Software Engineer Co-op/Intern, A Thinking Ape

May-Aug 2025

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A Thinking Ape

Developer of social mobile video games

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A Thinking Ape

Developer of social mobile video games

21-100 employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentMobileVideo

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
Django
iOS
Android
MySQL
Unity
Vancouver

More information about location

21-100 employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentMobileVideo

Company mission

To build and create online games, communities and technologies that change how people socialize and play on mobile devices.

Company mission

To build and create online games, communities and technologies that change how people socialize and play on mobile devices.

Top investors

-2% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Mobile video games have existed since smartphones first hit the market, often being associated with single-player novelty games aimed to pass the time. Whilst many mobile developers have attempted to make games that emulate the social communities that console and PC multi-player games host, these generally do not succeed due to lacking sufficient social infrastructure.

A Thinking Ape develops video games for mobile devices, focusing on integrating social features that facilitate communities which are commonplace on other video game platforms. The company's games include Kingdoms of Heckfire, Party in my Dorm, and Casino X, each of which is free-to-play with in-game purchases and revolve around independent in-game social features.

Whilst A Thinking Ape is not the first developer to produce such games for mobile, many of its competitors have stuck to lazy ports from PC and console. The company instead makes the mobile platform its priority, allowing it to fill a nice gap in the market. Though not immune from the industry woes that saw layoffs across gaming in recent years, the company has appeared positive throughout restructuring and there's no reason it won't have a bright future.

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Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Monthly “Birthiversaries”, ad-hoc game tournaments and pop-up team events. Oh, and our summer and holiday parties? They’re epic!
  • On-site yoga sessions, a monthly massage clinic and our company-sponsored hockey and dodgeball teams. (Go Rampage!)
  • Unlimited sick days, flexible scheduling and work from home options
  • Professional development funding, regular lunch and learns, annual game jams and bi-weekly 1:1s with team leads
  • Our kitchen is always stocked with a wide variety of snacks and every Wednesday we provide catered lunch
  • Health and dental

Company values

  • Ownership - we take complete ownership of our work and act in the best interests of the company. We’re the type of people who care - a lot. It’s never “not my job”
  • Have wonderful arguments - we’re comfortable thinking deeply about important issues and care enough to respectfully challenge decisions when we disagree. Mutual respect and checked egos allow for productive debate and better outcomes than any we would have achieved individually
  • The best ideas win - we want everyone involved in problem-solving, regardless of their position. We frequently seek feedback from each other and our players in order to challenge our assumptions and make data-driven decisions when possible
  • Keep growing - we’re always building and improving our skills and processes. We understand that when we learn, we see exponential improvement in ourselves, our products, and our company. We’re never finished learning
  • We’re Remote - while our HQ is in Vancouver, BC, we are currently open to you working from anywhere in Canada and will support you with relocation if required

Leadership

Eric Diep

(Founder)

Also Founder at manifold.xyz. Graduate in Mathematics and Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo. Founded A Thinking Ape as CTO.

Joined the company in 2015 as Director of Product Management and Game Design. Was then VP of Product before becoming CEO in 2023. Former Producer at East Side Games.

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