We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to join the team developing "Dovetail Live" - the central location/hub for our players and hobbyists, providing access to exclusive social functionality, offers, and in-game rewards. You will be joining a small team using bleeding edge technology where you will will envision, design and deliver high quality software using an agile, behavioural and test-driven development process.

At Dovetail Games we are passionate about empowering our people to build beautiful worlds, craft breath-taking games and do the best work of their career to deliver our vision: “By Enthusiasts, For Enthusiasts”.

We have just moved into a brand new river-front studio in the heart of the Historic Dockyard in Kent, UK. We are growing fast, developing our games using cutting-edge technology and delivering these on multiple platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Responsibilities:
- Work with the Technical Product Owner and Engineering Team to ensure the implementation of the Dovetail Live programme vision
- Champion the development of both the Dovetail Live frontend applications and backend API services
- Work closely with game development teams in providing in-game online functionality
- Understand business needs and interpret programme vision to be able to advise on “best fit” solutions that work for all parties

Person Specifications:
Experience with the following...

- Agile development, using JIRA or an equivalent
- Continuous Integration / Delivery
- Test Driven or Behaviour Driven Development
- High-performance service-oriented architecture
- Modern ES6 JS
- JS ORMs ( Sequelize, TypeORM, etc )
- MVC / MVVM JS frameworks ( React, Angular, Ember, Vue )
- Flux based state management ( Redux, MobX )
- Experience working with a similar remit in a parallel industry
- A demonstrable history of building successful single page applications
- Experience working with internal stakeholders across multi-disciplinary organisation
structures
- The ability to design and communicate on complex systems
- Strong organisational skills

About Dovetail Games:

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and all applicants will be considered on their merit, qualifications, competence and talent regardless of any protected characteristics.

- You will have a direct and significant impact on the future of our games
- You’ll experience an environment where you will be challenged but supported
- We have an industry leading work-life balance
- We are developing games across multiple platforms using cutting edge technology
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Pension scheme
- Eye-care vouchers
- Free parking
- Free fruit, tea & coffee and a stocked pantry
- Access to funded fitness events and health checks.
- Regular social and sporting activities, including charity fundraising