Senior Creative Software Engineer (ReactJS & WebGL)

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • News + Entertainment • Software • Analytics
The Role
Lead frontend development of immersive websites and WebGL experiences, owning SDLC from ideation to delivery. Collaborate with creatives, mentor engineers, build responsive mobile-first UIs, drive R&D in immersive web and AI, and deliver projects for major entertainment clients.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.


RequirementsWhat 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 & Prodject 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 UI across 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

Benefits

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! If you’re ready to make an impact in a fun, dynamic environment with like-minded creative people, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Team

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and website portfolio / project example links.

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

​** NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE**

Skills Required

  • Minimum 4+ years as a Frontend Software Engineer with WebGL development experience
  • Commercial experience with JavaScript environment (Node.js and React)
  • Advanced knowledge and commercial experience with ThreeJS / WebGL
  • Proven creative development experience and a portfolio of immersive websites/activations
  • Full ownership of SDLC including ideation, development, QA and delivery
  • Strong UI/UX skills and ability to translate static designs into interactive experiences
  • Mobile-first responsive development experience and familiarity with SASS or similar CSS frameworks
  • Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Drive R&D and innovation within immersive web, WebGL and AI domains
  • Eligible to live and work in the UK; attendance in Central London office Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • WebAR development (8th Wall) experience
  • Exposure to 3D tools (Unreal, Blender) or 3D optimisation workflows
  • Experience integrating or using AI/ML models or libraries (TensorFlow, Stable Diffusion, OpenAI, etc.)
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The Company
HQ: Newton
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Vista Group International Limited is a global leader providing software and data analytics solutions to the film industry, covering distribution, exhibition, and the moviegoer experience.

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