You will own and scale the backend systems for a successful mobile resource management game that has already reached over 500,000 players. This role involves designing robust, distributed architectures and implementing blockchain-integrated features to redefine collaborative online gaming while working alongside a team of industry veterans and successful entrepreneurs.
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Senior Software Engineer at VOYA Games
Join an award-winning studio founded by gaming industry veterans and help scale a mobile title that has already captured over 500,000 players. You will own backend architecture and build the infrastructure for the next generation of collaborative, player-owned economies in gaming.
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Location
Berlin, Germany
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
VOYA Games
Role overview
GamingBerlin, GermanySeed (VC-backed)
VOYA Games is a Berlin-based game studio founded in 2023 with a mission to reshape the gaming landscape through fun-first, accessible Web3 experiences that provide meaningful agency to gamers. The company is pioneering a casual, barrier-free, and educational approach to interconnected games, unified by a shared player-owned economy. Their debut title, Craft World, is a casual resource management game where players collaborate with friendly dinosaurs to rebuild civilization post-apocalypse. VOYA Games aims to build an ecosystem that engages players for the long term, rewarding creativity and participation, and is committed to utilizing blockchain technology and the potential of Web3 to empower players through ownership and participation.
Backed by 1kx, Makers Fund, RockawayX, Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, Sébastien Borget.
What you will do
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems ensuring scalability and reliability for a global player base.
- Lead technical architecture decisions and provide mentorship to junior engineers to foster a high-performing engineering culture.
- Drive the planning and delivery of complex features and infrastructure improvements in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Who this is a fit for
- Over 5 years of professional software engineering experience with a record of shipping production-scale distributed systems.
- Proficiency in modern languages like TypeScript, C#, Go, or Rust with a strong grasp of software design patterns.
- Curiosity or working knowledge of blockchain concepts and their technical implications for real-time mobile applications.
Why this role is remarkable
- Impact a live product with over half a million organic users and scale it toward millions worldwide.
- Join an award-winning studio founded by successful entrepreneurs with a proven track record of industry exits.
- Shape the future of digital entertainment by merging traditional high-quality gameplay with true asset ownership.
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