Game Developer Support Internship

8 Months ago • All levels • Game Programmer

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Developer Support Intern at Poki, you will be responsible for ensuring that games released on Poki are perfectly suited for their platform. This involves working closely with game developers to provide instruction and support on optimizing their games, integrating their SDK, and more. The internship offers the opportunity to learn about game development, business aspects of gaming, and make a direct impact on the player and developer communities. You will play and test games before release, contribute to documentation, and maintain quality standards.
Must have:
  • Perfectionist with an eye for detail and a multitasker.
  • Experience in QA or testing of digital products.
  • Basic understanding of UX principles.
  • Clear and concise writer with ability to convey ideas simply.
  • Organized and self-sufficient worker.
  • Fluent in English and based in the Netherlands.
  • Current student, ideally studying game-related courses.
Good to have:
  • Any game development experience.
  • Basic knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
  • Graphic design or animation skills.
  • Familiarity with data analysis and/or SQL.
  • Interest in the gaming industry.
Perks:
  • Direct impact on the experience of millions of players and developers.
  • Opportunity to work with a diverse and talented international team.
  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Focus on employee wellbeing initiatives.
  • Regular social events and activities.
  • Travel costs covered for those living outside Amsterdam.

Job Details

Do you have a killer eye for detail and love playing games? At Poki, our vision is to let the world play by creating the ultimate online playground. Currently, more than 90 million monthly players around the world come to us for easy access to the best games on web. These games are created by our thriving global game developer community of over 500+ game developer teams. As a Developer Support Intern, you’ll sit within our developer support team which is responsible for making sure all games that are released on Poki are perfectly suited for our playground. That means working closely with game developers to instruct and support them on how to optimize their game for web and our players, integrate our SDK, and more. Your ability to thoroughly test on multiple devices and report on multiple games a day will help the team drastically scale the great games we offer. During this internship, not only will you have direct impact on both our global player and developer communities, you will also learn what makes a good game, what makes good games successful, helping game developers on all sides of production from design through to technical development. You’ll also get a glimpse into the business of gaming, from business development to monetization to marketing.

Your Challenge:

  • Play games, like a lot. You’ll be responsible for working on and testing some of the world’s biggest games before they are released on web
  • Contribute to our game developer documentation in a way that will be understood by creators from multiple countries
  • Contribute to our quality assurance and testing processes to make sure we’re able to efficiently scale the amount of games we work with
  • Set and constantly elevate the quality standard for games on our platform thereby maintaining our platform’s position as the #1 destination for games on web

You:

  • Are a perfectionist, super multitasker, and have an incredible eye for detail
  • Have experience with QA or testing of digital products
  • Have a basic understanding of UX principles and can apply them to web games
  • Can handle critical feedback and apply it to subsequent work and decisions
  • Are a clear and concise writer who can convey complex ideas in a simple way
  • Can work in an organized and self-sufficient manner
  • Are fluent in English and already based in the Netherlands, preferably in or around Amsterdam (unfortunately we are only able to accept applicants already based in the Netherlands at this stage)
  • Are a current student, ideally studying a course related to game design, game development, or media and communications
  • Available for minimum 5 months, 4-5 days a week Starting Autumn 2025

Bonus Experience:

  • Any game development experience
  • Basic knowledge of javascript, HTML, CSS
  • Any graphic design or animation skills
  • Familiarity with data analysis and/or SQL
  • General familiarity or interest in the gaming industry

Why work at Poki:

  • Direct impact on the experience 90 million players, a community of 500+ game developers and be the first touchpoint for hundreds of millions of people exposed to our branded campaigns.
  • The chance to work together with a diverse, international, talented and self-motivated team.
  • Play is how we learn; we have a talented, experienced team you can learn from, and we want to make sure everyone feels challenged.
  • We care about our team, and your wellbeing matters. We have a dedicated colleague who focuses on a variety of wellbeing initiatives from regular check-ins with everyone to bi-weekly massages at the office.
  • Opportunity to connect with colleagues regularly with daily lunches in our colourful office, drinks every Thursday and team activities.
  • Travel costs covered for those living outside of Amsterdam
Are you curious? Do you thrive in an environment of dynamic possibilities? This might be the internship for you. So hit apply and let us know! Poki is an English speaking company, please ensure your CV and application are submitted in English only.

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