Senior Web Developer - Tools

SwiftCruit; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockstar Games is looking for a passionate Web Developer to join their team in Edinburgh, Scotland. This full-time, permanent position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale creative projects and collaborate with talented professionals. The ideal candidate should possess strong experience in React and .NET, contributing to the development of modern, scalable applications.

Your responsibilities include designing high-performance web applications, optimizing web performance, and ensuring collaboration across various teams. A degree in computer science or significant experience is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience using React in web development.
• Hands-on experience with .NET for back-end integration.
• Proficient in web performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex, high-performance web applications.
• Develop accessible front-end components using React.
• Integrate front-end applications with ASP.NET Core.

Skills

React

.NET

Web performance optimization

Agile practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science or 5+ years of experience in web development

Tools

ASP.NET Core

WebSockets

Automated Testing

Job description

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large‑scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly‑motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Web Developer with strong experience in React and .NET to help build modern, scalable applications that help power our complex productions. This role works closely with designers, back‑end engineers and stakeholders across the organisation to deliver high quality user experiences.

This is a full‑time, permanent and in‑office position based in Rockstar’s state‑of‑the art game development studio in Edinburgh, Scotland.

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Tools Team create and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop complex, high performance web applications that are the backbone of project management and collaboration across our projects.
• Development of accessible front‑end components and applications using React.
• Integration of front‑end applications with ASP.NET Core (C#).
• Contribute to architectural decisions and continuous improvement of the code base.
• Web performance optimization.

REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in computer science or 5+ years of experience in professional web development.
• 5+ years of experience using React.
• 5+ years of experience using .NET.
• Experience with real‑time technologies e.g. WebSockets, SignalR.
• Experience with automated testing, shared code, and source control.
• Knowledge of Agile, software development, and web‑security best practices.
• Passion for web technologies and a desire to remain up to date with the latest technologies.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Knowledge of authentication/authorization systems e.g. OAuth, identity providers.
• Experience working on chat, collaboration or messaging platforms.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and/or working closely with design systems.
• Exposure to Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Exposure to observability tools.
• Knowledge of Rockstar’s game titles and passion for playing video games.

EMERGENCY CONTACT: EEO STATEMENTS

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.