Voodoo

Senior Game Developer - New Games

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Mobile Games, App Development, GamingIndustries

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote Salary: Not Specified


Company Information

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. With 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads, following Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.


Team

Our Gaming team is composed of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. The 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, while the 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games.

This is an opportunity to bring your ideas to life and create your games in an enjoyable and benign working environment among gaming lovers. Your games will be published by the worldwide leader in this field. You will have the chance to join a newly created small studio, focusing on creating and testing new hyper-casual game prototypes to be published by Voodoo. You will have autonomy, a strong impact on ideation, and a unique opportunity to reach hundreds of millions of players. You will take an innovative approach to gameplay ideas/features and give them your own spin.


Role

In this role, you will be core to the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people. You will flesh out the details of a game's design, oversee its testing, and revise the game in response to player feedback. Thanks to your creativity and teamwork, let’s entertain millions of people with your hit games.

Our studios are looking for people who bring their own ideas and are always willing to compromise to move forward.


Missions

  • Create mobile hit games
  • Support and contribute new ideas to game features
  • Write robust code to be used by millions of players around the world
  • Deconstruct and analyze mobile games mechanics
  • Iterate on each prototype thanks to the publishing feedback
  • Participate in junior game dev and artist dev recruitment
  • Contribute to the studio's life since its inception

Profile

  • Interest in casual games and a track record with successful mobile games.
  • At least 3 years of professional experience with Unity.
  • Creative and hacker mindset.
  • Team player, contributor, challenger, and a benign listener.
  • Good sense of gameplay experience and special attention to details.
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Benefits

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

Skills

Game Development
Mobile Game Development
Hyper Casual Games
Game Design
Gameplay
Coding
C++
C#
Unity
Unreal Engine

Voodoo

Develops free hyper-casual mobile games

About Voodoo

Voodoo.io focuses on mobile gaming and app development, particularly in the hyper-casual game segment, which features simple and easy-to-play games that appeal to a wide audience. Their games are free for users, and the company generates revenue through advertising by partnering with ad networks like AdColony and Adjust to display targeted ads within their games. This approach allows Voodoo to entertain millions of users globally while providing brands with advertising solutions to reach mobile gamers effectively. Unlike many competitors, Voodoo emphasizes user privacy by allowing users to manage consent settings and ensuring no personal data is collected from children under 16. The company's goal is to create engaging mobile experiences while maintaining a strong commitment to user privacy and providing valuable advertising opportunities for brands.

Paris, FranceHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$480.1MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Consumer Software, GamingIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Risks

BeReal acquisition may not yield expected returns if popularity doesn't rebound.
Questopia's launch in China could face regulatory challenges.
Wizz app's 'Teen Tinder' reputation may attract scrutiny from parents and regulators.

Differentiation

Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide, following Google and Meta.
The company specializes in hyper-casual games, attracting a broad audience globally.
Voodoo offers advertising solutions, enhancing brand engagement with mobile gamers.

Upsides

Acquisition of BeReal diversifies Voodoo's portfolio beyond gaming.
Partnership with AppHarbr improves ad quality, increasing user engagement and revenue.
Successful launch of Questopia in China expands Voodoo's market presence.

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