Game Developer Internship

6 Days ago • Upto 1 Years • Game Programmer

Job Summary

Job Description

CoolGames seeks a talented programming/game development intern to contribute to creating captivating casual gaming experiences. Responsibilities include developing new titles or evolving existing games, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, optimizing code, debugging, fixing bugs, participating in code reviews, working with requirements, and ensuring platform compatibility. The ideal candidate is proactive, writes clean code, embraces feedback, and thrives in a collaborative environment. The internship offers hands-on experience, working closely with a coordinator to meet deadlines and deliver robust code.
Must have:
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum
  • Git version control knowledge
  • Understanding of development best practices
Good to have:
  • HTML5 games experience
  • Typescript and JavaScript skills
  • Web game tech (PIXI/Phaser/Three.js) experience
Perks:
  • Internship compensation
  • Learning and growth environment
  • Remote work flexibility
  • Attractive Amsterdam office location
  • Fun, informal, international culture

Job Details

Description

Are you an ambitious game developer with a passion for creating engaging experiences? Do you want the work you do during your internship to reach millions of players worldwide?

About the opportunity 
We are seeking a talented programming / game development student to join our internship program in the heart of Amsterdam. Collaborate and learn from a multinational team of developers and contribute to creating captivating casual gaming experiences for a global audiences

About CoolGames
Founded in 2010, CoolGames is a leading HTML5-specialized studio based in the historic center of Amsterdam developing high-quality casual games. 

Games distribution via new platforms, beyond the traditional app-stores, is taking off quickly. Players can now instantly start a game from within Facebook, Discord, Netflix and many other ‘Big Tech’ game channels. And even the web is back as a seizable (HTML5 based) games distribution channel, with more people playing via websites each year.

In this changing landscape, where Apple and Google are no longer the sole destinations for casual gamers, CoolGames is successfully publishing high quality HTML5 games that are played by millions every month. For our studio, we have an ambitious roadmap to start the development of new game projects to further expand our portfolio for the years ahead.

About the Internship

You will be part of a multidisciplinary development team collaborating with game designers, game artists, quality assurance engineers, and fellow game developers. You work on developing new titles or evolving existing games.

You work closely with your internship coordinator to get hands on professional experience delivering robust code and meeting established deadlines.

 Next to working on features for our games your responsibilities might include optimisation, debugging, fixing bugs, taking part in code reviews, working with  requirements or working on platform compatibility.

Requirements

About you
You are proactive and thrive on taking ownership and responsibility. You strive to write clean, readable and maintainable code. You are open to feedback and eager to learn. You embrace collaboration and have a ”you can count on me” attitude. You flourish in an environment where teamwork and communication are important.

The right candidate meets most of the following requirements:

  • Demonstrable proficiency with at least one programming language;
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum development practices;
  • Experience with version control tools like git;
  • Solid knowledge of development best practices;
  • Experience with HTML5 games, Typescript and JavaScript is a plus;
  • Experience with web game tech (e.g. PIXI/Phaser/Three.js) is a plus;

 

Working at CoolGames

We are a company which believes it’s important to constantly improve and innovate as we strive to be the best. We work in an informal environment with enthusiastic and smart individuals from all over the world to design and create great games. We have a hybrid work schedule where we strike a balance between face to face collaboration and efficient remote work. 

Benefits

What we offer

CoolGames offers you an internship where you have the chance to work on awesome products and learn from smart and talented individuals.

  • Internship compensation;
  • An environment that supports learning and professional growth;
  • Flexibility to work remotely part-time;
  • An attractive office location in the historic center of Amsterdam;
  • A fun, informal and super international company culture.

* EU candidates only *

* Response times may be slower during summer holidays *

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About The Company

HTML5 GAMES AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE


Cloud gaming, instant fun!


CoolGames is on a mission to reshape the mobile games experience. In the cloud gaming era, games can now be played instantly and shared among billions of people, straight from the cloud without the need to download the game first.


No matter if you are playing games on social media, messenger platforms or websites. CoolGames is dedicated to developing and distributing the very best cloud-based HTML5 games for every player around the globe today.

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