Role: Full Stack Engineer / Web Developer
Location: Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent

At Dovetail Games we are passionate about empowering our people to build beautiful worlds, create breath-taking games and do the best work of their career. We are growing fast, developing our games using cutting edge technology and across multiple platforms, and we have big ambitions to become the Number 1 Simulation Entertainment Company in the World.

To help achieve this ambition, we are looking for a Full Stack Engineer/Web Developer, reporting into the Technical Product Owner, who will envision, design and deliver high quality software using an agile, behavioural and test-driven development process.

Responsibilities
- Work with the team to ensure the implementation of the Dovetail Live programme vision
- Champion the development of our Isomorphic React & Redux application
- Assist in the development of our Java APIs using JAX-RS, Jersey and Gradle
- Work closely with game development teams in providing in-game online functionality and behavioural telemetry
- Coordinate with our Data Science team on technical requirements
- Understand business needs and interpret programme vision to be able to advise on “best fit” solutions that work for all parties

Person Specifications
- Experience with
Agile development, using JIRA or an equivalent
Modern ES6 JS
Build tools (Webpack, Gradle and npm)
MVC / MVVM JS frameworks (React, Angular, Ember, Vue)
Flux based state management (Redux, MobX)
Designing & Developing REST APIs
Identity & Access Management (OAuth, OIDC)
Modern security & encryption best practices, use of JWTs
Continuous Integration / Delivery (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Travis)
Test Driven or Behaviour Driven Development (Spock, Jest, Mocha)
- Experience working with a similar remit in a parallel industry
- A demonstrable history of building successful single page applications
- Experience working with internal stakeholders across multi-disciplinary organisation structures
- The ability to design and communicate on complex systems
- Strong organisational skills

About Dovetail Games
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and all applicants will be considered on their merit, qualifications, competence and talent regardless of any protected characteristics.

- Recently announced in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100
- Winners of the KEiBA 2015 Technology Business of the Year
- Developing games across multiple platforms using cutting edge technology
- 31 days off per year, increasing with service
- Excellent work-life balance
- Pension scheme
- Childcare vouchers
- Eye-care vouchers
- Free parking
- Regular social and sporting activities