Lead Multiplayer Game Developer, Voodoo
Paper.io 2
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Mobile video game publisher
Open for applications
Mobile video game publisher
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Voodoo's mission is to help games reach the top of the charts. They coach developers of all sizes on finding ideas and developing their games.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a talented Lead Multiplayer Game Developer specialized in building responsive, scalable multiplayer experiences for mobile games
- Strong experience (7+ years) in game development, specializing in multiplayer architecture and networking
- Proven track record developing synchronous multiplayer functionality for high-scale, popular mobile games with millions of active users
- Advanced Unity and C# expertise, specifically with multiplayer systems (Nakama, Photon, Mirror, Netcode for GameObjects, etc.)
- Proven track record creating low-latency, scalable synchronous multiplayer games or features for mobile
- Deep understanding of network optimization, prediction algorithms, and synchronization techniques to ensure seamless player experiences
- Experience in profiling and optimizing multiplayer performance, network bandwidth, and server-client communication
- Familiarity with cloud solutions, server deployment, and infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar)
- Solid experience with CI/CD practices, analytics-driven development, and A/B testing in multiplayer environments is highly desirable
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a creative, hacker mindset
- Attention to detail, especially regarding player experience and responsivenessFluent in written and spoken English
What the job involves
- Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts
- Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games
- Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures
- With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games generating more than $20m per year, we are the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher
- You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on Paper.io 2
- We're a small team of excellent people who take care of everything from ideas to testing, and we intend to grow while maintaining our high standards
- You'll lead technical decisions and implementations to ensure low-latency, high-quality synchronous multiplayer gameplay
- Define and drive the multiplayer technical vision, aligning with business goals
- Architect and implement real-time multiplayer features ensuring low latency
- Mentor and collaborate closely with senior developers, defining best practices in multiplayer game development
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to networking, latency, synchronization, and overall multiplayer performance
- Establish coding standards, ensuring a robust and maintainable networked codebase
- Contribute to game design discussions, bringing insights and solutions tailored specifically to multiplayer mechanics
- With this role, you will have a strong impact on the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a senior, multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people
- Thanks to your creativity and your teamwork, let’s entertain millions of people with your hit games
Our take
Voodoo is a leader in the mobile gaming market. The company, which is the world's number one mobile game developer in terms of downloads, creates and publishes mobile games for casual players, with releases including Paper.io, Snake VS Block, Flappy Dunk, and Dune!
Voodoo oversees an inordinate data ecosystem, hence for its business to succeed, it needs to be data-ware and operationally responsive at all times. In order to be so, the company has partnered with oolo, a platform that improves data tracking with automated monitoring.
Voodoo believes in continuous improvement of processes and sharing best practices. Its culture is based on its strategy: achieve excellence by creating and publishing hit games and hiring great talent. Several funding rounds have fuelled product expansion towards gaming apps while consolidating its technological infrastructure to support this growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$302.5m
LATE VC
May 2018
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $503.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive package 🇬🇧
- Comprehensive relocation package (including visa support) 🇪🇺
- Swile Lunch voucher 🇪🇺
- Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo) 🇪🇺
- Premium healthcare coverage for your family 100% borne by Voodoo 🇪🇺
- Child day care facilities (Les Petits Chaperons rouges) 🇪🇺
- Wellness activities in our Paris office 🇪🇺
- Unlimited vacation policy 🇪🇺
- Remote days 🇪🇺
Company HQ
Les Halles, Paris, France
Leadership
Alexandre Yazdi
(CEO)Studied Engineering at Polytech Nancy - ESSTIN and is the CEO of aura.
Laurent Ritter
(Co-founder)Studied HR at ESC Rennes and founded Purple.
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