Senior Online Developer (JavaScript)

Rebellion co; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holidays + Christmas closure &

Bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Critical Illness Cover

Enhanced Pension Scheme

EAP – mental health support

Discounts & social events

Job summary

Rebellion is seeking an experienced Senior Online Developer to build and support internal and external web APIs for our game engine team.

You will design, implement, and deploy web applications to support our engines, maintain and improve tools, and integrate with third‑party services while collaborating with other teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks such as Vue and React.
• Experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AWS or equivalent cloud environments.
• Experience with software development tools and version control (Git, Perforce).
• Capacity to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience with PHP or other languages is desirable.
• Experience writing serverless functions (AWS Lambda / Azure Functions) is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy web applications to support our in-house engine team.
• Maintain and improve existing tools.
• Develop integrations with third-party APIs.
• Support application deployments.
• Communicate with other teams.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Vue

React

MySQL

NoSQL

AWS

Git

Perforce

Learn quickly

PHP or other languages

AWS Lambda/Azure Functions

Tools

Git

Perforce

Job description

Rebellion is seeking an experienced Senior Online Developer to build and support internal and external web APIs for our game engine team.

Key Outcomes

• Produce performant and well‑documented code.
• Develop and deploy new tools to support our game teams.
• Respond to bugs and issues promptly.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy web applications to support our in‑house engine team.
• Maintain and improve existing tools.
• Develop integrations with third‑party APIs.
• Support application deployments.
• Communicate with other teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Knowledge of front‑end frameworks such as Vue and React.
• Experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AWS or equivalent cloud environments.
• Experience with software development tools and version control (Git, Perforce).
• Capacity to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience with PHP or other languages is desirable.
• Experience writing serverless functions (AWS Lambda / Azure Functions) is a bonus.

Benefits

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until 31 days).
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and vision.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Interest‑free, tax‑free loans.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• EAP – range of mental health and wellbeing support.
• Discounts, freebies, and social events.

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.