Senior Frontend Engineer

Team: Engineering

Location: Amsterdam

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: hybrid

As a Senior Frontend Engineer at Poki, you will:

• 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.

Your challenge as a Senior Frontend Engineer

• 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

Therefore this person needs to have:

• 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.

Bonus experience

• 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

Why work at Poki?

• 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