Email your CV and Cover Letter to careers@penguinwaddleworks.com
We are actively reviewing applications until September 20th. Email us before then! (even if LinkedIn shows it's no longer accepting applications)
Disclaimer: This is an unpaid role! None of us are drawing a salary as we are developing a prototype, and hope to win funding in the future!
You can choose to join us as a partner who volunteers to see this through to the end (and share in any profits in the long run!) and/or simply agree to a salary when we secure funding - we are flexible and transparent, and can discuss your expectations.
Role Description
The Lead Game Developer would guide the technical and gameplay direction of our projects in a remote, collaborative environment.
Day-to-day tasks include:
Our Ideal Fit
Plus points for experience with:
This is a founding-level role with possibility of shared ownership, and it is a remote role.
Employed elsewhere? We don't expect you to quit!
We understand that you have bills to pay and need to keep the wheels turning. We are aware that we are unable to offer a salary at this stage, and so if you are already doing paid work for another entity you can continue to do so while volunteering the rest of your time to be part of our project.
We don't expect you to do the 9-5 grind. Work on your own time, because your time is being treated as volunteering. We just want to be able to trust that you help us meet our milestones - and we think you would do that only because you believe in its potential for success!
(Just make sure your existing contract does not prohibit you from taking on any other work, even if it is unpaid volunteer work, and you respect all confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with your current employer! We honour integrity and trust, towards ourselves as well as towards others.)
Don't tick all the above points? Apply anyway!
We don't use ATS so you don't need to worry about your CV containing all the key words. Write a good cover letter telling us who you are, where you come from, what your experience is and why you want to be part of this project, and send us an email with your CV at careers@penguinwaddleworks.com
Who We Are
We are an unannounced startup, led by people who have been caught in the never-ending global wave of mass layoffs in the gaming industry. Sick of corporate greed, office politics, and companies that care more about share prices than the players, we are breaking free and developing an original narrative RPG for global audiences (Our market research supports the possibility to generate six-figure revenue!)
As an early-stage venture, there is significant creative freedom and the opportunity to shape core gameplay and player experience from the ground up. Joining now means working closely with the founders to define the studio’s vision, strategy, and roadmap.This environment is ideal for individuals who can confidently build in ambiguity, take ownership and charge, and collaborate and communicate effectively.