Senior Front End Software Engineer - Angular

ABOUT PLAYTESTCLOUD

PlaytestCloud is a platform that lets gamers worldwide try out games and help game studios improve them by providing feedback. Over 60% of the studios listed in the App Store Top 100 grossing games charts have tested their games with PlaytestCloud. 

🏆 We’re the premier user testing provider for games - we help game studios worldwide make the best games they possibly can.

🏆 We build our own technology that adds screencast recording, security features, and player instructions to games.

🏆 We’re bootstrapped and profitable, with 400+ paying game studios and 1,000,000+ playtesters.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a skilled Senior Front End Software Engineer - Angular (f/m/d) to join our engineering team. In this role, you will work closely with product management, design, and back-end development to create intuitive and responsive user interfaces. 

Your main duties will also involve establishing and enforcing development best practices, as well as managing and improving the existing frontend codebase. You'll play a key role in building a scalable and sustainable architecture that lasts.

We value engineers who take initiative, think about the product as a whole, and keep the bigger picture in mind. We look for those who consider how their work fits into the broader system and naturally seek opportunities to make things better — crafting solutions that are thoughtful, impactful, and built to support long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities:

🚀 Partner closely with product, design and other engineers to bring new features to the world.

🚀 Craft thoughtful, efficient, and tested frontend code using Angular.

🚀 Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate frontend seamlessly with a Ruby on Rails backend.

🚀 Proactively identify areas for improvement — simplifying, refactoring, or enhancing existing solutions to keep the codebase evolving.

🚀 Maintain and upgrade Angular, NPM packages, and build tools, keeping the tech stack modern and efficient.

🚀 Contribute to a healthy codebase through meaningful code reviews, promoting consistency and encouraging knowledge sharing.

If you're looking for an exciting new challenge that will allow you to showcase your skills we encourage you to apply for this great opportunity.

YOUR PROFILE

Mandatory:

✅ Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Front End Software Engineer or similar role, preferably in B2B SaaS.

✅Extensive experience in Angular development, with expertise in building robust and scalable web applications.

✅ Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, product-oriented mindset.

✅ You have proven success in remote work, demonstrating productivity and strong communication skills.

✅ Strong proficiency in CSS, design, and UX/UI development, with a focus on creating visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces.

✅ Familiarity with integrating APIs into front-end applications.

✅ Experience working with long-standing codebases, improving and adapting them to meet modern standards while maintaining performance, stability, and scalability over time.

✅ Strong understanding of Git.

✅ Previous experience in Agile / Scrum environments.

✅ You are located within ±2 hours of the Berlin time zone (CET).

Great to have:

🏆 Full-stack experience (bonus points for Ruby on Rails!).

🏆 Proficiency in Webpack, with the ability to configure and optimize complex front-end builds.

🏆 Experience with SCSS for creating modular and maintainable styles.

🏆 Experience with handling complex business logic and working on large, intricate forms or applications.

🏆 Experience in debugging and optimizing performance for front-end applications.

🏆 Knowledge of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility.

🏆 Experience with other modern frontend frameworks in addition to Angular.

YOUR BENEFITS

Here comes the fun part! If you love a less-formal work environment, flexible work hours and location, a competitive compensation package and benefits - and most of all, being the authentic you - we want to meet you. 

Here are some of our perks & benefits:

💜 Remote-first work model: We offer the option to work up to 100% remotely. Nevertheless, you're also welcome to work from our office in Berlin

💜 You get a budget for professional growth opportunities, conferences, team building, and, if you wish, German or English language lessons

💜 27 vacation days + additional paid time off on December 24th and 31st

💜 Seniority days (additional time off, based on the time being employed with us)

💜 You get a MacBook Pro, an additional screen, and all the equipment you need to do a great job. Additionally, you get a budget to set up your home office environment

💜 Strong culture: We have a feedback-driven company culture that is open to trying new paths, where the best idea wins

💜 Regular team events and other fun activities for everyone who wants to attend

💜 Pet-friendly office

💜 Birthday presents and Anniversary charity donations

💜 Summer & winter celebrations (bringing all employees together)

💜 Contribution to the occupational pension plan (bAV)

💜 Net wage optimization (wherever possible and wanted)

💜 Liberal policy around working from abroad (workations)

💜 Our company language is English

DO YOU NEED TO MEET ALL HIRING CRITERIA?

​​A common question you might be asking is: “Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply?”

Our answer is, studies by several different sources have shown that, on average, men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the application requirements. By contrast, women / non-binary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying. We encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job, and although the listing above has been carefully compiled, we are also open-minded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role, and to PlaytestCloud.

Note: We read every application ourselves and do not rely on automated CV screening.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At PlaytestCloud, we welcome diversity, and believe everyone should have a fair chance at setting a high score. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for everybody who works here or with us, regardless of race, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion (or lack thereof), political affiliation, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, or any other protected characteristics. Join us and make the future of gaming diverse, inclusive, and exciting.

If you want to reach out to our Diversity & Inclusion buddies, please send a message to people[at]playtestcloud.com with your request or ask us to jump on a quick call with you.

GET IN TOUCH WITH US

If you have questions regarding the job opening or our recruitment process, drop our Talent Acquisition team a line at talent[at]playtestcloud.com.