Senior Creative Software Engineer (ReactJS & WebGL)

Job Summary

Join Powster -- an award-winning (FWA, Awwwards, Clios, Webby) creative studio in central London. We're looking for a Senior Creative Software Engineer to lead WebGL activations and interactive web experiences for clients such as Universal Pictures, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Pictures, Disney and many more!

This is an exciting opportunity to lead Creative Activations that will challenge your frontend skills, with a lot of opportunities for project ownership and leadership. 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 will require you to come into the office in Central London (Old Street) on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

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 www.powster.com.

What 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.

1. Proven creative development experience: You have a minimum of 4+ years as a Frontend Software Engineer leading and working within WebGL development.
2. Tech Leadership & Project Ownership: Full ownership of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from Creative Ideation Collaboration, Development, QA to Delivery of web-based applications.
3. Portfolio: A creative portfolio demonstrating your range of experience
4. Technical Stack: In-depth knowledge & commercial experience with the JavaScript environment (Node.js / React) and advanced knowledge and experience of ThreeJS/WebGL
5. Creative Flair: You have a strong eye for design with the talent for translating beautiful static designs into interactive experiences
6. R&D Innovation: Drive new technology capability & ideas within the immersive website, WebGL & AI domains
7. UI / UX: Mobile first approach of developing responsive / engaging Web UI across mobile / tablet / desktop with commercial experience with SASS or similar CSS frameworks
8. Communication: You take pride in your communication skills and are skilled at explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
9. 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

1. AR: WebAR development of web app activations with 8th Wall or similar webAR engine
2. 3D Optimisation: Exposure to Unreal, Blender or other 3D softwares
3. AI experience: Knowledge or experience working with Machine Learning models / libraries (Tensorflow, Stable Diffusion, Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, etc) for AI-driven activations

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!