Senior Frontend Engineer

Are you a frontend engineer who wants to build the platform that millions of players interact with every day?

We are Poki! An Amsterdam-based tech scale-up on a mission to create the ultimate online playground — a platform where players, game developers, and technology come together to play, build, and connect. Every month, our platform reaches over 90 million players worldwide, and we collaborate with a community of more than 500 game developer teams.

We’re now looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our tech team and help us ship features faster, improve developer velocity, and push our product to the next level.

• Build and optimise our platform at scale to deliver smooth, lag-free experiences for millions of players across devices and network conditions.
• Write clean, maintainable code that improves our long-term frontend architecture (React + Redux).Partner closely with product, design, and backend engineers to ship features that matter and impact engagement and retention.
• Ensure responsive, accessible, and high-performance experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Experiment and iterate — launching tests, refining features, and improving performance over time.
• Own your work end-to-end: from implementation to operational follow-up, bug fixes, and continuous improvement.
• This role is about ownership and impact, not just completing tickets.

• Frontend capacity at Poki is currently a bottleneck in how fast we can ship product features and innovate. This role will help us:

• Accelerate delivery from idea to production
• Support product and design teams with senior technical capacity
• Enable experimentation, long-term initiatives, and explorative projects
• Reduce delivery risk if existing engineers transition or leave

• 8+ years of proven frontend experience working on consumer-facing products
• Has deep, hands-on experience with React + Redux in large-scale applications
• Is fluent in JavaScript (ES6+) and has solid TypeScript knowledge
• Has advanced HTML + CSS skills, with a strong focus on responsive design, accessibility, and performance
• Can confidently translate product and design intent into high-quality interactive experiences
• Thrives in collaboration with product, design, and backend teams
• Education & Mindset

• Formal education in computer science, design, or a related field is preferred — we operate in a highly educated and analytical environment.
• Self-taught candidates with a strong learning track record and clear evidence of continuous skill development are encouraged to apply.

• You stand out if you have:

• A passion for interactive design or creative digital products
• Experience in gaming or entertainment platforms
• Worked on products with high scale and traffic

• Impact: Directly shape the experience of millions of players and support 500+ game developers.
• Autonomy: A high-trust environment where you own what you build.
• Culture: Small, diverse, and intelligent team — we learn by doing and grow together.
• Hybrid work: We trust you to manage how you work, with a hybrid setup based in the Netherlands.
• Ownership: Opportunity to participate in the Poki Ownership Program (STAK).
• Playful environment: We believe play is how we learn, and we bring that energy into our work and culture

Are you curious? Do you thrive in an environment of dynamic possibilities? You may well be our new Senior Frontend Engineer. So hit apply and let us know!