Lead Game Programmer (Roblox)

Who we are

We are GoSpooky. An incredibly fast-moving bunch of unconventional storytellers, social media superstars, and slam-dunking creatives. We know all things internet culture and create scroll-stopping content people actually want to share. One thing we all have in common: we’re always on the lookout for attention.

At GoSpooky, we believe in being authentic, bold, and creative—it’s the essence of who we are. We’re on the lookout for like-minded talent who share these values and thrive on pushing boundaries by shaking up social media. We need people who aren’t afraid to experiment, think outside the box, and embrace challenges with enthusiasm. If you’re someone who spots an opportunity in the morning and brings it to life by the afternoon, we’d love to hear from you.

What we do

We're constantly on the lookout for talent who share our passion for innovation and technical excellence—folks who live for coding groundbreaking games and aren't afraid to dive into uncharted territory. We need people who spot a new development in the morning and have it prototyped by the afternoon. We love visionary developers and game designers, disruptive thinkers and tech wizards, people who can redefine what's possible in the digital realm.

 
So, wanna join us?

The Action:

We’re looking for a creative, highly motivated and talented Lead Game Programmer to take charge of the technical development for our branded games on Roblox. This is a highly technical, hands-on role where you will lead the development team, be responsible for a clean, scalable, maintainable code base, and make architectural decisions required to realize our branded games. 

We are looking for opinionated developers that can back up their claims, love spending nights and weekends creating side projects, apps, websites, games, render engines, home assistant workflows and pride themselves on their ability to create the most amount of value in the least amount of code. You love talking about code and are able to explain it in a way where even your rubber duck understands. If you’re an autodidact with a passion for game development, teaching, and rapid development cycles, this role is for you. Of course, game development experience is very important to us, but if you tick all the boxes except the professional experience one, we’d still love to talk to you!

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the programming team to the successful implementation of the design of our games (Roblox)
• Write extensible core game systems that are easily adopted by other developers and projects.
• Coach and mentor the other developers to write efficient, maintainable code
• Design and own the CI/CD pipeline to optimize the process of building and releasing all of our games
• Be on top of platform updates, development trends and best practices
• Make architectural decisions on frameworks, libraries and pipelines
• Review code from the development team to keep the codebase clean and structured
• Innovate and implement advanced game features, pushing the boundaries of what's possible on the Roblox platform.

What you'll bring:

• 4+ years of working in a software/game development team.
• 2+ years of experience in a responsible position of a development team (manager exp. not required, but seniority is)
• Experience with single threaded, event driven execution model languages (Javascript, Typescript, Lua, Python)
• Experience working with game development engines (Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot, Bevy, your own engine?) with experience in a Social gaming engine (Roblox Studio, UEFN) being a big plus.
• You’re passionate about playing, enjoying and/or working on videogames, especially games with a UGC component (Fortnite, Roblox, etc…)
• Proven ability and excited to quickly learn new technologies.
• Passion for code. We’d like to hear about your side-projects, not because we need to see them (we’d love to of course!), but because we are keen to find people that are naturally motivated to build better games & better tools. 
• You are an effective communicator, approachable mentor and have great interpersonal communication skills 
• Fluency in Dutch and English

Nice-to-Have:

• Have shipped AA or AAA titles 
• Have built and released your own Roblox/Fortnite custom games
• Experience with working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience in a digital marketing agency.
• Experience with Roblox Studio or Fortnite Creative.
• Other game development skills like design, art, audio, etc..
  

What's in it for you?

• Bright, pet-friendly office in Amsterdam with a great vibe for productivity
• A pension plan where you contribute a percentage of your salary
• We prioritize the mental well-being of our employees. That’s why we’ve partnered with OpenUp to offer professional unlimited mental health support. Learn more here:  https://openup.com/
  
• Phone allowance of up to €25/month (depending on your role)
• Commuting allowance 
• Healthy communal lunches to keep you fueled
• Remote working possibility in agreement with your team 
• Flexible holiday policy for a proper recharge 
• A MacBook for peak productivity
• Gift card and birthday wishes every year!
• Fun events to connect, recharge, and bond as a team 
• Dutch classes for international team members
• Training opportunities to develop your skills and grow with us 

Apply for the job!
So do you want to join our team? Then we'd love to hear about you!

We are looking for a candidate who holds an EU passport or has the right to work in the Netherlands without visa sponsorship.

GoSpooky is an equal-opportunity employer.
We welcome candidates of all identities and backgrounds and make our hiring decisions based on objective measures. We believe a diverse team is crucial to our collective success and value an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their unique selves to work.