Full-Stack Software Engineer

Midnight Mansion is working to design and build new concepts in immersive entertainment! Our vision is to leverage interactive art and unparalleled technology to delight guests and engage them in unique gameplay.

We work primarily in Type Script and React. Our code base has many moving parts (literally and metaphorically!). At the heart of our system, we have a centralized venue server that communicates with room-based systems via a RESTful API. Each room is responsible for the PLC based inputs and outputs within it.

This position will involve writing and designing software which contributes to building our flagship in-person venue and is full-time. Responsibilities will include:

Designing & implementing user-friendly front-end systems

Assisting with prototyping & testing puzzles, props, and interactions with members of the public

Helping organize and maintain a workshop and studio space

You are experienced with with React and Typescript

You feel comfortable installing software and Arduino and Raspberry Pis

You take ownership of tasks, working holistically and proactively to see them through

You make decisions quickly and problem-solve when a choice isn’t working

You notice what needs doing and take the initiative to figure out a solution

You don’t let questions linger and seek answers from multiple sources

Must Haves

Ability to commute to our studio in Needham, MA ~3x/week

2 + years of experience

Type Script / Node.js

React or similar front-end frameworks and HTML / CSS

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; we are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas at this time

Enthusiasm for location-based entertainment :)

Nice to Haves

C++

GIT or similar version control

Microcontroller / Single Board Computer experience (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Odroid)

CouchDB

Graphic Design Experience / Adobe Illustrator / Figma

$60,000 - $80,000 a year commensurate with experience

Highly flexible work hours and a wide range of projects to work on

Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

And more!

Send an email to  with the subject Software Engineer Application . Attach your résumé, access to your portfolio/Git Hub/any relevant works, as well as a sentence or two describing what you are passionate about.