Game Developer; remote​/hybrid

(32 - 40 hours, Hybrid in Amsterdam OR fully remote if located outside of the Netherlands)

We are looking for a Casual Game Developer who will contribute to the entire lifecycle of HTML5 casual game development, from inception to live‑ops and maintenance. As part of one of our multidisciplinary agile game development teams, you'll facilitate the delivery of top‑notch products and features.

As a Game Developer at Cool Games, you take responsibility for delivering high quality products. Your teamwork will be fundamental to the success of the products you work on. You don’t just “implement tickets.” You think along. You raise risks early. You help improve the codebase.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary development team collaborating with game designers, game artists, quality assurance engineers, and fellow game developers. You work on developing new titles, evolving existing games, as well as contributing to the maintenance and evolving our internal tooling.

You are adept at managing your time and productivity with the goal to deliver robust code while meeting established deadlines.

Next to working on features for our games your responsibilities include optimisation, debugging, fixing bugs, performing code reviews, reviewing requirements, working on platform compatibility and ensuring our games remain stable and performant.

You are proactive and thrive on taking ownership and responsibility. You write clean, readable and maintainable code. Sharing your skills and experience with the team is something you have consistently been praised for. You are open to feedback and eager to learn. You embrace collaboration and have a “you can count on me” attitude. You flourish in an environment where teamwork and communication are important.

• At least 4 years of experience programming professionally
• Solid knowledge of development best practices
• Strong collaborative mindset
• Knows how to strike a balance between speed and quality
• Estimations are consistently on point
• Proactively communicates and mitigates technical risk
• Understands the commercial reality of casual games
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development practices
• Experience with version control tools like git
• Experience with web game tech (e.g. PIXI/Phaser/Three.js)
• Experience with HTML5 games, Typescript and JavaScript is a plus

• An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries
• Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers
• Competitive remuneration
• A flexible remote working environment
• A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference