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Senior Game Developer (freelance)

Are you an ambitious senior game developer with a passion for creating engaging experiences? Do you want your work to reach millions of players worldwide? Join our team as a freelancer and apply today. Collaborate with a multinational team of developers and contribute to creating captivating casual gaming experiences for a global audience.

About the Role

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, evolving existing games, as well as contributing to the maintenance and evolving our internal tooling.

You are adept at managing your time and productivity with the goal to deliver robust code while meeting established deadlines.

Next to working on features for our games your responsibilities include optimisation, debugging, fixing bugs, performing code reviews, reviewing requirements, working on platform compatibility and ensuring our games remain stable and performant.

About you

You are proactive and thrive on taking ownership and responsibility. You write clean, readable and maintainable code. Sharing your skills and experience with the team is something you have consistently been praised for. 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:

At least 5 years of experience programming professionally;

Solid knowledge of development best practices;

Knows how to strike a balance between speed and quality;

Estimations are consistently on point

Proactively communicates and mitigates technical risk;

Excellent at contributing to technical design & technical decision making;

Understands the commercial reality of casual games;

Experience with Agile/Scrum development practices;

Experience with version control tools like git;

Experience with web game tech (e.g. PIXI/Phaser/Three.js);

Experience with HTML5 games, Typescript and JavaScript is a plus;

About CoolGames
Founded in 2010, CoolGames is a leading web-game-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 growing steadily. Players can now instantly start a game from within Facebook, Discord, Netflix and many other ‘Big Tech’ game channels. And we have a great relationship and close collaboration with all of them.

In this changing landscape, where Apple and Google are no longer the sole destinations for casual gamers, CoolGames is successfully publishing high quality web 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.

Working for 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.

What You Should Know About Senior Game Developer (freelance), CoolGames

Are you a passionate and experienced Senior Game Developer looking for your next freelance opportunity? At CoolGames, you can channel your skills into creating engaging gaming experiences that reach players around the globe. Here, you’ll collaborate with a diverse team of developers, game designers, and artists to push the boundaries of casual gaming. You'll be involved in developing new titles, enhancing existing games, and improving our internal tooling. With your 5+ years of professional programming experience, you'll bring your solid knowledge of best practices in game development to the table. Your role will involve writing clean, maintainable code while ensuring our games are optimised and bug-free. We value proactive team members who take ownership and are eager to share their experiences. Your expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies, along with your understanding of the technical design for casual games, will be critical as we navigate the evolving landscape of game distribution. At CoolGames, we celebrate innovation and adaptability, making it a great place for your next career move. Join us in creating captivating experiences for millions of players and be a part of a team that values collaboration and open communication. If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge as a Senior Game Developer, we can't wait to meet you!

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What are the responsibilities of a Senior Game Developer at CoolGames?

As a Senior Game Developer at CoolGames, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the development of new game titles while also enhancing existing ones. Your daily responsibilities include optimising code, debugging issues, reviewing code, ensuring platform compatibility, and maintaining the performance and stability of our games.