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Web Developer - Node JS

Location: Wellington
Discipline: IT
Job Type: Permanent
Date Posted: 11/04/2022
Reference: BH-304
The company

Upper Echelon are partnered with a  well funded startup building a MMORPG for gamers, by gamers. A premium game first, crypto second title, built right here in NZ.

The company works hard to bring together people from a wide variety of backgrounds and identities, all with the goal of building more inclusive, more enjoyable, and more impactful gaming experiences. 

This talented  team is fully remote and from all over New Zealand, with new offices (optional) opening in this year. You’ll really enjoy your work with a great team culture that has no shortage of laughs and internal banter. 

The role

Work from home in comfort!

This is a fully remote role for a solid Web Developer. With a passion for your craft and a can-do attitude, you will collaborate with the team to build on existing functionality, and build new modules from the ground up, with plenty of room to grow in the company.

Work on auxiliary services for the games we build within the studio

  • cash shops
  • game launchers
  • streaming services etc. 

Remote work really enables employees to live their best life at work and home. With a daily team meeting in the morning to share our work progress and catch up, from there we have an active culture for digital meetings and socialising while working. A core company value is trust. Employees are trusted to show up, be present and deliver when it counts.

Processes and structure are in place that allow the team to quickly communicate in a  remote environment and liaise with staff on any given task within the day or week.
You’ll also spend time each week team building, through testing the game, and playing other games to relax and recharge as it is a very fast-paced environment.

The Person 

You’ll have strong NodeJS experience building web applications
  • Database experience - MySQL, Postgres - Firestore, Mongo
  • Queue Systems - RabbitMQ, BullMQ, Pub/Sub, Kafka
  • Cloud Experience - AWS / GCP
  • ES6/Typescript fluent
  • Building APIs - Restful and GraphQL
  • Troubleshooting and debugging
  • Building from scratch 
  • Expanding existing code base
  • Works well autonomously and in team environments
  • Understanding of the gaming industry

How to apply

Apply now using the link below or contact Kizzy Sullivan on 021 090 13848 or Richard Alexander on 0212222082 with any questions
Please only apply if you are currently in New Zealand and have the legal right to work.

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