At Space Ape we believe in making innovative, high quality games that are fun to play and even more fun with your friends. One secret of the Space Ape recipe is the ability to give the player a rich and fast moving experience, based on constantly evolving games. This is possible with a design that is at the same time flexible and configurable. To handle the flexibility and the ability to change live game content Space Ape has built an entire infrastructure capable of configuring all the aspects of the game, from the visual content to the creation of game events.
As full-stack web developer at Space Ape you will be working closely with the game team to evolve this infrastructure within the game, fulfil its operational needs and empower the team members to better do their job.
You will also be encouraged to explore new directions in the game and in the technical side of the product, looking for specific solutions and generic ones that can be shared across games.
Responsibilities
- Taking responsibility for web front-end development in an agile team and cross teams.
- Working with cloud/web technologies to develop game content infrastructure and tools to support live operations and A/B testing.
- Creating elegant, reusable code and unit tests in web technology - primarily based on TypeScript / React.
- Working alongside other members of the team to gather requirements and to help express technical concepts in a clear and accessible way.
- Mentoring developers and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Excellent web engineering skills (React, Typescript, styled-components, webpack and storybook)
- Deliver high-quality well-tested software (unit and interface testing)
- Good communicator
- Product and user oriented
- Experience of working in an Agile development environment
- Experience working in a client-server environment
About the Tech
Space Ape’s server tech connects millions of players around the world and is the backbone of game events and social features. To achieve this we rely on fully configurable systems that can help the team to iterate fast and give the best player experience.
Here is a simplified architecture of our games’ backend.
Why Space Ape is right for you
- Be a part of one of several small empowered teams who inspire and challenge one another in the pursuit of our mission
- Autonomy to make your own impact with the support to help it happen
- Designated ‘Ape Space’ creative time where you are free to work on game concepts and ideas away from your day to day
- The freedom to further your skill set the way you want with a generous training budget
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- An award winning studio that in 2017, 2018 & 2019 was crowned one of the best companies to work for in the UK by gamesindustry.biz.
- Help run and create games which bring joy to millions of players all over the world
- 4.7/5.0 Glassdoor rating - Check out our reviews
- Entered a long-term strategic partnership with Supercell in 2017
About Space Ape
At Space Ape we pride ourselves on our passion and the trust we place in our people. We look for passionate, productive, team players who are relentless in their pursuit of our mission. There’s no bureaucracy here, we just get things done. Space Ape’s mission is to make the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. Founded in 2012 we’ve since launched four games that have been installed by over 100 million people and generated over $250m revenue.
We are part of the Supercell family, giving access to some of the most talented game makers on the planet.
It’s an incredibly exciting time here at Space Ape Games. We have projects at all stages of the development cycle, along with a fast paced environment that promotes genuine autonomy. Our exciting new music game, Beatstar is set for global launch and we are also working on a new multiplayer game set in the Boom Beach universe. Check out our artstation to get a glimpse of the other genres we’ve been working on.