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Junior Software Engineer Live Ops (Portugal)

Trying to be part of the next great online game? That’s what we do.

At Arkadium our purpose is to have fun while creating fun - and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing for 20 years. We’re the creators behind the world’s most-played games. From the Solitaire that came on your Windows machine, to hundreds of other games you’ve come to know and love - you can find our games on Arkadium.com, iOS, Android, and lots of other big sites worldwide.

As a proud Evergreen business our values of Fierce Drive, Positive Energy and Living Full Lives are the driving force behind how we run and the choices we make.

We’re privately held (aka stable and reasonable about growth), founder-led (aka passionate about our craft) and we consistently rank as a “Best Place to Work” (aka not your typical games company).

Interested in becoming an Arkadian? We’d love to hear from you. We employ an approach to business that emphasizes positivity and efficiency in equal parts. Our founders, Jessica Rovello and Kenny Rosenblatt, have led the company for 20 years with an entrepreneurial mindset that trickles down to all facets of our offices. Arkadium has been recognized as a top-rated workplace – both locally and nationally – by Crain’s, Inc, Forbes, Digiday, Ad Age and others.

Overview

Arkadium is seeking an exceptional and experienced software engineer to help build the best game engine to support the development of our award-winning games.

Requirements

• Support our growing library of 100+ games on web, mobile, and PC with brand new features and content
• Work with a cross-functional team to analyze, develop, and deliver game updates to keep the games engaging and fresh for our fans
• Dive into existing codebases to optimize performance, refactor code, integrate third-party libraries, and address user feedback
• Grow expertise on web technology standards and trends, and actively employ best practices to the codebase
• Architect and write scalable/modular code that will be easily maintained for years

Our ideal candidate has:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or 1+ year experience programming web games
• Experience working with these modern web technologies
  • JavaScript or TypeScript
  • HTML5, Canvas, and WebGL
  • Webpack
  • Node and NPM
• Experience in C#, React, React Native, Unity, and Adobe Animate are major pluses
• Strong knowledge of programming fundamentals, game architecture, and math
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, as role is expected to communicate with external developers
• A passion for casual games and an analytical mind to understand what makes them successful
• A great attitude and willingness to learn and tackle challenges
• Proficiency in English

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with structured performance and career development check-ins
• Annual employee profit sharing program (because we're all it in together)
• Meaningful supplemental health insurance (medical, dental & vision plans)
• Meal allowance
• Additional budget for conferences you are interested in
• Personal development budget to fuel your passions and desire to learn (Arkadians are taking classes in not only Excel and leadership, but also interior design and even swimming!)
• Time off from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day so we can all enjoy the holidays
• A unique culture of transparency, true teamwork and fun