Frontend Engineer

Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission – to build a better world through the power of play. 

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence. 

Role Overview

As a member of the design system team, you will have the unique challenge of creating and maintaining UI for our design system named Ore UI, which empowers teams to seamlessly implement their creation using our components in Minecraft.  

As a Frontend developer you will work with modern web technology to develop the UI. The player experience is central. You will work closely with designers to make sure our vision is being followed and implemented in the right way. Effective communication with other teams, PR reviews, and attention to detail on other team’s implementations are important day-to-day tasks.  

By joining the Ore UI Framework team, you will find an environment that enables you to leverage your knowledge and values to maintain and evolve a healthy and collaborative culture as we grow. 
 

As a Frontend Developer in the team you will:  

• Work in a highly collaborative team and environment.
• Work with designers and other developers to create or improve existing components. 
• Work within an embedded JavaScript environment .
• Own systems, features and certain pillars of the design system and collaborate on delivering them to consumer teams.
• Develop components for Ore UI, using TypeScript and React.  
• Evaluate other teams’ implementations of screens using the design system components.
• Improve ways of working and technical best practices within the team and with consumer teams.  
• Balance performance, user experience, and developer experience in every decision. 

We believe you are someone that have: 

• Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of working in product teams using modern web development stack.
• Proficiency with TypeScript and React.
• Be quality driven, with great attention to detail and design knowledge.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Nice to have 

• Interest in Minecraft.
• Experience of creating and working with design systems.
• Experience with Figma.
• Experience with C++.
• A background in design or strong aesthetic sensibilities.

For this role, we will consider fit for the team and company holistically. Meaning that we'll put a great emphasis on your interpersonal skills.  

This is a full-time role based in Stockholm with a hybrid remote working model, where we work from the office two days a week. Please note that we are only considering candidates currently based in Sweden.

Mojang Studios 

Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We’re always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.

Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community. 

We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we’re also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.

To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.

But in the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!