quality coding standards and best practices.
• Review work by fellow engineers and provide feedback.

You're a perfect fit if

• You have a deep proficiency in React and NextJs.
• You have a solid understanding of TypeScript and experience with CanvasJS.
• You have a strong skill set in SCSS for styling and Redux for state management.
• You're an expert in using Websockets for real-time communication and adept at integrating Rest APIs.ty
• You have experience with Swagger for API documentation.

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