Senior Frontend Software Engineer, FACEIT
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Gaming platform for online multiplayer games
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Gaming platform for online multiplayer games
101-200 employees
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101-200 employees
Company mission
To further the esports ecosystem by offering players of all levels the chance to compete in a competitive environment with the games they love.
Role
Who you are
- Building large-scale applications with React, Redux and Next.js
- Good demonstrable TypeScript experience
- Knowledge of React testing framework
- Experience with WebSockets and real-time messaging
- Desire to learn new technologies and frameworks
- Previous experience working on large complex applications
- A passion for video games and esports is a plus
Desirable
- Webpack
- Attention to code quality and readability
- Knowledge of optimization strategies (i.e. code splitting, lazy loading, tree-shaking, caching, etc…)
- Extensive experience and knowledge around best practices when it comes to testing. (Unit tests, e2e testing, etc…)
- Knowledge of web best practices and Web Vitals metrics
- Internationalization libraries (react-intl or react-i18next)
- Monorepo familiarity, i.e. Nx, Lerna, Turborepo
- Previous experience with scalable architecture/systems serving thousands and millions of users seamlessly
- Development with Security awareness, being aware of the top ten OWASP attack vectors to protect from. I.e. XSS, CSRF etc…
What the job involves
- Our Frontend Developers take full responsibility for the entire SDLC and are currently working on some amazing new features. Our tech stack is based around React, Redux, TypeScript and Next.Js
- Our teams are divided into various business efforts that look after various products such as Community Integrity, Tournaments, Growth, Monetization, and many more, constantly evolving and improving our product offering
- We also have a Frontend Platform team dedicated to our entire Frontend guild which looks after all the core aspects of our Frontend stack
- We’re always finding ways to improve across all our business effort teams and looking for like-minded people who can bring new, exciting ideas to not only their team, but the entire Frontend community within EFG
- The Community Platform team creates products for players of multiple games, providing them with a community where they can belong, play, connect, and find friends
- We cater to communities of all sizes, from small parties to large clubs
- Parties are designed for small groups of players to interact and play together
- Our party system includes chat and voice features, a party finder to help players find the right party, integration with other FACEIT platform features like matchmaking queues and leagues, and functionalities that extend the party experience beyond simply playing the games
- Clubs are larger communities of players that offer events, additional content, multiple chat channels, custom queues for internal play, and a broader group of like-minded individuals to interact and play with
Our take
Young people are increasingly turning away from traditional media, and gaming has in recent years become a professional spectator sport that draws huge online crowds. FACEIT is a competitive gaming platform that allows developers to run their own online tournaments, providing ranking charts, skill-based matchmaking and anti-cheat software to ensure that these events are as fair as any traditional sporting competition.
The esports market is projected to be worth about £4.5 billion globally by 2030, and FACEIT has attracted large scale investments as it continues to innovate in this market. Not all of its moves have panned out - for instance its foray into crypto gaming in 2022 could have come at a better time, but its pivot to non-intrusive in-game advertising has been well received by developers and is a testament to the adaptability of the company.
FACEIT is continuing to release and support new gaming products, for instance a car racing tournament released in colloboration with RENNSPORT, where established esports teams and car manufacturers will compete for a prize pool of €500,000. An Overwatch tournament launched in 2024 with a cash prize pool of $170,000. As the esports market shows no sign of slowing down, FACEIT will remain in a strong position to grow alongside it.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2019
$12m
SERIES B
Jan 2016
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $29m
Company benefits
- Fully remote or relocation to London supported
- Private Medical Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Cashback on dental care
- Lunch provided daily (when you’re in the office!)
- Kitchen stocked with refreshments (coffee machines everywhere – our founding team is Italian after all!)
- Company book club, and gaming nights
- Flexible working environment
- Company (virtual) drinks session every Friday
- Quarterly team outings
- Your professional growth is important to us. We provide ongoing training opportunities
- And best of all Free Premium FACEIT user account
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Leadership
Niccolo Maisto
(CEO)Started their career as an investment banker at Nomura. Has an MBA from New York University.
Alessandro Avallone
(Chief Gaming Officer)#1 Italian Professional Gamer and World Champion with over 17 years of experience in the video-games industry.
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