Careers

Super opportunities for super stars!

Game Hive is always on the look out for upcoming heroes to join our team!

Python Developer

Python Developer

Game Hive is actively looking for a senior Game Developer with proficiency in C# / Objective C / Java and proven ability in related programs.

The Hero Profile (Role)

You're the type of person who can handle a fair amount of work freedom while understanding how to manage yourself. Knowing that, "with great power comes great responsibility," you move fast, and you thrive off of new solutions to unique problems. You know when to build something on your own or when to leverage existing solutions, and have confidence in your skills to make key decisions.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include building web APIs for our mobile game features, collecting metrics from game usage to server health, and ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of our servers.

ABOUT US

We make games. Popular games that have generated over 120 million downloads. You’ll be working closely with the game teams to provide the infrastructure for important game features, in part or in full. We are our own system admins. We like to keep things in-house to manage the performance and reliability of our servers. We are secure. The idea of storing passwords in plaintext makes us (and you!) cringe, while the idea of catching cheaters makes us giddy. We do the full stack. Markup, server code, database schema, AWS. We do it all. We like a fun workplace. We have challenging projects and hackathons where our talented people can work on ideas that they're passionate about. We like munchies. Hungry? Don't worry, our kitchen is fully stocked with snacks, fruits, drinks, and beer. Oh, and we play games. Often. Still interested? Good!

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

  1. You have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent education and/or experience
  2. You’ll be doing Python development (including frameworks such as Flask and SqlAlchemy).
  3. You’ll be responsible for the PostgreSQL database schema design of any feature you build.
  4. You’ll be working with a series of production Redis deployments and should know when data belongs in Redis vs PostgreSQL.
  5. You'll be using/developing in a Linux environment.
  6. You're able to manage multiple Linux machines.
  7. You'll feel comfortable managing the performance and reliability of our servers.
  8. Markup, server code, database schema, AWS - You're comfortable with managing it all.
  9. You’ll grow incredibly familiar with Amazon Web Services, if you aren’t already.
  10. You’ll be talking about games. A lot. And playing some too, if you like.

Technologies and languages used

Python, Flask, SqlAlchemy, Memcached, Redis, Celery, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please outline why you want to be a backend developer in the mobile game industry.

If this sounds like the job for you, apply today! Compensation includes a competitive salary with benefits, and many perks and bonuses - but more importantly, you'll be engaged in creative and rewarding work!

Mobile Game Developer

Mobile Game Developer

Game Hive is actively looking for a Game Developer with strong proficiency in Unity3D (C#) and game development. We're not looking for just any developer - We're looking for a highly motivated individual with an eagle eye for detail... Someone who thinks, eats, and dreams in code. Want to build innovative and creative game experiences? Develop entertainment for millions around the world to enjoy? Compensation includes a competitive salary and benefits with perks and bonuses - but more importantly you'll be engaged in extremely creative and rewarding work.

The Hero Profile (Role)

You want to take a lead on creating world-class mobile casual games. From building on existing ideas, to developing new projects with like-minded teammates - you want to be a part of it all. You will specify, design, build, implement and manage existing and new game features. And not only this, you will also be working in a creative, challenging and collaborative environment where your ideas will be every bit as valued as your programming expertise. Some bite-sized bullet points of the job description are:

  1. Design, architect, test and implement game features
  2. Take an active part in game creation
  3. Maintain and optimize new and existing game features
  4. Deliver high quality and well-structured code
  5. Share knowledge and help colleagues

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

At Game Hive programming experience, dedication for gaming, as well as the willingness to share great ideas are all equally valued. Are you passionate? Are you a creative team player?

  1. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or an equivalent from a university
  2. Excellent C# knowledge
  3. Professional experience in game development (5+ years)
  4. Professional experience in Android or iOS development (5+ years)
  5. Experience with multi-player technology
  6. Passion for game development
  7. High sense of quality and polish
  8. Capable of taking a technical responsibility for a product or project

Bonus Points:

  1. Working with content pipelines
  2. Experience in working with memory / performance critical applications

The Loot:

  1. Competitive salary with performance bonus
  2. Health, dental, and vision benefits
  3. 2-weeks of company Christmas vacation
  4. A stocked kitchen of munchies, beer and treats!
  5. Frequent company lunches and events

Want to join us? Send us your resume and cover letter. Please outline why you want to be a developer in the mobile game industry.

Junior Game Designer

Junior Game Designer

We are looking for a Junior Game Designer to take one of our most popular games to the next level by improving and shaping the player experience.

The Hero Profile (Role)

You will be responsible for creating new game content while also iterating on current gameplay mechanics -- do you have what it takes to grab the reigns and create innovative game experiences?

  1. Making things happen! You pursue perfection and balance in every detail of a game.
  2. Polish and work on action gameplay, game balancing, social features and reward structures within core game curves.
  3. Analyze real-time feedback and metrics, and adjust game designs accordingly.
  4. Provide actionable recommendations and work directly with programmers and artists to ensure game design mechanics and user experiences are correctly implemented.
  5. Write programs and analyses to calculate and report on mathematical features and balance of our games.
  6. Script stage mechanics, gameplay scenarios and prototypes.
  7. Be an advocate for players by designing features that exceed their expectations.
  8. Assist in the creation and maintenance of design documentation.
  9. Present conclusions in a clear, understandable and valuable manner both through oral presentation and easy-to-understand visual forms.

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

Strategic and analytical, you understand numbers and data. That, paired with your can-do attitude and proven leadership ability, you will be an integral part of the complete game design process. Numbers are your thing, and so are games.

  1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, statistics, sciences, economics (or related disciplines)
  2. Strong proficiency with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Matlab, Lua…)
  3. Adept in Excel and spreadsheets
  4. Aptitude for learning new technology, level editors and scripting languages
  5. Proven applied experience in querying large data sets and big data
  6. Understands the importance of analysis transparency and reproducibility as best practices
  7. Is on top of mobile game market trends and platforms
  8. Creativity and an understanding of game mechanics (e.g. flow/pacing)
  9. Knowledge of free-to-play game design fundamentals
  10. Exceptional written and oral communication skills
  11. Ability to translate game concepts into on-screen gameplay required
  12. Willingness to be a hero!

Bonus Points:

Good to have, but not required.

  1. Experience in mobile game design and game editors (e.g. Unity)
  2. Portfolio of personal game projects or game mods
  3. Basic knowledge of C++
  4. Coding knowledge and/or some amount of technical experience
  5. Familiarity with idle clicker games

The Loot:

The good stuff.

  1. Build games and work on projects that you’ll be proud of!
  2. Competitive salary and bonus
  3. Comprehensive health/dental benefits package
  4. Work in a fun, collaborative, feedback-focused, no-BS environment
  5. Regular paid team lunches, events, and other fun outings
  6. Great office location and all the snacks and drinks you can consume to keep you fuelled

Want to join us? Send us your resume and a cover letter where you outline your experience in design and modelling (preferably in particular to game-making)! Be sure to let us know why you love games, and what you've been playing lately too. Game on!

User Acquisition Manager (Junior)

User Acquisition Manager (Junior)

Take our games to the next level! The User Acquisition Manager will be playing a vital role in the growth of our games by acquiring users at a large, global scale across a variety of different channels and partners.

The Hero Profile (Role)

Do you live and breathe data, but have the creative eye to boot? Excited at the thought of executing campaigns and seeing real results? If you’re still nodding, then this role is for you.

  1. Manage performance-based paid marketing campaigns to acquire users to our mobile games
  2. Optimize our (search, display, social) mobile campaigns towards performance goals and adjust spend accordingly
  3. Provide insightful analysis by digging deep and understanding the data
  4. Participate in agile development lifecycle activities (i.e. estimating, planning, designing, developing, documenting and testing)
  5. Conduct partner and campaign analysis to determine the value of acquisition efforts and optimizations
  6. Write periodic reports, tracking and analyzing campaign performance
  7. Analyze historical data and forecast monthly budget planning across channels and countries
  8. Generate creative concepts for new asset briefs to ensure regular flow of fresh assets while monitoring the user funnel
  9. Collaborate with the product team to align with product updates and new event features
  10. Represent Game Hive by building relationships with media partners
  11. Communicate proactively with vendors to manage and optimize media buys

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

You have one foot in the world of analytics and the other in creative ideas & solutions! Plus you have these qualifications to boot...

  1. Post-secondary degree, diploma (or equivalent experience) - Major in math, statistics, marketing, economics or other quantitative fields preferred
  2. Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in marketing / advertising / data management / business intelligence fields
  3. Understanding of paid advertising trends and new marketing technologies
  4. Knowledge in digital marketing including basic acquisition KPIs
  5. Familiarity with various ad platforms/networks/channels in mobile industry (experience with Facebook marketing is a plus);
  6. Advanced Excel knowledge including data analysis and pivot tables
  7. Data-driven - you must be comfortable working with large amounts of data
  8. Outstanding communication skills, verbal and written
  9. Strong soft skills - We value our strong relationships with partners
  10. Ability to work creatively in a demanding (but fun!) team-focused environment under tight deadlines

Bonus Points:

Good to have, but not required.

  1. Experience with Tableau and SQL
  2. Strong understanding of mobile attribution/measurement tools (AppsFlyer, Adjust etc.)
  3. Experience in running Facebook and Google advertising campaigns
  4. Worked with Analytic tools such as Google Analytics
  5. Previous work experience in a startup environment

The Loot:

  1. Build games and work on projects that you’ll be proud of!
  2. Competitive salary and bonus
  3. Comprehensive health/dental benefits package
  4. Work in a fun, collaborative, feedback-focused, no-BS environment!
  5. Regular paid team lunches, events, and other fun outings
  6. Great office location and all the snacks and drinks you can consume to keep you fuelled.

Want to join us? Send us your resume and a cover letter where you outline why you want to dive into this industry, and how you can be an asset to our buzzing team. We can't wait to hear from you!

2D Game Artist

2D Game Artist

Game Hive is looking a talented 2D Game Artist to join our buzzing creative team of artists, marketers and passionate game-makers! As a part of our growing creative team, the 2D Game Artist will be helping build projects both new and current through 2D graphic representations of ideas, while also taking leadership roles for future projects. Showcase visually striking images; Create impactful content in the innovative mobile game space; Be a part of a team of creative minds. Compensation includes a competitive salary and benefits, along with perks and bonuses -- but more importantly, be a part of a team where your creativity is admired and rewarded.

The Hero Profile (Role)

You thrive in fast-working, team-based environments and are passionate about creating highly interactive and unique designs. As a part of the creative team, you will help build on both current and new projects through graphic representations of ideas, while also taking leadership roles for future projects. Here are more sweet details of what you'll be doing (and creating) in this role:

  1. Design art concepts for the features of mobile games with a global audience
  2. Produce sketches to illustrate and concept designs for action gameplay; user interfaces; characters; social features; reward structures; and further game assets as required
  3. Work with the art and project management teams, collaboratively designing user interfaces and HUDs for games
  4. Develop and uphold UI-related standards for our products
  5. Effectively communicate to key stakeholders the ideas and visual intentions of plans
  6. Be an advocate to our loyal players by designing features that exceed regular standards and expectations!
  7. Keep up-to-date with current technologies in the digital illustration industry
  8. Provide general art support for Senior Artists and marketing teams as required

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

At Game Hive, technical ability, dedication for gaming, and the willingness to share great ideas are all equally valued. Are you passionate? Are you ready to invent together?

  1. Post-secondary degree, diploma (or equivalent experience) in graphic or media design
  2. 2-5 years of industry experience in designing game-related user interfaces for mobile devices and in-game assets
  3. Professional experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (portfolio required)
  4. Exceptional ability to communicate ideas through verbal, written and visual means
  5. Proven experience working with style guides and moodboards
  6. Ability to work creatively in a demanding (but fun!) team-focused environment under tight deadlines

Bonus Points:

Good to have, but not required!

  1. Experience with JIRA and Confluence
  2. Basic knowledge of Unity3D
  3. Passion for casual games in the free-to-play mobile space
  4. Previous experience in a startup environment
  5. Understanding of our current titles

The Loot:

  1. Build games and technology that you’ll be proud of!
  2. Competitive salary, bonus
  3. Comprehensive benefits package
  4. Work in a fun, collaborative, feedback-focused, no BS environment
  5. Regular paid team lunches, events, and other fun outings
  6. Great office location and all the snacks and drinks you can consume to keep the Hive fueled

Want to join us? Send us your resume and cover letter. Please outline why you want to be an artist in the mobile game industry, and provide us with a link of your online portfolio and example of your works.

Junior Animator

Junior Animator

Take our games to the next level!

The Hero Profile (Role)

Work with like-minded individuals where you can put your technical skills into projects you are proud of. Fire up your creativity! Here is what you'll be doing:

  1. Create stunning in-game animations, responsive and fluid, as well as consistent with the overall game concepts & physics
  2. Prepare animations for export to game engine
  3. Assist in the integration of animation with designers and programmers to build a cohesive vision for game experience
  4. Work within the established art, technical, visual and physical parameters in accordance to game design, concept and under direction of the Senior Art Team
  5. Demonstrate enthusiasm and eagerness to learn for performing various tasks and approaching new learning techniques
  6. Provide creative solutions for technical art problems that may occur in a timely manner
  7. Keep up-to-date with current technologies in the animation industry
  8. Provide general support to debug animation systems

Max Level Skills (Requirements)

At Game Hive, technical ability, dedication for gaming, and the willingness to share great ideas are all equally valued. Are you passionate? Are you ready to invent together?

  1. Post-secondary degree and/or diploma in Art/Animation
  2. Minimum 6-12 months experience in animating for video games
  3. Outstanding demo reel must be included in initial application!
  4. Proven experience in animation and video software (ToonBoom, Adobe Flash preferred)
  5. Exceptional ability to communicate ideas through verbal, written and visual means
  6. Proven experience working with style guides and moodboards
  7. Ability to work creatively in a demanding (but fun!) team-focused environment under tight deadlines

Bonus Points:

Good to have, but not required.

  1. Proven video editing knowledge and skills: Premier, After Effects, Photoshop etc.
  2. Experience with JIRA and Confluence
  3. Basic knowledge of Unity3D
  4. Passion for casual games in the mobile space
  5. Previous experience in a startup environment
  6. Understanding of our current game titles

The Loot:

  1. Build games and technology that you’ll be proud of!
  2. Competitive salary, bonus
  3. Comprehensive benefit package
  4. Work in a fun, collaborative, feedback-focused, no BS environment
  5. Regular paid team lunches, events, and other awesome outings
  6. Great office location and all the snacks and drinks you can consume to keep you fueled

Want to join us? Send us your resume and cover letter. Be sure to outline why you want to work in the mobile game industry, and provide us with a link of your demo reel and online portfolio. We can't wait to hear from you!