Playful Game Prototyping Intern: Design & Code

Tencent; Singapore; On-site; SGD 13,392 - 20,088; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

AI-assisted dev tools

Game jam releases

Replay‑driven systems familiarity

Prototype-focused environment

Job summary

Lightspeed Studios is seeking an inventive design-focused intern to prototype gameplay mechanics and validate ideas quickly using Phaser.js, HTML5 and JavaScript. You will work at the intersection of design and code, turning hypotheses into playable prototypes within days.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration, informal playtests, and collaboration with the incubation team to explore original IP with high replayability value.

Qualifications

• Hands-on prototyping in Phaser.js, JavaScript, and HTML5 to turn ideas into playable prototypes.
• A portfolio of personal projects or game jam entries showing concept-to-playable execution.
• Strong design intuition: explain why a mechanic feels fun, not just what it does.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration; thrives on short loops over long specs.
• Curiosity about what makes games replayable across genres.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype gameplay mechanics across genres with an emphasis on replayability and IP potential.
• Spin up playable web prototypes using Phaser.js / HTML5 / JS quickly for validation.
• Run informal playtests, distill fun factors, and feed findings into the next iteration.
• Produce light design documents that communicate intent without over- detailing.
• Collaborate with the design lead on weekly experiments aligned to incubation themes.

Skills

Phaser.js

JavaScript

HTML5

Portfolio

Design instincts

Ambiguity tolerance

Curiosity about replayability

Job description

Lightspeed Studios is seeking an inventive design-focused intern to prototype gameplay mechanics and validate ideas quickly using Phaser.js, HTML5 and JavaScript. You will work at the intersection of design and code, turning hypotheses into playable prototypes within days.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration, informal playtests, and collaboration with the incubation team to explore original IP with high replayability value.