Senior Core Developer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Game Engine

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Core Developer, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing Prodigy's flagship math game. Responsibilities include designing, testing, and implementing core game systems for efficiency; optimizing game performance across platforms; developing and improving internal tools to reduce feature lead times; and mentoring junior developers. You will contribute to a vibrant team crafting engaging learning experiences for millions of students, leveraging your passion for gaming and extensive experience in game development. This involves working with various teams (art, design, QA, engineering) and improving the overall development lifecycle.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game dev experience
  • Core game system design & implementation
  • Game performance optimization
  • Tool development & improvement
  • Mentorship & collaboration

Job Details

Prodigy Education, a global leader in game-based learning, is on a mission to make every student in the world love learning. We believe learning should be as fun as playing a video game. This is central to our educational philosophy, because when you love what you do, you do it better. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

With Prodigy, kids practice standards-aligned skills in Math and English as they play our fun, adaptive learning games. All with teacher and parent tools to support their learning in class and at home.

As a Senior Core Developer for our flagship Math game, boasting a vibrant monthly user base of approximately 7 million active students, you will play a pivotal role in crafting captivating online adventures. Our students engage in thrilling RPG adventure to defeat the puppet master, all while mastering a wide spectrum of 1500 math concepts. Leveraging your seasoned expertise, you will lead the charge in reworking core game systems , optimizing game performance and working on game tooling.Your impact extends beyond writing code; it encompasses identifying opportunities for technological advancements and nurturing the professional growth of fellow developers through mentorship.

Your Impact

    • Design, test and implement core game technology systems bringing efficiency to developing new and supporting features across the games
    • Optimizing game performance KPI’s across various platforms and devices
    • Reduce feature lead-time by creating and improving existing internal tools for developers,artists and game designers
    • Share knowledge across teams in an open and collaborative environment and help mentor more junior team members

About You

    • You have sincere love for gaming and more than five years of experience in the game development field,
    • You are well-versed in the workflows of game development disciplines such as art, game design, QA, and engineering and leverage this understanding to develop/improve tools to reduce feature lead times.
Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year, and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards, including the Mom’s Choice Award, Parent and Teacher Choice Awards, and National Parenting Product Award.

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at jobs@prodigygame.com, and we will work with you to meet your needs. 

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About The Company

Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. At Prodigy Education, we believe maximizing student motivation helps develop a lifetime love of learning. Prodigy’s approach to fun, game-based learning means kids no longer have to choose between homework and playtime.


You’ll be working on products used and loved by millions of students, teachers and parents worldwide. It’s why so many of our team members are proud to be Prodigy. 


Not only are our games fun and engaging, they’re also designed to support positive educational outcomes. Helping kids have fun while they learn — what could be more rewarding than that? 

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