Junior Game Programmer

We’re looking for a Junior Game Programmer to help us create the next generation of pro-social multiplayer games on web-based platforms. This is a generalist role where you’ll use the latest web technologies - like PlayCanvas engine, WebGPU, and Typescript - to help us develop ambitious 2D and 3D games by coding across a variety of systems, including gameplay, AI, UI, and other system. Your focus will be on creating wonderful experiences for diverse players to enjoy together in an inclusive way.

Mojiworks is a 8x winner of GamesIndustry.biz’s Best Places To Work awards, an online & remote company, and proud of our progressive culture and diverse team.

Whether you’re a programmer looking to break into the games industry, or coming from a game development or education background, we encourage you to apply if you want to work in highly collaborative environment with a small team where you and your work will really matter, and where you will be well supported in growing to do the best work of your career.

Your role:

• Code features & systems across all aspects of our games & tools, with a focus on crafting wonderful experiences for players.
• Daily full-stack development in Typescript using VS Code, for 2D and 3D game development in WebGL/GPU engines like PlayCanvas and PixJS
• Collaborate within a cross-discipline team to design & build the best game possible
• Help other team members to problem solve & get the best out of the codebase

We’re looking for:

• Demonstrable experience of game development, either professional or hobbyist, with a portfolio of playable projects and their code
• A strong desire to learn, and excitement to get your hands on new technologies and solve interesting problems
• A love of collaborating, with the empathy and confidence required to give and take constructive feedback

Annual salary: £33k-£37k

About Us

Mojiworks is a leader in games for Discord, a pioneer of next generation social games with 140M players and counting, and a 8x winner of GamesIndustry.biz’s Best Places To Work awards.

Since 2016 we’ve led the way in using modern social apps as places for a new type of game. Played in the online places where friends already hang out, our games are designed to strengthen friendships and start new ones through the joy of playing together.

Mojiworks is an online & remote company, with an administrative HQ in Guildford, UK - a renowned game industry hub. We’re distributed across locations, and highly collaborative using Slack text & video. We pride ourselves on our strong personal connections & community (which we put a lot of effort in to).

We believe that being online, rather than physically centralised, makes us the best team: we can have diverse talent from all over the world; better support individual working needs; and lift everyone up to have the same opportunity for impact & collaboration.

We work flexibly, but coordinate around Europe/Middle-East/Africa timezones.

Benefits

• Remote and flexible working culture 🌍
• Regular online socials and quarterly in-person onsites 🥳
• £/€3K annual working environment stipend 🧑‍💻
• £/€1k annual self-development budget 🌱
• £/€1k annual events budget ✨
• Health insurance 🏥
• Share options 📈
• Inclusive sick pay policy, including menopause and period 🤕
• Mental health support through Spill 💙
• 25 days of annual paid time off 🏖️
• Health club subsidy 🧘
• Individual financial coaching with Octopus 💸
• Matched charity donations 💖

We're committed to building a team as diverse as our players, and eagerly welcome differences in background, life experience, and culture. You'll help us create an impactful and ethical company, and grow right along with us. If this speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

We employ people where they are resident: if you’re within the UK you’ll be an employee of Mojiworks and if you’re outside the UK we use Deel 🌐

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