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Smilegate West Inc. is the North and South American publisher of its parent company Smilegate, headquartered in South Korea. The Company specializes in Free-to-Play online games such as CrossFire. Founded in 2006 with a goal of becoming a leading publisher and digital media distributor of online video games, the Company is built on the principle that online, community-based video games offer unique and compelling gaming experiences with untapped mass market potential and wide social appeal.

The Toronto office employs a staff of widely-talented and culturally diverse employees, led by an experienced and imaginative management team. In publishing CrossFire, the game has become one of the most played online FPS games worldwide, with over 6 million concurrent users and 500 million registered players, and is currently available in 80 countries including China, Vietnam, North & South America, and Europe. Smilegate West Inc. continues to deliver the highest quality free-to-play game experience through its proprietary gaming portals, Z8Games.

For more information about the company and its current product offerings, please visit www.smilegatewest.com and www.z8games.com.

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Position Summary

We are seeking a talented, and hard-working Web Developer who will be responsible for the creation and implementation of a wide variety of Web-based products using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MSSQL and MySQL.

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Position Responsibilities

• Following industry best practices
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of a wide variety of web-based products using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, React, JQuery, RestAPI, MSSQL and MySQL
• Work with QA team to ensure project meets desired objectives
• Troubleshooting and testing sources to make sure they are vital and ensure that the content is displayed as intended
• Other duties as assigned

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Relationships

• Creative Team
• Dev Ops Team
• LP Team
• QA Team

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Culture

• Fast paced environment with pressure
• Friendly environment whereby colleagues are helpful and collaborative
• Multiple priorities at any given time requiring a high-level of organization and time management

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Position Outcomes/Objectives and Standards of Performance

1. User interfaces are user-friendly, easy to navigate, visually appealing and consistent with the vision

2. Project timelines are met and project is successfully executed.
LP team feels supported with project tasks and deliverables are met in a timely manner.

3. New applications are clearly communicated.
Stakeholder is able to meet their project requirements.

4. Issues that are escalated are responded to in a timely manner.
LP team provides feedback that is positive and supports that incumbent is meeting their needs.

5. Incumbent demonstrates behaviours aligned with the organization’s values, vision and mission statement.
Feedback from stakeholders and team members confirms that incumbent consistently demonstrates actions aligned with company’s values.

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Required Behaviour, Skills, and Knowledge

Qualifications & Skills

• Must have minimum of 5+ years of solid hands on Web Development experience in frontend, backend, website development, and portal development.
• Bachelor’s degree required in technical field or education + equivalent experience.
• Excellent coding ability of PHP, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, React, REST API and web-based services
• MySQL/MSSQL preferred
• Experience in Java Spring considered an asset
• Experience with AngularJS / Laravel / Bootstrap / CI / TDD considered an asset
• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills
• Highly driven, independent, analytical, and problem solving leader
• Must be a team player with a focus on reliability and punctuality
• Thorough knowledge or experience in launching online games, mobile games or other game entertainment related industries

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Smilegate West, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Smilegate West, Inc. will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Smilegate West, however only those eligible to work in Ontario with a valid work permit and selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• How many years of Web Development experience do you have?

Experience:

• Web Development: 4 years (required)

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19