Lead development projects for digital book services, managing requirements, design, and vendor collaboration.
About this role
Dwango's Bookwalker division is hiring a Web Frontend Engineer for services such as BOOK WALKER, Niconico Manga, Kadokomi and Dokusho Meter. The engineer works with web application engineers and designers on improvements and new development, and the assigned service can change with the business and the person's career plan.
The main tools are TypeScript, HTML and CSS with React and Next.js, tested with Jest, Storybook and Playwright, and built through GitHub Actions. The team works in scrum and mob programming, with design in Figma and communication across Slack, Confluence and oVice.
Applicants need programming skill in TypeScript, HTML and CSS, application development with modern frontend technology such as React, and experience setting up frontend development environments with tools like Vite, Mock Service Worker and Storybook. They also need interest in books, manga and publishing, a home remote-work setup, residence in Japan and business-level Japanese equivalent to N2. Preferred are Next.js single-page applications, component design with Tailwind CSS or vanilla-extract, interest in design, UX and accessibility, CI and test automation, and backend-for-frontend development.
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