Expert HTML5 Game Developer - Game Technology (m/f)

[Goodgame Studios]

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Expert HTML5 Game Developer - Game Technology (m/f)

 

Goodgame Studios successfully fuses art and science and has thus become Germany's biggest game developer. We merge analytical science with dynamic creativity. With the help of our one-of-a-kind energy, which comes from working together with more than 1200 employees from 60 nations every day, we're developing outstanding games at our headquarters in Hamburg.

 

HTML5, JavaScript, and WebGL are your passion. You like to get started with the latest online developments right away. You believe strongly in open standards. You take pleasure in applying your experience and expertise to ensuring that games made with HTML5 and Javascript stay on the right track. You're not afraid to try out future technologies.

 

As an Expert HTML5 Game Developer - Game Technology (m/f), you will serve as the driving force behind the technical design of our new HTML5 area. Your passion and expertise lie in the development and implementation of new ideas. You give yourself ambitious goals, chase them, and inspire others to do so.

As an Expert HTML5 Game Developer - Game Technology (m/f), you will form a part of our game core team. The game core team develops and maintains the libraries for our games and manages their integration into the studios.

 

Your job:

• Act as a catalyst in HTML5 for all issues related to technical optimization and development

• Assess the technical feasibility of a suitable framework and its expansion based on the specific adjustments required

• Select and evaluate tools that can perform WebGL exports

• Serve as the first point of contact for all questions regarding our HTML5 architecture

• Develop game prototypes in HTML5/JS/WebGL

• Develop HTML5 software libraries

• Develop HTML5 game development workflows and best practices

• Scrutinize and improve existing workflows

 

Your profile:

• Several years of experience developing games with JavaScript and HTML5

• Experience with WebGL

• Experience with one or several frameworks, such as Construct 2, Cocos2d-js, three.js, CreateJS, Phaser, etc.

• Practical experience with Git

• Experience with network communication / HTTP / Websockets / socket.io

• You are curious about new technologies

• Experience with other programming languages is advantageous

• Experience with Unity3D is advantageous

• Passionate about gaming

• Optional: experience with ES6 and Typescript

• Excellent written and spoken English

 

We offer:

• Agile structures, flat hierarchies, and ongoing educational opportunities that will facilitate your personal development here

• Result-oriented teamwork where the contribution of each employee is recognized and appreciated

• A good work-life balance thanks to extensive sports opportunities, personal counseling, and an active feedback culture

• Cutting-edge technologies that offer freedom for innovation

• Sustainable and profit-oriented growth without influence from external investors

 

 

Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and provides a fantastic range of leisure activities as well as a great nightlife. Its maritime atmosphere and Hanseatic cosmopolitan flair enable an especially high quality of life. We will make relocating simple, help you find a flat, and make it easy for you to get to know your new hometown.

 

Your contact person for this job offer is Melanie Adam.

 

We look forward to receiving your application (cover letter, CV, and references) as well as your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, preferably in English and through our online application form.

 

If you have questions regarding your application, please send an email to the following address: [email protected]