Principal Game Developer, Live Games

Madbox is a fast-growing mobile gaming company with a very unique way of developing games. Everything has been made for teams to take as much ownership as possible, unleash their creativity , bring performance , and have as much fun as possible.

In July 2022, we launched our Pocket Champs game worldwide which quickly became one of the top-grossing games in its category. In our fast-paced, tech-driven environment, we continuously innovate by developing and updating our proprietary modules, along with integrating third-party ones, to enhance game functionalities, ensure precise analytics, and comply with evolving regulations.
This dynamic ecosystem requires meticulous coordination to keep our games at the forefront of technology and user experience.

As a Principal Game Developer, you will play a key role in the long-term success of Pocket Champs - you will be a technical cornerstone of our game teams - bringing your deep technical expertise to evolve the game’s architecture, implement high-quality features, and ensure outstanding performance across devices. You'll collaborate closely with developers, designers, and artists to continuously elevate the gameplay experience, while also helping to define the technical direction of the project as it scales. Your contributions will directly impact millions of players worldwide.

Your future responsibilities and scope:

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and performant gameplay systems and architectures
• Define and maintain high coding standards, architecture patterns, and best practices
• Lead features development, and the tech team assigned, from pre-production, to architecture, development, and QA
• Help ensure a clean, maintainable, and modular codebase as the game team and scope grow
• Lead technical investigations and experimentation to propose new features
• Drive technical decisions and propose architectural improvements that support the game’s long-term vision
• Be a team player, mentor your peers to help them grow, through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
• Work closely with designers, artists, and other developers to create cohesive and engaging game experiences
• Identify and evaluate new tools, technologies, and pipelines that can improve development speed and game quality

The profile we are looking for:

• 10+ years of experience in game development, but what matters most is the driving force and potential to move the game forward
• Be a true game maker, have a sense of game feel, and be passionate about making games
• Mastery in Unity in a production environment: Addressables, Remote Settings, CDN, Online/Social features… etc
• Deep understanding of mobile gaming, game mechanics, gameplay, UI, and UX
• Have experience in game programming patterns (MVC, State Machine, Command, …), and creating generic modules
• Advanced level of English
• Previous experience working on a mobile game that scaled
• Flexible, autonomous, proactive, and accountable for their tasks
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a collaborative approach.

At Madbox, we value the mindset and how you can fit with our culture by sharing common values and creating great games together.
We are passionate, always pushing to the next level to learn new things. We are creative and innovative and most of all, team players 🙏

Do you recognize yourself in this mindset? Apply today and come meet us !!!

How do we hire at Madbox?

• Meet the recruiter
• Meet the direct manager
• Home Assignment
• Meet the team
• Meet with Leadership