Nerd Ninjas is a fully remote, fast-moving, multidisciplinary team of creative professionals who work hard and play hard. We’re dedicated to creating engaging projects across mobile, desktop, & MR. 

We’re looking for an experienced Game Developer who brings strong engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience with AI and LLM tools. In this role, you’ll help create seamless, engaging player experiences and build systems that feel intuitive, responsive, and rewarding.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of game development with a well-known partner, using AI thoughtfully and strategically to accelerate production and unlock new creative possibilities. The ideal candidate has contributed to multiple shipped titles as a developer, understands the benefits and limitations of AI and LLM tools, and loves the challenge!

Compensation & Health:

• Competitive salary.
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401k with employer-matching.

Growth & Opportunity:

• Collaborate on global intellectual properties with high visibility.
• Work alongside industry veterans with decades of experience.

Culture & Work Environment:

• Join a growing indie studio with multiple innovative projects in development.
• Our culture is fun, unique, and anti-drama (you'll love it!).

Flexibility & Remote Work:

• Fully remote position with required availability during Pacific Time zone working hours.
• Meet in person at least once a year for amazing retreats you’ll never forget!

• Translate design specifications into functional game mechanics.
• Communicate with other team members to establish effective pipelines and integrate media assets.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to address and mitigate them.
• Help maintain code quality, cleanliness, & organization.
• Engineer prompts used for AI and LLM development.
• Be an active participant in documentation, noting pitfalls, and offering solutions.

• 8+ years of experience developing games on multi-person teams.
• Excellent knowledge of TypeScript or C#.
• Experience implementing UI designs.
• Experience with Mobile game development.
• Familiarity with AI agent ecosystem (Claude, Copilot, or similar).
• Understanding of AI agent rules and subagents. 
• Ability to constantly learn and stay in touch with evolving game standards and development technologies.
• Ability to adapt to new game engine technologies.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Familiarity with current design and architectural patterns.
• Experience with game physics and particle systems.
• Proficient knowledge of Git.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Ability to work successfully remotely and be available during core team hours, M-F: 9:00am - 5pm Pacific Time.
• A passion for games.

• Must be a US or Canadian resident (unfortunately, visa sponsorships are not available; applicants outside North America will not be considered).

• Experience creating 3rd Party Plugins
• Experience creating Asset Store templates (Unity, Unreal, or other) 
• Experience writing client-server architecture.
• Experience with Noesis UI
• Experience optimizing memory and space usage to optimize hardware performance.
• Experience implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Experience with analytics & crash reporting frameworks.
• Experience with a Dependency Injection Framework.
• Experience with VR or AR.
• Lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Salary Range for this position is: $80k - $130k depending on experience and ability