Aspiring Game Developer — Unity/C++, Lisbon (Contract)

Almada; Viseu; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class compensation

Job summary

Voodoo, a leading mobile games publisher, seeks a Senior Game Developer to craft engaging client-facing features for Paper.Io 2 and drive core gameplay improvements. You will contribute polished UI, animations, and new meta features within a multidisciplinary Live studio team.

Join a creative, hands-on developer culture with strong emphasis on performance, shader work, and scalable architecture while collaborating with global teams on iconic games and live operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in C# and Unity.
• Exceptional expertise in a specialized area (e.g., animation, particle systems, shaders, architecture, performance optimization or networking) is a major plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on optimization and performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A creative, hands-on developer with a passion for quality work.
• Best-in-class compensation.
• Other benefits according to the country you reside.

Responsibilities

• Develop client-facing features, with a focus on UI, animations, and polish.
• Work on core gameplay improvements.
• Develop new meta features.
• Enhance and refine existing systems.

Skills

C#

Unity

UI

Animations

Performance optimization

Networking

Shaders

Architecture

Job description

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

Team

Our Gaming team is made up 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.

Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming‑industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games generating over $20 million per year, we are the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher.

You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on Paper.Io 2. With Paper.Io 2, we're building an iconic game that players will never forget!

Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Game Developer with a good understanding of the casual mobile game market to help the team deliver fun, innovative, and entertaining features. You will take an innovative approach to gameplay ideas/features and give them their own spin.

Responsibilities

• Develop client‑facing features, with a focus on UI, animations, and polish
• Work on core gameplay improvements
• Develop new meta features
• Enhance and refine existing systems

With this role, you will have a strong impact on the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a senior, multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people. Flesh out the details of a game's design, oversee its testing, and revise the game in response to player feedback.

Profile

• 5+ years of professional experience in C# and Unity
• Exceptional expertise in a specialized area (e.G., animation, particle systems, shaders, architecture, performance optimization or networking) is a major plus
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a focus on optimization and performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• A creative, hands‑on developer with a passion for quality work
• Best‑in‑class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside