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Company
Grinding Gear Games
Location
New Zealand
Job Position
Web Developer
Employment
Full Time (Permanent)

We are Grinding Gear Games, creators of the award-winning dark fantasy Action RPG Path of Exile. We're a world-class studio of more than 180 developers based in Auckland, New Zealand and we're currently expanding the Path of Exile development team.

Grinding Gear Games is looking for a full stack Web Programmer to join the Path of Exile development team.

Location: On-site in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
Relocation assistance (for the right candidate, if needed)
Full time position - 40 hours a week
Wages: $45.67NZD - $66NZD gross per hour depending on experience.

The position includes the following duties: 

  • Providing software development services for web development including but not limited to design, planning, implementation, debugging, maintenance, analysis and review of computer programming code.
  • Ongoing additions to and modernisation of the pathofexile.com website.
  • Feature and tool development to support internal teams.
  • Integration of the Path of Exile game and website.

We are seeking someone with:

  • Experience with PHP MVC / ORM frameworks (preferably Zend Framework / Laminas / Doctrine).
  • Front-end JavaScript and CSS / SASS experience.
  • At least two years of commercial Web Developer experience OR a Bachelors in Applied Information Technology (or similar).

Pluses:

  • Linux and command-line tools
  • SQL
  • API design
  • Payment Systems
  • RequireJS
  • Nginx
  • Redis
  • Path of Exile

How to apply:

If you meet the above requirements, email us your CV, some php and/or JS code samples and a cover letter to jobs@grindinggear.com with your name + role you are applying for in the subject line.

No phone calls or agencies, please.

What We Offer:

Our work hours are flexible, with core hours from 11.00am to 3.30pm. We also offer pre-approved overtime pay!

We have a huge selection of free drinks for all the staff to enjoy while working. Think of a convenience store's range of drinks a few metres from your desk! Our rec rooms are stocked up daily with healthy snacks and a rotating range of seasonal fresh fruit and yoghurts, and catered meals are offered every week as part of our Monday mid-morning meetings.

When the work is done, we invite all staff to attend our expansion launch parties and Christmas parties to celebrate the effort they've put towards Path of Exile.