
Game Developer at Spyke Games (Istanbul, Turkey)
Spyke Games· Istanbul, Turkey·
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Job description
About Spyke Games
We are a leading mobile gaming company founded by gaming veterans who have built and scaled massive gaming businesses for the past decade.
We want to build the next generation of mobile game franchises to be played by millions of people around the globe for years. We are bringing together the smartest, the most talented and ‘fun to work with’ group of people united around this single mission. Fostered with team spirit and collaboration, we strive to create a passionate, energetic and eager to learn “geek” culture focused on games.
We’re hiring extraordinary people to help, build and grow mobile games and to dream up new ideas that will reach millions around the world. In this role, you will be working in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment with some of the smartest minds in the industry. This scale comes along with very interesting engineering challenges which we are solving together, using a technology-agnostic and horizontal decision-making approach. Alongside our games, we are growing as software engineers and as a team.
Job Responsibilities
- Build an amazing experience for the millions of users who play every day
- Design, implement, test, and maintain our casual gaming products
- Write clean, sustainable code and participate in peer code-reviews
- Have ownership of a primary workstream, which you will own end-to-end, but work in close collaboration with your fellow mobile engineers
- Brainstorm new ideas together with your team to continually iterate and improve the user experience of our games
Job Requirements
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or any equivalent department
- 1-3 years of experience in using Unity or other game engines like libGDX, Cocos2d-x, Unreal, and Godot.
- Good command of various programming languages (such as C#, Java) and experience on best practices and idioms of these languages
- Experience in the development of UI, audio, animation systems and good CPU and GPU profiling & optimization skills.
- Deep understanding of the mobile platforms and their specific requirements.
- Excellent understanding of software architecture, design, and development.
- Apart from technology and programming language, having strong object-oriented skills including design, coding, and testing patterns
- Eager to search/discuss new technologies
- Comfortable with speaking/reading English
- Having analytical, practical problem-solving skills
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Why work at Spyke Games
- Culture: Emphasizes creativity, innovation, and freedom to operate. Co-founders are hands-on and focused on replicating the successful culture of Peak Games.
- Work model: Mix of on-site (Istanbul HQ) and remote roles (e.g., Performance Marketing Specialist, Product Manager, Game Developer) – check specific job postings.
- Engineering & tech stack: Unity, C#, Python, Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, Google Cloud Platform, Firebase, Tableau, Looker, and more. Strong backend and data science teams.
- Growth trajectory: Rapidly scaling company with aggressive revenue targets through 2027.
- Perks: Not extensively documented, but the company invests in employee development and local talent. Office located in Şişli, Istanbul.
- Considerations: Employee rating of 2.9/5 (based on 7 reviews) – work-life balance rated 2.4, culture 2.5; may reflect growing pains of a fast-scaling startup.