Lead Multiplayer Game Developer

Summary

Join Voodoo, a leading mobile game publisher, as a Lead Multiplayer Game Developer to contribute to the development of Paper.io 2, a popular mobile game with millions of active users. You will lead technical decisions and implementations for responsive, scalable multiplayer experiences, ensuring low-latency, high-quality gameplay. This role involves architecting and implementing real-time multiplayer features, mentoring senior developers, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, establishing coding standards, and contributing to game design discussions. You will have a significant impact on the company by working with a passionate and talented team to entertain millions of players.

Requirements

• Strong experience (7+ years) in game development, specializing in multiplayer architecture and networking
• Proven track record developing synchronous multiplayer functionality for high-scale, popular mobile games with millions of active users
• Advanced Unity and C# expertise, specifically with multiplayer systems (Nakama, Photon, Mirror, Netcode for GameObjects, etc.)
• Proven track record creating low-latency, scalable synchronous multiplayer games or features for mobile
• Deep understanding of network optimization, prediction algorithms, and synchronization techniques to ensure seamless player experiences
• Experience in profiling and optimizing multiplayer performance, network bandwidth, and server-client communication
• Familiarity with cloud solutions, server deployment, and infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multiplayer technical vision, aligning with business goals
• Architect and implement real-time multiplayer features ensuring low latency
• Mentor and collaborate closely with senior developers, defining best practices in multiplayer game development
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to networking, latency, synchronization, and overall multiplayer performance
• Establish coding standards, ensuring a robust and maintainable networked codebase
• Contribute to game design discussions, bringing insights and solutions tailored specifically to multiplayer mechanics

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid experience with CI/CD practices, analytics-driven development, and A/B testing in multiplayer environments is highly desirable
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a creative, hacker mindset
• Attention to detail, especially regarding player experience and responsiveness
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside