Senior Game Developer (Game Feel) - Paper.io2

Remote in Portugal·Full-time·Added 26 days ago

Voodoo

10 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Fixed-term contract

    Full-time hours.

  • Fully remote

    Only from certain places, per the ad: “This position can be fully remote within CET +/-2h.”

Requirements

  • Have 5+ years of experience

    Senior-level role.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Best-in-class compensation

  • Other benefits according to the country you reside

The role

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.

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.

With Paper.io 2, we're building an iconic game that players will never forget!

We are looking for a talented Senior Game Developer with a good understanding of the casual mobile game market to help the team deliver fun, innovative, and entertaining features. You will take an innovative approach to gameplay ideas/features and give them their own spin.

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. Flesh out the details of a game's design, oversee its testing, and revise the game in response to player feedback. Thanks to your creativity and your teamwork, let's entertain millions of people with your hit games.

What you'll do

  • Responsibilities will align with your strengths

  • Develop client-facing features, with a focus on UI, Animations & polish

  • Work on core gameplay improvements

  • Develop new meta features

  • Enhance and refine existing systems

How you'll work

This position can be fully remote within CET +/-2h.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional experience in C# and Unity

  • Proven track record in successful mobile game development

  • Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on optimization and performance

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

  • A creative, hands-on developer with a passion for quality work

Nice to have

  • Exceptional expertise in a specialized area (e.g., animation, particle systems, shaders, architecture, performance optimization or networking) is a major plus

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to doabout 4 weeks in all
  1. Get to know us

    With a recruiter or hiring manager

    A conversation about the role, your skills and background.

  2. Case study

    A case study or skill test, evaluated with constructive feedback.

  3. Q&A

    With hiring team

    Discussion of your case study, background and motivations with the hiring team.

  4. Final interview

    With senior leadership

    Meeting with senior leadership to assess culture alignment and depth of expertise.

  • Case studies and skill tests are part of every process and come with constructive feedback.

About Voodoo

Voodoo is a leading French mobile gaming company and publisher, known for creating and scaling hyper-casual and hybrid-casual games that have been downloaded billions of times worldwide. With a portfolio including hits like Paper.io 2, Hole.io, and Mob Control, Voodoo has become one of the most influential players in the mobile gaming industry, combining data-driven publishing with a network of internal and external studios. The company operates globally with a strong presence in Europe, Asia, and North America, and continues to expand into midcore and casual gaming segments.

In Spain, Voodoo has established a significant hub, particularly in Barcelona, where it runs live operations and game development teams for its popular titles. The company is known for a fast-paced, creative, and data-centric culture, attracting international talent from around the world. For international professionals, Voodoo offers the opportunity to work on globally recognized games, with a collaborative environment that values innovation and player engagement. Their Spanish offices are part of a global network, making it an attractive destination for game developers, artists, and product leads looking to relocate to Spain.

Industry
Gaming
Founded
2013
Employees
500–1,000
Headquarters
Paris, France
Website
voodoo.io

In their own words

About the company & 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.

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.

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