Game Developer (Front-End)

Skywind Group was founded in 2012 by a group of industry veterans. Our team has a proven track record providing high performance iGaming Solutions worldwide.

We provide premium content for the iGaming industry, offering a multi-product portfolio that is innovative, regulated and mobile-focused.

At the heart of our company is the casino games portfolio that currently holds more than 300 games including Video Slots, Branded-Video Slots, Arcade and Table games. Our design and development team push creative boundaries when crafting games, which has led to the delivery of some of the most innovative games in the industry.

At Skywind, we are driven by our passion for creating engaging and evocative experiences. This includes combining premium content with player engagement tools designed to create a fully immersive experience.

Each of our partners’ needs are different. For this reason, to allow our partners to thrive and grow, we create full iGaming solutions that include premium content, engagement features, real time Business Intelligence, and more, all fitted to each partner’s specific needs and desired direction.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): Falcon, Skywind360, Live
• Genres: Casino, Card and/or Board

Team size and structure?

You will be part of Minsk Studio Client Dev team together with 6 Game Developers, 2 Tech Leads and a Team Lead.

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• You will be responsible for a project's development from A to Z (1 developer = 1 game, from start to release)

• You will communicate closely with product owner, Qa and project manager to transform product expectations into clear, maintainable and efficient code

• You will conduct cross code reviews inside of client dev team

• You will deliver a project to desktop/mobile platforms and tune it for various devices

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• At least 2 years of experience in Game Development

• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript

• Canvas/WebGL

• Familiarity with Design Patterns

• Experience in applying OOP and MVC principles

• Experience with Pixi.js (preferably), Phaser, PlayCanvas or any other rendering/game framework

• Version control systems (Git)

• Aspiration to study and to grow as a developer

• English - at least intermediate level

• Good communication skills

Would be a strong advantage to have:

• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, asynchronous architectures, dynamic typing, performance optimization

• Knowledge of modern JS frameworks (Model-View-Whatever)

• Knowledge of HTML5 features and ES6

• Experience in debugging and profiling browser applications

• Experience in slot games development (gambling industry)

• Familiarity with Grunt/Gulp/Webpack (task manager tools)

• Knowledge of languages different to JavaScript/ActionScript

• For Flash developers - knowledge of Starling/Feathers/Robotlegs frameworks

• Cross-browser and mobile development of web apps

• Familiarity with WebGL shaders

  What will make you a perfect candidate?

  • You are already involved in any type of game development project (e.g. casual games)

  • You work with Unity and would like to try something different to casual games building and work more closely with renderer and devices optimization;

  • You want to be fully responsible for the product you are involved into (one developer starts a game and continues till its release)

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Our main aim is to provide an opportunity of professional self-realization to every employee  

• Possibility to work with a product company  

• Competitive remuneration  

• Fully-equipped perfect office space in a good location  

• Warm and friendly attitude to every specialist  

• United and professional team  

• 28 days paid annual leave  

• Paid sick leave  

• Medical insurance after 3 months of work  

• Annual learning and development bonus

• Presents from company for holidays