HTML5 Software Engineer, Multiplayer
Arkadium, Russia
Job Description
Trying to be part of the next great online game? That’s what we do.
At Arkadium our purpose is to have fun while creating fun - and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing for 20 years. We’re the creators behind the world’s most-played games. From the Solitaire that came on your Windows machine, to hundreds of other games you’ve come to know and love - you can find our games on Arkadium.com, iOS, Android, and lots of other big sites worldwide.
As a proud Evergreen business our values of Fierce Drive, Positive Energy and Living Full Lives are the driving force behind how we run and the choices we make.
We’re privately held (aka stable and reasonable about growth), founder-led (aka passionate about our craft) and we consistently rank as a Best Place to Work (aka not your typical games company).
Interested in becoming an Arkadian? We’d love to hear from you. With offices in New York City and Russia, we employ an approach to business that emphasizes positivity and efficiency in equal parts. Our founders, Jessica Rovello and Kenny Rosenblatt, have led the company for nearly 20 years with an entrepreneurial mindset that trickles down to all facets of our offices. Arkadium has been recognized as a top-rated workplace both locally and nationally by Crain’s, Inc, Forbes, Digiday, Ad Age and others.
Arkadium is seeking an exceptional and experienced software engineer to build the best HTML5 multiplayer game engine to support the development of our award-winning games.
Requirements
- Work closely with our lead engine developer to maintain our internal HTML5-based game engine;
- Focus on building our online multiplayer engine, optimizing the user experience and making it scalable to support our growing audience;
- Research new third-party tools, libraries, and APIs to integrate to our engine;
- Write documentation for engine features and provide technical support for external developers;
- Be an expert on web technology standards and trends, and actively employ best practices to the codebase;
- Architect and write scalable/modular code for long-term systems that will be used by multiple clients.
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science;
- 5+ year experience in web application development or engine development;
- Experience developing online multiplayer engines;
- Strong familiarity with HTML5, JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS, and other web-based technologies;
- Strong knowledge of programming fundamentals, game architecture, and math;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, as role is expected to communicate with external developers;
- Proficiency in English.
Benefits
- Performance-based annual bonus;
- Health Insurance with heavily subsidized medical, dental amp; vision plans starting on day one;
- Additional paid time off;
- A good balance between work and personal life;
- A focus on professional growth through internal training, access to professional conferences, and specialized training and certification to industry standards;
- Paid English lessons if needed;
- Individual budget for personal development;
- Paid relocation to Krasnodar if you want to relocate as our base hub is in Krasnodar.