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Future Opportunities Remote (US or Worldwide) As our needs for SUPERVIVE continue to rapidly evolve, please feel free to submit your LinkedIn, Resume, and/or Portfolio for future roles. If we see a potential fit, we'll be in touch! As our needs for SUPERVIVE continue to rapidly evolve, please feel free to submit your LinkedIn, Resume, and/or Portfolio for future roles. If we see a potential fit, we'll be in touch! We are a small team with big ambitions. We are hungry and want to win. We want to stay small, move fast, and ship early (while we're still embarrassed). Whenever possible we opt to buy vs. build and we view game development as our craft - not our specialized sub-disciplines. We're looking for people who thrive with a lot of freedom and responsibility; who wear a lot of different hats comfortably; and who are always, always acting on behalf of the player. A key aspect of our compensation philosophy is that value creation should be aligned with rewards. Right now this means that equity is a significant portion of every full-time employee's compensation and in the future we will look at tools like performance based bonuses and profit sharing. What will always be true is that if we win, we win together. Theorycraft offers competitive base salaries and generous equity packages for full-time employees. As a pre-revenue startup, our base salary range for all roles, including this one, is $80k-$225k. Final base salary will be determined by an array of

Game Designer, Games, Inception, DeepMind London, UK DeepMind has long-established connections with gaming, whether through early AI-breakthroughs mastering Atari games or Starcraft, and more recent research with Genie and SIMA agents. We are looking for a Game Designer with a deep understanding of core systems, player psychology, and interactive storytelling to help us architect a new generation of breakthrough experiences. If you are a systems-thinker who views AI not just as technology, but as a brand-new design material, we want you on the team. Inception runs like a startup, balancing high energy idea generation with pragmatic, clear and regularly refined operations. This collaborative, multidisciplinary group is situated primarily in London and Mountain View with collaborators across the globe. It has a sizable and different portfolio of early stage, design focused projects, with a focus on breakthrough experiences that wouldn't be possible without AI. Your mission is to design core loops, mechanics, and gameplay systems that would be fundamentally impossible without AI. You will be the creative glue bridging the gap between machine learning research and player-facing fun. As a Game Designer, you will advocate a "show, don't tell" culture by translating abstract AI capabilities into tangible game prototypes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define player agency, map out system dynamics, and steer creative ideation sessions that push the boundaries of modern game design. Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity's most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on

UI/UX Artist - Portfolio Games Barcelona Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz. Team 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, we are the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher. You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working in our Portfolio games studio on Ball Blast, Aquapark.io and CityTakover. Role We're looking for a skilled UI/UX Artist to join our Portfolio games studio, taking ownership of both design and user experience. Your main challenge would be to convert already successful hypercasual games into brand new casual/midcore experiences. In this role, you'll create intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling interfaces. Team Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core

Machine Learning Scientist 5 - Multi-modal Algorithms for Games Los Gatos,California,United States of America | Los Angeles,California,United States of America At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next. The Team The Studio Media Algorithms team is at the forefront of algorithmic innovation to enhance and support the creation of Netflix's entertainment content, including games. In this role, you will be embedded within this team while collaborating very closely with a specialized Games Studio R&D team. This incubation-style team is chartered to lead our investments in building new kinds of games leveraging emerging technologies to support our creators and reach player audiences in new ways. The Role We are seeking a Machine Learning Scientist to lead the research and development of Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), and multi-modal foundations and solutions for games. This role is defined by a mandate for inference efficiency ; you will not only build and fine-tune state-of-the-art models but also lead the algorithmic innovation required to make them viable in terms of cost, latency, and quality across a variety of cloud and edge devices. You will work in close partnership with our Machine Learning Engineers to bridge the gap between "research-grade" models and

Playtest Lead — ClusterCraft Contract / part-time · ~8-10 hrs/week · Sydney, NSW ClusterCraft is a tycoon/resource manager style game about running an AI compute cluster - power, cooling, GPUs, networking, training workloads, and the costs that tie them together. Built as a game/simulator for our real product. After a year of dev, we're ready for players. See what it looks like: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLteq7Tjf0g7To2nG5PPfvCX9KYmc0pctc The job Run 5 playtest sessions/week. Source testers, schedule, run, synthesize, hand structured feedback to devs. Sessions are 10-30 min today; we want them longer. The hard part ClusterCraft needs feedback from two audiences: tycoon gamers and infra/FinOps people. If you already have a foothold in either community, that's most of why we'd hire you. Bonus, not required Tune variables and level design yourself if you're technical. Logistics Initial onboarding sessions for a few hours with our team for you to understand the simulator and its features. Work hours of your choosing (subject to playtester availability) most of the time.. (Most of our team centers around Sydney time zone.) Rate depends on experience and network - tell us what you'd want. About us Strong Compute makes software manage high performance compute assets across multiple cloud vendors. We are a startup, largely based in Sydney and have been in operation for over 4 years.

Game Designer Kirkland, Washington, United States Cat Daddy Games is more than just a mobile video game company; we are a passionate and close-knit family of creators. Based in Kirkland, Washington, we combine our innovative spirit with the support and expertise of Take-Two Interactive to push the boundaries of what's possible in the gaming industry. With our focus on live service projects like WWE SuperCard and NBA 2K Mobile, we constantly strive to deliver engaging and unforgettable moments for our players. What We Need: Cat Daddy is seeking a Game Designer to join our team of artists, engineers, and product managers to collaborate on game feature designs and monetization strategies for free-to-play mobile games. The ideal candidate has shipped multiple F2P mobile games in a design role, from concept to live operations. This is an in-office position, located in Kirkland, WA. What You Will Do: - Design new gameplay experiences including time-limited events, alternative game modes, and mini-games that add variety and excitement to the core game loop. - Pitch and prototype creative concepts that align with player motivations, game themes, and business goals. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance fun, difficulty, and monetization across your designs. - Build and maintain clear documentation, wireframes, and specs to communicate design intent. - Analyze player feedback and data to refine designs and identify opportunities for future content. - Stay on top of mobile game trends and competitor features to ensure our game remains fresh and competitive. Who We Think Will be

Lead Game Designer - Blitz Paris Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz. Team Blitz is a gaming platform launched in 2021, allowing players to compete in mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging a unique game portfolio as well as exclusive games crafted for Blitz to engage users in a fun and rewarding way. We are looking for a talented Lead Game Designer, deeply passionate about gameplay, level design, perfect visual pixel execution and top-notch look and feel, who will play a key role in the development of Blitz, our real-money gaming platform. Role Team Blitz is a gaming platform launched in 2021, allowing players to compete in mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging a unique game portfolio as well as exclusive games crafted for Blitz to engage users in a fun and rewarding way. We are looking for a talented Lead Game Designer, deeply passionate about gameplay, level design, perfect visual pixel execution and top-notch look and feel, who will play a key role in the development of Blitz, our real-money gaming platform. Role Founded

Senior Puzzle Game Designer - Games Helsinki,Finland Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Who We Are From games on TV to mobile and web, Next Games is a Netflix first-party studio that develops approachable games to entertain a diverse, global audience. We design games that Netflix members can enjoy every day as part of their subscription. Our games released on Netflix to date include TV games Boggle Party, Pictionary Game Night, Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends, and Underwatermelon, as well as Netflix Puzzled, available on mobile devices and on tudum.com. We proudly combine our Finnish game development culture with Netflix's global entertainment culture, embracing the strengths of both and empowering our talented and diverse teams to deliver their best work yet. The Role As a Senior Game Designer, you will help create high-quality games that a broad audience of gamers and casual players can play and love. In this role, you will work closely with your team to deliver best-in-class gameplay experiences for the largest possible audience of potential players: Netflix members. In this role, you will help figure out which game ideas are worth pursuing, ensuring the games are both fun and easy for anyone to start, but also deep

Software Engineering Manager - Games Seattle, United States of America Apple Games is seeking a dynamic engineering manager to lead the Game Center team, driving the next generation of social and connected gaming experiences across Apple platforms. This role oversees the development of GameKit, a core technology that empowers game developers while delivering seamless, engaging experiences for players in the new Apple Games app and gaming overlay. You'll guide a talented team working at the intersection of Apple's platform services and the games developers are creating for millions of players worldwide. In this role, you'll balance creativity with technical rigor-translating developer feedback into solutions that align with Apple's strategic objectives. You'll work side-by-side with your manager and leaders across Apple to advocate for games as a first-class experience on our devices, ensuring our technologies resonate deeply with the global game development community. This is an opportunity to lead a talented team at the heart of Apple's gaming efforts and help define how great games are built and experienced on our platforms. As the manager of the Game Center engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Apple's gaming ecosystem-championing the needs of developers while advancing Apple's vision for exceptional player experiences. You'll collaborate closely with teams across Apple to define and deliver frameworks, APIs, and services that make it easier and more rewarding to build games for our platforms. With a strong understanding of both developer workflows and system-level architecture, you'll design and guide the creation of modern,

Senior Game Producer - Party & Puzzle Games USA - Remote At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next. Netflix is looking for a versatile Senior Game Producer, Party and Puzzle Games, to join our dynamic Games Production team and contribute to our goal of bringing best-in-class games to our members. We're a team with big ambitions and an obsession to deliver memorable game moments that leave players telling their own stories for years to come. As a part of Netflix, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration. As a Senior Producer for Party and Puzzle Games, you will be at the forefront of our game development process, driving excellence in game quality, timelines, and risk management. You will lead major initiative titles and franchises, ensuring game excellence and strategic alignment with our portfolio objectives. Your role will involve mentoring and managing a team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. This role is remote and will require frequent interaction with both Pacific and Eastern European time zones. Some travel will be required quarterly to either Los Angeles or Los Gatos. Key Responsibilities: Game Leadership: Produce a complex title from inception

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Game Technical Lead - Games Helsinki,Finland Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Who We Are From games on TV to mobile and web, Next Games is a Netflix first-party studio that develops approachable games to entertain a diverse, global audience. We design games that Netflix members can enjoy every day as part of their subscription. Our games released on Netflix to date include TV games Boggle Party, Pictionary Game Night, Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends, and Underwatermelon, as well as Netflix Puzzled, available on mobile devices and on tudum.com. We proudly combine our Finnish game development culture with Netflix's global entertainment culture, embracing the strengths of both and empowering our talented and diverse teams to deliver their best work yet. The Role As a Senior Game Engineer , you are a crucial contributor to one of our most successful cloud games. As an expert in game engineering, you deliver complex game features while writing high-quality, extendable, and stable code. You'll oversee technical aspects of the game project, provide examples and guidance to others, and collaborate with other developers and stakeholders in the studio and in the company. We have a hybrid way of working, so you will have flexibility working between

Senior 2D Game Artist (Generalist) India Join our team as a Senior Game Artist and help shape the future of mobile and web games. Collaborate with top talent to craft engaging visuals for iconic titles, leverage AI tools, and drive creative innovation. If you have 8+ years of game art experience and a passion for games, we want to hear from you!

Stage-/afstudeeropdracht - HBO -Thales Naval Game - Game Developer Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands Exciting opportunity for Thales as a Game Developer Intern! Collaborate on innovative naval and defense games, develop custom UIs, and work with cutting-edge technologies like Unity and RoboCode. Gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, international environment and help shape the future of naval gaming. Apply now to make your mark!

Dual Rate Table Games Supv/Dealer (PT) King of Prussia, PA, United States Company Description: Boyd Gaming Corporation has been successful in gaming jurisdiction in which we operate in the United States and is one of the premier casino entertainment companies in the United States. Never content to rest upon our successes, we will continue to evolve and retain a position of leadership in our industry. Our past success, our current business philosophies and our sound business planning, combine to position Boyd Gaming Corporation to maximize value for our shareholders, our team members and our communities. Job Description: Summary Providing excellent customer service to our guests, a Dual Rate Table Games Supervisor/Dealer may work as a Dealer or a Table Games Supervisor or Boxperson on any assigned shift. When acting in the capacity of a Supervisor you will assist in the responsibilities of the day to day activities of table games operations ensuring gaming protection. Job Duties Dealer Will provide prompt, courteous and accurate service. Maintains continuous security of assigned game at all times Deal game according to standard rules, company procedures, and applicable gaming regulations. Shuffle and deal cards accurately to customers. Quickly and accurately calculate face value of cards. Exchange cash for proper denominations of chips. Pick up losing bets and cards from customer's betting square. Pay winning bets and place chips in appropriate betting square. Complete any required forms, records, and documents. Supervisor Capacity Provides oversight of table games operations supporting the dealers in game accuracy. Records accurate

Senior Game Producer, Amazon Games Seattle, Washington, USA Amazon Games is looking for a Senior Game Producer to join us as we build exciting new casual mass market games with a multiplayer component. You will help establish an entirely new category for gaming and should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that's higher than most projects. In this role you will lead game development, organizing milestones and schedules, aligning product visions and facilitating communication across both internal and external teams. You'll also be innovating new ways for users to play games, working closely with designers, artist and technical leads to ensure they are hitting the highest quality bar possible. We think big, create great IPs, and work with some of the biggest and most beloved global IP licenses. We are customer-obsessed and build our games with a focus on innovation and quality to nurture long-term relationships with our global customers and partners. The opportunity to delight millions of gamers is massive, but it's also an ambiguous challenge. You will leverage your game production knowledge to create magical experiences for Amazon customers who play games. You'll work with world-class external game developers to build great games while establishing respectful and collaborative relationships. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and will collaborate with art, design, engineering, and other stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities. Key job responsibilities - Be part of a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with external developers to ideate, build, and launch great original games, while

Senior Backend Programmer (.NET) Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada WHAT MAKES US EPIC? At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE What We Do Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for an experienced senior programmer to join our developer platform team. You'll work on Horde, our in-house platform that powers CI/CD, remote execution, build health, storage, and other services critical to developer iteration and workflows. This platform is key to delivering our internal game projects and supports numerous organizations outside of Epic. In this role, you will - Collaborate with mixed discipline teams across Epic and multiple time zones to help steer Horde's architecture, ensuring new features are scalable, maintainable, and fit the overall design - Take ownership of parts of the Horde codebase, implementing new features, fixing bugs, and supporting internal teams and Unreal licensees - Develop and extend the Horde plugin architecture across Build, Compute, Storage,

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Senior Game Engineer, GenAI - Games Los Angeles,California,United States of America | Los Gatos,California,United States of America At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next. We are seeking a Senior Game Engineer who is passionate about the next frontier of interactive storytelling and player agency. In this role, you won't just be building models; you'll be building experiences . You will leverage Generative AI to break traditional scripted boundaries, creating dynamic gameplay systems that respond to players in ways previously thought impossible. Key Responsibilities Design-Led Engineering: Work elbow-to-elbow with Game Designers to prototype and ship AI-augmented gameplay. Player-Centric AI: Implement GenAI features that directly enhance the player experience, ensuring that AI-generated content feels intentional, high-quality, and most importantly, fun. Core Systems Integration: Architect how GenAI hooks into core game systems (AI behavior trees, narrative engines, and world-building tools) to ensure seamless, low-latency performance. Guardrails & UX: Develop the "logic layer" that sits between raw AI outputs and the player, ensuring content remains on-theme, safe, and balanced within the game's mechanics. Rapid Gameplay Iteration: Use GenAI to accelerate the "find the fun" phase of development, building internal tools that allow for faster level blocking, asset variation, and playtesting loops. Technical

QA Test Lead - Games Helsinki,Finland Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Who We Are From games on TV to mobile and web, Next Games is a Netflix first-party studio that develops approachable games to entertain a diverse, global audience. We design games that Netflix members can enjoy every day as part of their subscription. Our games released on Netflix to date include TV games Boggle Party, Pictionary Game Night, Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends, and Underwatermelon, as well as Netflix Puzzled, available on mobile devices and on tudum.com. We proudly combine our Finnish game development culture with Netflix's global entertainment culture, embracing the strengths of both and empowering our talented and diverse teams to deliver their best work yet. The Role As a QA Lead , you have a passion for video games and an eagerness to take on the next big challenge. You will support our teams in delivering quality gaming experiences to our players. In this role, you will be responsible for creating, executing, and maintaining comprehensive testing strategies, ensuring that our games meet and exceed high-quality standards. You will work closely with our design, development, and production teams, focusing on maintaining the high quality of our games.

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Game Designer & Game Lead São Paulo, SP We're looking for a talented and passionate Game Designer & Game Lead to join Wildlife's New Games team . Wildlife is constantly building and releasing new titles with the goal of bringing fun to billions of people around the world. The company has already surpassed the mark of 4 billion downloads. The New Games Product team is accountable for defining which new games will be produced and building these products in partnership with engineers and artists. These are the products that will drive the company's growth for the following years. As a Wildlife Game Designer & Game Lead , you will define new game theses to be validated by the executives team, you will also be accountable for the game's vision throughout the development cycle, from prototyping to global launch. You will use player feedback, data analysis and accurate business sense to improve the game's performance. We know that the work we do has a high impact on our company's success and culture. The right person for this position is curious by nature, and comfortable in a “take the initiative” environment, loves solving problems, and can thrive in a fast and growing business. What you'll do - Using market research, propose new game theses that can be played by millions of people for multiple years - Define the new game's vision and product roadmap (adapting it if needed as we gather more data about the product) - Design the game's main features

Head of Game Design Spain Join our team as Head of Game Design and lead the creative vision for GSN Casino's innovative casino games. Drive strategy, mentor a talented team, and shape the player experience across mass-market casual games. Collaborate with senior leaders and push the boundaries of game design in a dynamic, global environment.

Senior AI Designer BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations WHAT MAKES US EPIC? At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. DESIGN What We Do Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic. What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for an experienced Senior AI Designer to join our cross-disciplinary development team, where you will own the vision and create innovative features. In this role, you will - Own the design vision for AI-focused features. - Craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting. - Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in the game - Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players - Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in your project - Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features - Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation What we're looking for