Develop tools for consumer game production, including launchers, data-entry utilities, Unreal Engine editor extensions, converters and checkers, while supporting middleware and OSS adoption.
About this role
The frontend engineer develops and operates web services provided by the company for use on PCs and smartphones. The position is contracted directly with LogicLinks, a Cygames subsidiary, and is not a secondment role.
Required experience includes developing web services with HTML, CSS3, and TypeScript, along with at least three years of practical JavaScript experience and at least one year of practical TypeScript experience.
Experience developing web services for smartphones is welcome. The posting also welcomes development experience with React, Vue, or Svelte; backend development using PHP or similar technologies; knowledge of CSS design methods such as BEM; experience implementing performance tuning; practical experience with CMS or template engines; and practical experience using CSS preprocessors.
The role is expected to involve communication with team members, a team-oriented development approach, proactive sharing of ideas and proposals, and independent acquisition of technical and service knowledge.
The stated working hours are 10:00 to 19:00 with a 60-minute break, except Wednesdays, when the hours are 10:00 to 14:00 with no break. Holidays include a two-day weekend on Saturdays and Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays from December 29 to January 3, annual paid leave of 10 days in the first year, and condolence leave. The listed employment form is regular employment, although contract or outsourced arrangements may also apply.
Salary is annual and determined according to company rules after considering experience and ability; the posting states that it is subject to consultation. A semiannual performance incentive is available, and the annual salary includes prescribed overtime and late-night work allowances. Benefits include health, employment, workers’ compensation, and employees’ pension insurance; health checkups; vaccinations; a rent subsidy for regular employees; communication-fee assistance; and an office-environment allowance. The workplace is in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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