As a Senior Frontend Engineer at Poki, you will:
- Build and optimise our platform at scale to deliver smooth, lag-free experiences for millions of players across devices and network conditions.
- Write clean, maintainable code that improves our long-term frontend architecture (React + Redux).Partner closely with product, design, and backend engineers to ship features that matter and impact engagement and retention.
- Ensure responsive, accessible, and high-performance experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Experiment and iterate — launching tests, refining features, and improving performance over time.
- Own your work end-to-end: from implementation to operational follow-up, bug fixes, and continuous improvement.
- This role is about ownership and impact, not just completing tickets.
Your challenge as a Senior Frontend Engineer
- Frontend capacity at Poki is currently a bottleneck in how fast we can ship product features and innovate. This role will help us:
- Accelerate delivery from idea to production
- Support product and design teams with senior technical capacity
- Enable experimentation, long-term initiatives, and explorative projects
- Reduce delivery risk if existing engineers transition or leave
Therefore this person needs to have:
- 8+ years of proven frontend experience working on consumer-facing products
- Has deep, hands-on experience with React + Redux in large-scale applications
- Is fluent in JavaScript (ES6+) and has solid TypeScript knowledge
- Has advanced HTML + CSS skills, with a strong focus on responsive design, accessibility, and performance
- Can confidently translate product and design intent into high-quality interactive experiences
- Thrives in collaboration with product, design, and backend teams
- Education & Mindset
- Formal education in computer science, design, or a related field is preferred — we operate in a highly educated and analytical environment.
- Self-taught candidates with a strong learning track record and clear evidence of continuous skill development are encouraged to apply.
Bonus experience
- You stand out if you have:
- A passion for interactive design or creative digital products
- Experience in gaming or entertainment platforms
- Worked on products with high scale and traffic
Why work at Poki?
- Impact: Directly shape the experience of millions of players and support 500+ game developers.
- Autonomy A high-trust environment where you own what you build.
- Culture: Small, diverse, and intelligent team — we learn by doing and grow together.
- Hybrid work: We trust you to manage how you work, with a hybrid setup based in the Netherlands.
- Ownership: Opportunity to participate in the Poki Ownership Program (STAK).
- Playful environment: We believe play is how we learn, and we bring that energy into our work and culture