Intermediate Gameplay Developer
Intermediate Gameplay Developer
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Prodigy Education is a global leader in gamebased learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning motivating more than 20 million students a year to practice standardsaligned math and English. More than 800000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool. Fun motivating and researchbased Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit to learn more.
The Engineering team builds and operates a high performance scalable reliable and secure technology platform that will allow us to transform education and deliver effective learning experiences to every student in the world. We do this by building for tomorrow failing fast and early and empowering each other to make things better. Interested in learning more about what were working on Visit the Prodigy Engineering blog at seeking an Intermediate Gameplay Developer to join our team working on our flagship math MMO game utilized by 7 million students monthly. In this role youll have the chance to influence the way millions of students engage with math through gaming enriching both their learning and enjoyment. Youll contribute to creating engaging online math experiences where students embark on quests level up and collect virtual pets all while learning from an extensive range of 1500 math topics.
Your Impact
Develop new or make improvements to game systems and tooling
Participate in code reviews to ensure codebase quality identify areas for improvement and contribute to the development of team best practises
Test code rigorously to identify and resolve bugs delivering reliable and polished features
Collaborate with product owners designers and artists to bring game concepts to life.
About You
You have a sincere love for gaming and bring at least 3 years of experience in game development or equivalent experience in web development
Youre equally as proficient in both building upon existing code and creating new systems.
You are a proactive learner who actively seeks out new technologies and willingly shares your knowledge with the team
Your communication skills are excellent enabling effective teamwork and the ability to explain technical details to nontechnical team members.
Bonus Points
Experience working on Live service games or RPGs
Experience with multiple commercial game engines or proprietary game engines
Core Technologies
Languages : Typescript Javascript
Frameworks : PixiJS
We use our own engine and editor built upon React and Electron
Working at Prodigy
Be part of a missiondriven organization dedicated to helping every student in the world love learning! At Prodigy Education your work positively impacts the lives of millions of students and teachers worldwide.
Join a company which empowers a Growth Mindset among its team members so you grow as we do. Youll also work on awardwinning products which harness the magic of math and power of language for students in grades 1st8th.
We understand that a thriving team is at the core of our success. So on top of an inspirational mission and rewarding work our Total Rewards Program reflects our commitment to your financial physical and mental wellbeing.
Its not just about the work though; its about the culture. As the Toronto Star reports in a recent feature on Prodigy: Prodigys secret sauce is that it sees its corporate culture as something that is built slowly from the ground up and is always evolving. Check it outhere.
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Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards including the Moms Choice Award Parent and Teacher Choice Awards and National Parenting Product Award.
Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups including (but not limited to) people of any gender age or religion members of the LGBTQIA2 community BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities people with disabilities veterans and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you dont have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest wed still love for you to apply!
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation please notify us at and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Employment Type
Full-Time
