The Coalition is a Microsoft first-party development studio located in Vancouver, Canada. We are the official home of the Gears of War franchise, and our objective is to forge the future of the IP and push the limits of Microsoft’s entertainment platforms and devices. Our team is comprised of deep creative and technical talent from across our industry and beyond, working cohesively to delight our fan base and pass expectations of what is possible.

As a studio, we lead from our values and work together to promote respect and inclusion, a growth mindset, G.R.I.T (Guts, Resourcefulness, Initiative & Tenacity), all while putting our team first. Join us and let’s go far together!

The Coalition’s web team is a small and passionate group of individuals from across different disciplines that work together to create engaging websites for our gaming fans. We design and build with mobile-first in mind, and ensure privacy, accessibility and security are built in from day one.

We care about our fans, we support each other, and we enjoy what we do.  As part of the Web team, you’ll work in a creative and collaborative environment. The sites you’re building help connect our fans to the games they love, or help grow our studio talent team.  

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your colleagues to implement and support user-facing web sites.
• Contribute to the development of modern, performant, and accessible web sites.
• Take responsibility for technical problem solving, including creatively meeting product objectives and developing best practices. 
• Explore new technologies and processes to align with our customers' needs.
• Participate in planning to help map out and estimate development effort. 

Qualifications

• 5+ years of web development experience.
• Well-versed with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern JavaScript framework (React, Vue, Angular).
• Proficient knowledge of a back-end language as well as API’s (GraphQL, REST).
• Familiar with code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Interest in and aptitude for learning new technologies and skills.
• BS in Computer Science, related discipline, or equivalent degree. 

Preferred: 

• DevOps and understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud service platforms (Azure, AWS).
• Scrum and agile based methodologies.
• Static site generators (GatsbyJS, Next.js, hugo).

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.