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<h3 id="About-the-Role" data-local-id="c537263f-1174-4957-ad4b-df1bd92f1d78" data-renderer-start-pos="139">About the Company</h3> If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career! Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition. At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move! Why Skillz <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="e89ff20a-fdaa-4b5a-ba14-61ba1540fc02" data-indent-level="1"> <li> Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world. </li> <li> Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more. </li> <li> Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more. </li> <li> Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions. </li> <li> Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.  </li> <li> Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more. </li> <li> Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.  </li> </ul> Key Competencies  <ol class="ak-ul" data-local-id="6c86be98-f70e-4816-8737-af9691ef868b" data-indent-level="1"> <li> Core Tech Stack: 4-7 years building production web applications with React.js and Next.js. Strong command of TypeScript, component-based architecture, state management (Redux/Zustand/Context), and modern CSS (Tailwind, CSS Modules, or Styled Components). React Native Experience is a Plus. </li> <li> Gaming / Real-Time Web Experience: Prior experience in online gaming, RMG, or casual gaming platforms preferred. Social casino experience is not required. Familiarity with real-time UI updates (WebSockets, SSE), game lobby interfaces, animations (Framer Motion, GSAP), and handling high-frequency user interactions. </li> <li> Performance & PWA: Expertise in web performance optimization: code splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, Core Web Vitals. Experience building or contributing to Progressive Web Apps (PWA) with service workers, offline capability, and installable web experiences. </li> <li> Payment & Auth Flows: Experience implementing secure payment UIs (PCI-compliant iframes, tokenized card inputs, wallet integrations like Apple Pay/Google Pay), OAuth/social login flows (Apple, Facebook), and session management. </li> <li> Responsive & Mobile-First Design: Strong mobile-first responsive development skills. Yayz is web-first but must deliver a native-like experience on mobile browsers. Experience with touch interactions, viewport management, and adaptive layouts. </li> <li> API Integration & Testing: Comfortable consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs, handling error states gracefully, and writing unit/integration tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright for E2E). </li> <li> Collaboration & Code Quality: Experience working in agile teams with code reviews, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and design system adherence. Familiarity with tools like Figma for developer handoff. </li> <li> Nice to have — React Native / Mobile: React Native or native mobile (iOS/Android) experience is a plus, as Yayz may add a native mobile wrapper in the future. </li> </ol> Experience  <ol> <li> 4+ years of professional work experience with React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript </li> <li> Proven track record of leading frontend domain on 1+ consumer-facing web product from scoping to release </li> <li> Expertise in web performance (Core Web Vitals, code splitting, lazy loading), PWA fundamentals, and mobile-first responsive design </li> <li> Strong experience with REST/GraphQL API integration and writing unit / integration / E2E tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress or Playwright) </li> <li> Experience driving FE technical designs, contributing to TDD/LLD reviews, and standardizing shared components </li> <li> Experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and modern collaboration tooling (Figma handoff) </li> <li> Experience in the gaming industry is strongly preferred (alternatively, deep experience with consumer-facing real-time products) </li> <li> Nice to have: React Native experience (Yayz may add a native mobile wrapper) </li> <li> Able to work in-office 3 days a week in <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://www.wework.com/buildings/salarpuria-magnificia--bengaluru--Karnataka" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">Bangalore, India</a> </li> <li> Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience </li> </ol>   Location: Onsite in Bangalore, India Travel Requirement: Less than 10%  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uptd8zrFsLU" width="560" height="314"></iframe> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mCdFJpn3YZA?feature=shared" width="560" height="314"></iframe> <div id="content" class="highlighter-context page view" data-inline-comments-target="true" data-testid="page-content-only"> <div class="_19pkidpf _2hwx1wug _otyridpf _18u01wug _1bsb1osq"> <div id="main-content" class="wiki-content css-1ugufav e5xcnr80" data-testid="pageContentRendererTestId" data-test-appearance="full-page"> <div class="renderer-overrides"> <div class="ak-renderer-wrapper is-full-page cc-1jke4yk"> <div class="cc-owi2pj"> <div class="ak-renderer-document"> Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming! Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board! </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment-container" class="_kqswstnw _lcxvglyw _c71l12am" data-testid="comment-container"></div> </div> </div> <div id="reading-aids-portal-container" class="_1reoewfl _18m9ewfl _kqswh2mm _1pby1o8a"></div>  <div class="content-conclusion">Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.</div>

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