Software Engineer, Voldex
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Video game studio
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Video game studio
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ profit sharing + stock options
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create highly explosive, highly entertaining games for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent development experience
- Strong foundation in CS fundamentals and problem-solving
- Familiarity with game engines, scripting languages, version control
- Excellent communication and collaborative mindset
- 1+ years of Roblox development experience
Desirable
- Shipped games or features on Roblox or similar platforms
- Game jam or modding experience
- Familiarity with live game systems (analytics, economy tuning, balancing)
- 2+ years professional software development experience
What the job involves
- Build and launch features that delight millions of players daily
- Write clean, performant, and maintainable Roblox Lua code
- Partner with designers, artists, and producers to craft gameplay experiences
- Debug and improve live game systems
- Improve the game on technical front and maintain high quality standards
- Playtest and provide design/product feedback regularly
- Tech Stack:
- Candidates are not expected to know our stack in advance, but Voldex’s tech stack includes:
- Roblox Lua scripting
- Backend services (AWS,Golang)
- Analytics pipelines (Snowflake,Tableau)
- Collaboration tools: GitHub, Discord
Our take
Some of the biggest online gaming companies have user-generated-content based strategies, such as Fortnite and Minecraft. Voldex is one of the world’s top UGC game companies, creating games within Minecraft and Roblox.
Founded in 2015, the game studio has reached the worldwide top 5 with its server, TheArchon. Alongside creations within the Minecraft and Roblox space, Voldex also look to build games from the ground up.
The company has grown to acquire an impressive 145 million monthly active users, acquired titles such as Roblox's Brookhaven and created games like Base Battles and Penguin Tycoon. The Voldex team’s deep understanding of the UGC game space makes it well-positioned to capitalize on the growing gaming sector, predicted to be over $550 billion by 2030.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2022
$3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $3m
Company benefits
- Create amazing games - Before you start working at Voldex, we will decide together which game you will work on. We identify your strengths and passions to choose one of our all-star development teams to create amazing games for millions to play and enjoy. We are committed to having you work on games you're passionate about
- Enjoy a friendly environment - We host a healthy work environment where everyone is friendly while striving for excellence. Our culture encourages a healthy relationship between our team members, to ensure everyone’s growth
- Do high-impact work - We have 5+ million monthly active users across our games with thousands active each day. When you create at Voldex, your work is enjoyed by millions of people
- Targeting zero burnout - We do not have strict deadlines for getting features released to our players. Instead, we release content after it is ready after rigorous QA testing. We are always striving to raise the bar
- Flexible working hours - Aside from weekly meetings, work at Voldex is mostly asynchronous. Make your own schedule and work whenever you want!
- We're fully remote - Our team is remote and will stay remote forever
Company HQ
Golden Square Mile, Montreal, QC
Leadership
Alexandre Singer
(Founder & CEO)After graduating from Marianopolis College Founded Voldex. Has since become a Member of Entrepreneurs' Organisation and has recently started a Thiel Fellowship.
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