Typescript Full Stack Developer

Playback Rewards is seeking a skilled and motivated Entry to Mid-level TypeScript Developer to join our startup team of games industry veterans to help build a powerful and scalable video game rewards platform. In this role, you will join our experienced development team where you’ll build and maintain web applications and features in TypeScript/JavaScript and serverless architectures on AWS or Google Cloud. The ideal candidate is driven to learn and solve problems.

You’ll be part of a fast-moving team providing ample opportunities for mentorship and growth. We value curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. If you’re eager to dive into real-world challenges and grow your skills in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Coordinate with development and design teams to develop applications that are aligned with specifications and run on numerous platforms.
• Contribute to the development of technical specifications and architecture plans.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members and ensuring code quality and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to enhance our technology and innovate.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience in professional web development
• Experience with multiple TypeScript and JavaScript projects
• Familiarity with modern web technologies, frameworks, and tools (e.g., React, Node.js, Express, etc.)
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming concepts
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team
• A willingness to learn, adapt, and be mentored in new technologies and practices
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Strong time management skills, organized, self driven, and highly productive
• Experience with source control (e.g., Git)

Preferred experience to highlight in your application:

• BS in Computer Science, Bootcamp Certification (or equivalent foundational technical experience)
• Experience with cloud architecture on GCP, Azure, or AWS
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes
• Experience working in sprint and agile-like development methodologies
• Experience with ticketing systems like Jira, Trello or ClickUp
• Experience with AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions, or Azure Functions
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Firestore
• Experience with Firebase
• Experience creating cross-platform optimized and scalable user experiences
• Experience with CSS, animation frameworks, and responsive design
• Experience working with and/or managing external developer partners

Who We Are:

Playback Rewards is building a loyalty rewards program and game discoverability platform for gamers. We are a remote first company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. You’ll join a passionate, early-stage team of industry veterans who are looking to make a big impact in the global video games industry.

We have a supportive and flexible work environment where we hold ourselves and each other to a high standard. Everyone is empowered with a high degree of autonomy, responsibility, and trust. We move fast, embrace change and the unknown, and are always learning and improving. We are product- and player-focused, and everyone is willing to dive in and get our hands dirty in order to build the best product possible and achieve success.

We offer a competitive salary of $70-$85k per year depending on experience; 4 weeks of flexible paid time off and company holidays; comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance (all 50% company paid); and a 401k (with 4% company match).

No agencies, please. This is a pretty good outline of this position but is not a comprehensive job description, so other responsibilities and duties may be assigned as needed. We regret that we cannot consider visa sponsorship or candidates based outside of the United States at this time.