London or remote / Full-time

MarcoPolo Learning

MarcoPolo is reinventing early learning children’s media for a new generation. The company is a top global publisher of award-winning educational games and videos for children age 3-7. We inspire children to become explorers and life-long learners. We make STEAM learning an adventure, filled with the thrills and joys of discovery, for early learners, parents and educators.

Apps include our flagship subscription-based app, Emmy-nominated MarcoPolo World School, and a suite of free-to-play apps (Weather, Arctic, Recall and Ocean). MarcoPolo also produces award-winning content for broadcast. Our TV series, The Polos, is broadcast worldwide, including Discovery Family (USA), NatGeo (LatAm), YouKu (China) and Nickelodeon (India).

The role

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Front-end Developer to join our team. MarcoPolo is entering a new phase of growth, and this is a unique opportunity to join a proven and maturing business and technology team, as a key member of the development team.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of commercial experience in developing front-end web applications. The right candidate will be a start-up ready team player, willing to push the bar to achieve ambitious targets and not afraid to face new challenges. Hungry to learn and share his/her knowledge, passionate about programming and new technologies.

Required skillset

• Strong experience of Javascript and HTML & Angular and responsive design
• Strong experience of SCSS, CSS
• Able to create pixel perfect UI to match 100% the designs
• Experience of modern UI frameworks and libraries such as React or Vue
• Experience of communicating with RESTful APIs
• Excellent knowledge of good programming principles
• Happy to train junior developers
• Excellent working practices of producing clear and up-to-date documentation

Nice to have

• Experience in Mobile App development
• Cloud deployment

Package Competitive salary based on experience, with benefits/incentives to be discussed. We want to recruit the best talent for the next phase of company growth. MarcoPolo Learning is based in London, New York and Shanghai. We operate a remote working model and will prioritize the best candidate in any location.