Full-Stack Developer Go & TypeScript

We are redefining the future of gaming by bringing professionally-made games to the browser.

Why is it important?

Our belief is that gaming shouldn't be limited to gamers — anyone should be able to play games and share them with their friends.

Billions of people surf the web daily to entertain themselves, reading blogs, watching movies, listening to music and much more. But what they have not been able to do is play high quality games. If you want to play professionally-made games, you either need to download and install game clients on your computer, or reach to your mobile for a more accessible experience. This has caused gaming to be divided in two camps, where casual gamers are pushed to play on mobile and PC is restricted to hardcore gamers.

By enabling professionally-made games to be played in the browser, more people are able to enjoy great games, and game studios can find brand new audiences.

How are we different?

Trail makes gaming easier than watching YouTube by allowing games to be played in the browser. No downloads. No installs. No paywalls. Just play. The time it takes to start playing a game on Trail is less than the time it takes to finish reading this sentence. Don’t believe us? Just visit http://www.trail.gg and enjoy zero-friction gaming.

Our mission is to bring down the barriers to gaming by providing creators with tools that make their games truly accessible, easily discoverable, and virally shareable - with games just one click away from billions of potential players.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the frontend and backend of our platform.
• Work closely with the design team providing them with feedback and proposing alternative solutions when required.
• Evaluate and communicate the pros, cons, and costs of each potential solution or implementation.

Technical skills

• Frontend: knowledge of React and Javascript/Typescript and/or experience writing client-side web apps. And, of course, a solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and other essential web technologies.
• Backend: either knowledge of Go or professional experience writing backend code in other languages. Extra points for database knowledge, preferably PostgreSQL or SQL.
• Have experience working with source control, preferably Git.

Soft skills

• Good at communicating; you enjoy teaching and explaining things to other developers.
• Pragmatic, curious, and not afraid of challenging problems.
• Respectful of other people's skills and knowledge.

Other requirements

• Work at our office in Stockholm. In other words, this is a non-remote job although we currently allow two days a week working from home.
• Come to an in-person interview at our office in Stockholm.
• Have a valid Swedish work permit (arbetstillstånd) or citizenship in an EU country.