We are hiring (again) 
Board Game Arena is composed of 2 main parts: the games, and all the rest, what we call the Metasite: the lobby, the homepage, reputation/ranking systems, tournaments, player pages, game pages, and so on...
We are now looking for a Metasite Lead Programmer.
By recruiting this new developer, we want to do be able to do more evolutions on the BGA Metasite side, and to bring it to the next level of quality.
... and of course, we would love to hire this new member of the team from the BGA Studio developer community
Please find below the job description for a full-time position. You can apply by email at studio@boardgamearena.com (please use the email itself as a cover letter and attach a curriculum vitae). We'll make a pre-selection of up to 4 developers, then contact them to explain how we'll go about the recruitment process to select one of them to join the BGA team.
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Job title:
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Metasite Lead Programmer
Location:
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Anywhere on Earth.
Note: Everyone at BGA is working from home or from co-working spaces. For this job, we won't need to meet physically so anywhere is fine, as long as your Internet connection is fast and reliable.
Salary:
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Please specify your net salary expectations (yearly / in EUR) in your application email.
Job description:
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~~ Software maintenance and evolution of the Board Game Arena "Metasite" (ie: everything except the games and the game framework). You will work in close collaboration with our UX designer and artistic director to improve the BGA service and create new functions.
~~ Management of the freelance developers hired to make specific evolutions on the Metasite.
~~ (shared responsibility with other team members) management of the Metasite in the BGA production environment.
Hard skills:
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~~ Full stack developer with at least 4-5 years experience in software development.
~~ PHP, Javascript, MySQL, CSS, HTML5; knowledge of other programming languages appreciated but not required.
~~ Linux, shell scripting and Linux system administration: the basics are absolutely needed, and if you know more it will be a great advantage for the position.
~~ Ability to adapt to imperfect code: keep in mind that BGA is a 10 years old project and was a spare time project at the beginning - we need someone that can accept to work on imperfect (and sometimes undocumented) code to make it better
~~ Fluent in English (in speech and writing); speaking French appreciated but not required.
~~ Having already developed a game on BGA studio is appreciated but not required.
Soft skills:
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~~ Board games addict
~~ Good communication skills
~~ Autonomous, able to set goals and achieve them
Other requirements:
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~~ Selected candidates will do a freelance development project on the Metasite between October 1st and January 2021 (roughly). You must have some available time during this period to realize this project.
~~ The full-time position will be filled in February 2021.
~~ The deadline for applications is September 30th 2020.
Board Game Arena is composed of 2 main parts: the games, and all the rest, what we call the Metasite: the lobby, the homepage, reputation/ranking systems, tournaments, player pages, game pages, and so on...
We are now looking for a Metasite Lead Programmer.
By recruiting this new developer, we want to do be able to do more evolutions on the BGA Metasite side, and to bring it to the next level of quality.
... and of course, we would love to hire this new member of the team from the BGA Studio developer community
Please find below the job description for a full-time position. You can apply by email at studio@boardgamearena.com (please use the email itself as a cover letter and attach a curriculum vitae). We'll make a pre-selection of up to 4 developers, then contact them to explain how we'll go about the recruitment process to select one of them to join the BGA team.
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Job title:
-----------
Metasite Lead Programmer
Location:
------------
Anywhere on Earth.
Note: Everyone at BGA is working from home or from co-working spaces. For this job, we won't need to meet physically so anywhere is fine, as long as your Internet connection is fast and reliable.
Salary:
---------
Please specify your net salary expectations (yearly / in EUR) in your application email.
Job description:
---------------------
~~ Software maintenance and evolution of the Board Game Arena "Metasite" (ie: everything except the games and the game framework). You will work in close collaboration with our UX designer and artistic director to improve the BGA service and create new functions.
~~ Management of the freelance developers hired to make specific evolutions on the Metasite.
~~ (shared responsibility with other team members) management of the Metasite in the BGA production environment.
Hard skills:
--------------
~~ Full stack developer with at least 4-5 years experience in software development.
~~ PHP, Javascript, MySQL, CSS, HTML5; knowledge of other programming languages appreciated but not required.
~~ Linux, shell scripting and Linux system administration: the basics are absolutely needed, and if you know more it will be a great advantage for the position.
~~ Ability to adapt to imperfect code: keep in mind that BGA is a 10 years old project and was a spare time project at the beginning - we need someone that can accept to work on imperfect (and sometimes undocumented) code to make it better
~~ Fluent in English (in speech and writing); speaking French appreciated but not required.
~~ Having already developed a game on BGA studio is appreciated but not required.
Soft skills:
-------------
~~ Board games addict
~~ Good communication skills
~~ Autonomous, able to set goals and achieve them
Other requirements:
--------------------------
~~ Selected candidates will do a freelance development project on the Metasite between October 1st and January 2021 (roughly). You must have some available time during this period to realize this project.
~~ The full-time position will be filled in February 2021.
~~ The deadline for applications is September 30th 2020.
