Programmer

Full-time or Contract

At Velan Studios, we stay curious. Our games are diverse and driven by the adventurous spirit of our people. We are the creators behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Knockout City, Hot Wheels Rift Rally, and we're not done yet! The mission of our studio is to explore ground-breaking game experiences and new forms of play. We believe in pushing the boundaries of conventional gaming, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, and revolutionizing the industry one game at a time. Velan Studios maintains a team of both remote, hybrid, and onsite employees. Hybrid and onsite employees work from our office in Troy, NY.

We are looking for programmers of all types to add to our team. Our three requirements:

• Experience developing games professionally. Bonus points for shipping one or more titles.
• Our proprietary engine and tools are written in C. Our games are implemented with our in-house scripting language. You should be comfortable learning new languages and working in C.
• Our curiosity drives us. You must be deeply curious about something and have some evidence of that curiosity. We are looking for candidates that demonstrate a pattern of persistent and self-motivated exploration.

As an indie studio with the ambition to do all the things, programmers at Velan may work in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:

• Game mechanics and player progression systems.
• Network services and multiplayer support.
• Content creator tools.
• Rendering architecture and shader development.
• User interface design and implementation.
• Firmware for custom hardware.
• Core engine systems.

While many programmers have an area of expertise, we do not hire programmers so that they may work exclusively in one specialized area. Programmers should own areas of our technology but have the flexibility to work across the codebase. Future members of our team need to be ready to embrace our studio values including:

• World class games through unconventional thinking.
• Respect for players and colleagues. Ready for the responsibility that comes from that respect.
• Regional technology and game development community engagement.