At GameDev.tv we build lots of automation to ensure we can build courses quickly with a high quality bar. We are looking to hire a new contractor to help us grow this platform of tools.
There is lots of work to do and we are looking for a creative person who can be independent. If we decide to work together, we would start out with a part-time contract in the order of 40 hours spread over approximately a month. If things are going well, we want to extend the contract indefinitely with a more hours per week.
We are looking for a very general skill set around web development. We don't mind which tools you have used in the past as long as you are comfortable picking up and using tools like React, Python and Redis. We want someone who focuses on communicating well through their code and is a strong problem solver.
We are based in Cambridge UK (for the most part). So it would be helpful if you are in a timezone that allows us to overlap for a few hours a day. Being able to communicate well in English is also important.
Are you a web developer with the skills we need? We have created a challenge for you to show off what you can do. It should take no more than a couple of hours to complete if you already have familiarity with React and Python.
We want to track the performance of our review scores over time. Your task is to create a backend to do this and a front end to display it.
If you visit a course landing page such as the our new Unity course. You will notice that it shows an average rating. Over time this changes as new reviews come in. Furthermore, this average is based on a proprietary algorithm by Udemy that we don't have access to.
Every hour, your solution should snapshot this value to at least 2 decimal places (that’s right, it can’t be done simply by screen-scraping the page).
The UI for your solution need not be complicated. It should automatically refresh when new values come in (a delay is acceptible). Focus on getting something rough and ready, we can discuss extensions you would plan afterward.
The spec of the task is deliberately vague to see where you take it so be creative. However, don’t over engineer your solution either. We want to see what it you be like to iterate ideas with you.
- Before you begin, fill out the application form.
- Clone this repo and use it as a starting point.
- Finish before the deadline you gave yourself on the form.
- Use the technology stack set out below.
- You can contact us if you need clarifications.
- When you finish, follow the submission instructions below.
- Use online resources, this is not a closed book challenge.
- Don't subcontract or have anybody else help you, this must be your work.
- Have fun with it!
We look forward to seeing what you create.
We don't need you to be an expert in these technologies, but we would like to see that you are flexible enough to use them. For that reason, your solution should be restricted to the following stack:
- React.js
- RESTful APIs
- Python 3
- SQLite
You are free to use any node modules or python packages you choose. Make sure they are tracked so that they will be installed with the steps below.
Install the front-end dependencies.
cd frontend
yarn install
(You can use npm if you prefer)
Create a venv and install the python dependencies.
cd backend
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
or on Windows use:
.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
Run the client:
cd frontend
yarn start
And elsewhere run the API server:
cd backend
python ./server.py
Run the follow command to package you git repo:
git bundle create submission.bundle master
This will create a file called submission.bundle. Send this file to me when you are finished with the challenge.
If you want to test the bundle works (it will if you committed on master) then you can run the following command to unpack it:
git clone PATH/TO/submission.bundle -b master REPO_DIRECTORY