Join us as our very first engineering hire. You will be working as a generalist side by side with our CTO, shaping the foundations of our game’s architecture.

what you'll do

• You will be joining Double Dusk as our very first engineering hire, shaping the foundations of our game’s architecture.
• You will develop and evolve the many systems we need in order to deliver an unforgettable experience to our players.
• You will work closely with our game designers and artists to make their vision come to life.

who you are

• You have 3+ years of experience working as a senior or lead programmer in games.
• You are scrappy, resourceful, results-oriented and have worked on small teams with tight deadlines shipping commercial products.
• You love being a generalist and you’re able to learn any part of game development that might be necessary to keep the studio moving forward, from game programming, to networking, build, infrastructure etc.
• Experience shipping or working on live service games built in Unreal Engine.
• You’re comfortable rapid prototyping, making the right tradeoffs between the now and the long term.
• You’re an excellent communicator who proactively keeps the team in sync about your progress.
• You have played a cooperative game or two in the last few months.

If this sounds like what you’d love to be doing, we can’t wait to hear from you. If you’re not sure that you exactly fit the above criteria, get in touch anyway. Alignment with our values is just as important as experience! 🙏

our development vision

We believe that small, high-performance teams of talented individual contributors can achieve remarkable feats. Our goal is to build cohesive teams that stay together for significant portions of their careers, motivated by stellar coworkers and the substantial impact they can make on their products when working in unison.

where

This is a remote position, with preference for some overlap with US and Canada work hours.

salary

Equal work, equal pay. We have a transparent salary policy: at all times you know exactly what everybody else at the company is being paid. We strive to pay at the 75th percentile of the markets we hire in. Everybody in the same role at the same level at the same location gets paid the same.

Equity packages are adjusted based on how early you joined the company to compensate for volatility. There’s no negotiation, nor special backroom deals to get ahead. Compensation is standardized and made public to maximize fairness. We make yearly adjustments to everybody’s compensation to keep up with the market and inflation.

• $80,000 - 180,000 USD depending on global location
• 0.75-1.0% of company equity as options vesting over 4 years

full time benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Health, dental, vision
• Pension & 401k contributions
• Fund for educational training and games
• Company offsites
• Remote-first, we can pay locally in most countries, though benefits may vary.

interview process

1. Application - you are here!
2. Culture interview - Our goal is to explore your motivations to join our team, learn why you’d be a great fit, and answer questions about us (30min)
3. Discipline-specific interview - You'll meet the hiring team who will evaluate skills needed to be successful in your role (60min)
4. Take-home project - we assign you a test project that should take a few hours to finish. The work is similar to what you’d be doing day-to-day at the company. We then chat with you about your deliverable (2-4h)
5. Work trial - we really like you, and we want to make sure this is a fit for you and the team. Work with us for a few days on our product. We will compensate you appropriately for your time, or donate the same amount to charity if you’re unable to receive compensation. We’re happy to figure out an arrangement that works best for your schedule.
6. Full-time Offer - yay, phew, you made it, welcome aboard, we can’t wait to work with you!