Game Developer (Full Stack)
Job Summary
Job Description
As a Game Developer at Kano, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and evolving nostalgic clicker-based role-playing games. Responsibilities include collaborating with the development team on game features, maintaining game logic, ensuring code quality, defining technical requirements, optimizing game performance, working with the design team, and staying updated with industry trends. The role requires a minimum of 3 years of full-stack experience with at least one live title, proficiency in C#, understanding of object-oriented design, and experience with game-as-a-service operations. You will be working with a remote-first company that values player experience, teamwork, and transparency, with an opportunity to work on games enjoyed by millions.
Must have:
- 3+ years of full-stack experience with a live title
- Proficiency in C# and game development frameworks
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Passion for game development and problem-solving
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
Perks:
- Competitive wages
- Uncapped profit share program
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- 3 weeks vacation
- Paid holiday shutdown in December
- 12 paid Care Days per year
- Yearly Continuous Improvement allowance
4 skills required
Job Details
**This is an opportunity to work for a remote-first company. However, only residents of British Columbia will be considered**
You:
- Love to deliver impactful player experiences
- Enjoy respectful debates, even with your leaders
- See the value in every player
- Understand that you win and lose as a team
We Believe In:
- Autonomy and the freedom to express your ideas
- The power of small teams
- Building meaningful connections through lasting social games
- Making mistakes, embracing our failures, and learning from them
- Transparency fostered by communication and collaboration
Our Values:
Driven by PLAYER OBSESSION, we look to craft unparalleled gaming experiences.
OWNERSHIP is our compass, propelling us to deliver exceptional results.
With a spirit of RESOURCEFULNESS, we fearlessly tackle challenges and defy limitations.
Driven by the ethos of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, we foster a culture of perpetual learning and growth.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a passionate Game Developer to join our Idle games team, where your dedication, keen eye for detail, and knowledge of software design principles can shine. As a Game Developer, you will play a pivotal role in crafting, enhancing, and evolving our nostalgic clicker-based role-playing games collection.
What you will be responsible for:
- Collaborate with the development team to design and implement game features and mechanics.
- Develop and maintain game logic, systems, and functionalities.
- Ensure high-quality code through code reviews, testing, and debugging.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and project milestones.
- Optimize game performance for various platforms and devices.
- Work closely with the design team to bring their ideas to life in the game.
- Stay updated with industry trends and technologies to improve game development processes.
Your background should look something like:
- Minimum 3 years of full-stack experience, with at least 1 live title
- Strong proficiency in C#, including familiarity with game development frameworks and engines (e.g., Unity) where C# is the primary language.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles.
- understanding of the tools and processes involved in operating a game-as-a-service
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- A passion for game development with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Salary Range:
- $82,000 - $102,000 / year
Kano is a remote-first workplace with an in-person attendance requirement 2-6 times a year.
What we offer
- Competitive wages determined by market research
- Uncapped profit share program
- Health, dental and vision benefits
- 3 weeks vacation to start
- Paid holiday shutdown in December
- 12 paid Care Days per year
- Yearly Continuous Improvement allowance
- A results-driven company with a compassionate culture
- Opportunity to work on game projects that are enjoyed by millions of players worldwide!
- Ability to make a difference. Have an idea? Talk directly with leadership about it instead of running through layers of bureaucracy
About Kano
Since inception, Kano has released twelve gaming titles (seven of which are live serviced today), with over 35 million downloads and close to $100M in sales.
Bootstrapped in 2008, and achieving profitability in 2009, Kano continues to grow its team, game portfolio and player base as an independent gaming studio, with hit games like Mob Wars, Idle Distiller and Monster Country.
Canadian owned and full-remote, we believe in giving small teams of talented people challenging problems and getting out of their way. That’s why we look for the best and brightest to join our team; people who have talent, vision, and commitment.
Check out this article If you'd like to get some insight into our hiring process, our employee manual to understand how and why we do things the way we do, and this fun little video for an intro to the team!
- 2024 Great Place to Work Certified™
- 2023 Great Place to Work Certified™
- 2022 Best Workplace™ for Mental Wellness
- 2022 Best Workplace™ in Canada - Less than 50 employees
- 2022 Best Workplace™ in British Columbia
- 2021 Best Workplace™ in British Columbia
- 2020 Best Workplaces™ in Canada – Less than 100 employees
- 2020 Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion
- 2020 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness
- 2020 Best Workplaces™ in British Columbia
- 2019 Great Place to Work - British Columbia
- 2019 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Finalist
- 2018 VIATEC Company of the Year (11-49 Employees) - Winner
- 2018 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Finalist
- 2017 VIATEC Company of the Year (11-49 employees) - Finalist
- 2014 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Winner
*Kano is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law*
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About The Company
Great games are made by equally great people. We’re a small, but growing, company where each team member can have an impact. We don’t do “crunch culture”, and we want our team members to have work-life balance. We do this by offering remote work opportunities (work where you want!) and flexible hours (work when you want!). We believe in transparency fostered by communication and collaboration. While we got our start in beautiful Victoria, B.C, our Kanodians are now a remote workforce, spread across Canada, but connected by our shared values.
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