Senior Creative Software Engineer (ReactJS & WebGL)

Vista; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.5-day work week with flexible hours

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and paternity

33 annual leave days (incl. bank)

Volunteer day

On-site gym access

Regular social events

Exclusive movie screenings

Office dogs

Job summary

Powster, a Creative Studio based in London and Los Angeles, is seeking a Senior Creative Software Engineer with a strong UX/UI focus to lead immersive WebGL experiences for high-profile movie and music clients.

You will own the frontend SDLC from creative ideation through development and delivery, mentor teammates, and translate beautiful designs into interactive web products. This role requires coming into our Central London office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years as a Frontend Software Engineer leading WebGL development.
• Full ownership of the SDLC from ideation to delivery of web-based applications.
• Strong design sense and ability to translate designs into interactive experiences.
• Experience with JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js / React) and ThreeJS/WebGL.
• Excellent communication to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead immersive WebGL projects and creative activations for entertainment clients.
• Own the frontend SDLC from ideation, through development, QA, to delivery.
• Mentor and collaborate with other engineers and creatives.
• Translate creative concepts into performant, engaging web experiences.

Skills

Frontend development

WebGL

UI/UX

Leadership

Communication

R&D

Tools

ThreeJS/WebGL

Node.js

React

Job description

We are looking for an Senior Creative Software Engineer, with a strong UX / UI focus who specialises in Immersive Creative Websites and WebGL experiences to join our London team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead Creative Activations that will challenge your frontend skills with a lot of opportunities for leadership & project ownership across our movie / music industry clients who include Universal, Disney, Twitch, Netflix, Sony Pictures and many more. Projects range from immersive AR experiences through to high-concept websites and cutting-edge interactive activations.

If you’re looking to play an important role in shaping the performance and future of unique web products and creative marketing, Powster is the place for you. To keep our culture of collaboration strong, this role requires you to come into the office in Central London (Old Street) on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

What You’ll Bring

You should be someone who loves collaborating with creatives, enjoys supporting other engineers and strives to bring excellence to all of your work. You love challenges of all types and are keen on keeping up-to-date with modern coding practices.

• Proven creative development experience: You have a minimum of 4+ years as a Frontend Software Engineer leading and working within WebGL development.
• Tech Leadership & Project Ownership: Full ownership of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from Creative Ideation Collaboration, Development, QA to Delivery of web-based applications.
• Portfolio: A creative portfolio demonstrating your range of experience
• Technical Stack: In-depth knowledge & commercial experience with the JavaScript environment (Node.js / React) and advanced knowledge and experience of ThreeJS/WebGL
• Creative Flair: You have a strong eye for design with the talent for translating beautiful static designs into interactive experiences
• R&D Innovation: Drive new technology capability & ideas within the immersive website, WebGL & AI domains
• UI / UX: Mobile first approach of developing responsive / engaging Web UIacross mobile / tablet / desktop with commercial experience with SASS or similar CSS frameworks
• Communication: You take pride in your communication skills and are skilled at explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Technology Focus: You live with technology. You continuously work on your skills and make the best of your talents building things just for your own benefit.

Nice-to-Haves

• AR: WebAR development of web app activations with 8th Wall or similar webAR engine
• 3D Optimisation: Exposure to Unreal, Blender or other 3D softwares
• AI experience: Knowledge or experience working with Machine Learning models / libraries (Tensorflow, Stable Diffusion, Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, etc) for AI-driven activations

Powster is a Creative Studio based in London and Los Angeles. We specialize in creating world-class interactive digital experiences and marketing campaigns for major movie studios, broadcasters, music artists, brands and streamers. Our work ranges from high-concept websites and large-scale video productions to immersive AR experiences and cutting-edge interactive activations.

We like to think that anything is possible, and if we haven’t done it before, we’ll pull together, work it out and make it happen. Our best work has won FWAs, Webbys, Clios and Awwwards - you can find out more on our website, Instagram and Behance.

Our Culture and Perks

We encourage close collaboration and celebrate every team member’s ideas and interests. Our culture emphasises kindness and a balanced work-life setup, ensuring everyone feels supported.

Perks include a 4.5-day work week with flexible working hours, private healthcare, enhanced maternity and paternity packages, 33 annual leave days (including bank holidays), an additional volunteer day to support causes you care about, on-site gym access, regular social events, exclusive movie screenings, and office dogs!

• 4.5-day work week with flexible working hours
• private healthcare
• enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• 33 annual leave days (including bank holidays)
• an additional volunteer day to support causes you care about
• on-site gym access
• regular social events
• exclusive movie screenings
• office dogs

To be considered for this role, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Whilst every effort is made to contact everyone who applies, due to a high number of applications we are unable to give individual feedback to those who are unsuccessful.

Powster is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and cultivating an inclusive and diverse culture where every team member is valued, where our differences are celebrated and where all voices are heard