Beck-End Software Developer(Mobile Games)
PerBlue is offering opportunities for passionate Software Developer Interns to join our team of experienced engineers and game designers. We’re a growing independent studio whose free-to-play midcore mobile games have been played by millions people around the world, including our award-winning Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.
Our cross-functional and collaborative team has experience across the videogame industry. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, we also offer remote work within the United States for an unmatched quality of life and work.
Our available internships are for Front-End, Game Engine, and Back-End developers for the summer of 2023. You'll work on real games, ship real code, and have real responsibilities. You’ll be embedded on a production team where you'll work side-by-side with engineers on a cross-functional team working on large distributed server systems, network stacks, game mechanics, artificial intelligence, client side development, and user interface implementations.
Key responsibilities - Back-End Developers
As a Software Developer Intern in a Back-End role, you'll be responsible for implementing backend systems that support our suite of cross-platform mobile games. You’ll solve big, complex technical problems and build highly scalable systems and servers that are able to handle TBs of data and thousands of simultaneous network connections to serve our games to large user bases.
Requirements—
- Java or C# programming background
- A passion for all things programming with amazing technical skills
- Desire and willingness to learn new technology and tools
- Be results-oriented and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Strong focus on product and an eye for quality
- Completion of interesting side projects
- Self-motivation, self-direction, and strong remote communication skills as this will be a remote-first opportunity
Other qualifications—
- Familiar with Unity or other engines
- An interest and passion for gaming
- Ability to effectively communicate with team-members and management
- Prior experience at a game studio (mobile, console, or PC)
- Previously shipped a mobile app or multiplayer game
If you’re thinking that your past experiences don’t meet every single one of our requirements and preferences perfectly, please still consider applying for this role. We seek diversity in people, experiences, and perspectives, and we’re committed to building a genuine, diverse, and inclusive workplace. If you clicked into this posting and you’re excited about this role, you may just be the candidate we’re looking for, so go on and apply!
Perks
This is a full time, paid position for the summer of 2023. Our interns have a great work environment where you’ll work on live games. You'll also be able to participate in our remote lunch program, get mentorship from experienced mobile game devs, and more!
No agencies, please. This is a pretty good description of this position but is not a complete job description, so responsibilities and supervisors may change. We regret that we cannot consider visa sponsorship or candidates based outside of the United States and Canada for this position at this time.