Senior TS Game Developer

Yggdrasil is a provider of superior online gaming solutions for iGaming operators. The business was founded in 2013 and is today one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed suppliers. In 2019 Yggdrasil introduced the three pioneering value propositions; YG Franchise, YG Masters and YG Game IP, of which the last two is powered by Yggdrasil’s enabling technology solution GATI (Game Adaptation Tool & Interface). Since its inception, Yggdrasil has embarked on a rapid growth trajectory enabled by a strong corporate culture focused on innovation, creativity, quality and technology leadership. 

We are looking for Senior JavaScript Game Developer with hands-on game dev experience and outstanding JavaScript skills to expand our workforce. You will be part of a kick-ass, cross-functional agile team, consisting of Developers, Mathematicians, and Testers led by an experienced Development Manager.

Your task will be to build high-quality code to create beautiful FrontEnd for games with intuitive and exciting gameplay. Your mindset, knowledge, and experience will be crucial and you will be able to make a real impact on the final shape of our products. We are already known for our superb quality and focus on detail but we would like to push these qualities even further as we stretch the latest mobile and browser technology to the max.

Objectives:

• Write high quality, well-optimized, clean JavaScript/TypeScript code
• Actively participate in the Game Development process to create the best games on the market
• Closely cooperate with other team members: Developers, Mathematicians, Testers
• Push visual layers to the limits by creating pleasant-looking animations and effects
• Share engineering knowledge across the team and follow engineering good practices
• Maintain and develop and create new unique functionalities of our internal platform

• Thorough knowledge of JavaScript and Typescript
• Knowledge of OOP and Design Patterns
• Ability to write clean code which is easy to maintain
• Have an eye for detail and an intuition for tasteful, elegant, smooth visual effects
• Hands-on experience with any Version Control System (i.e. Git, SVN, Perforce or Mercurial)
• Background in game development, visually rich applications or the advertisement industry
• Very good command of English

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of any other OO language
• Experience with libraries such as PIXI.js, Easel.js or TweenMax
• Familiarity with Git and feature branching approach
• Knowledge of Canvas or WebGL
• Understanding of Unit Testing and TDD
• At least basic knowledge of modern HTML and CSS