Senior Game Developer

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer Click here.

Creating new games is a part of Rovio DNA and we are now looking for aSenior Game Developerto add to our brand new action titleSmash Ball a high-speed PvP sports game.In this role you will work with a cross functional team and get the chance to impact the future of the full game experience from the core loop to long-term retention systems. You are ready to bring in your own unique perspective and are able to jump in and help the team where its needed from implementing gameplay to tools meta-game UI and everything in between.

Our small team is agile so be prepared to adapt when plans change and embrace new tasks as they appear. We promise that there is always a fun challenge for you.

The majority of the team is today located in our studio in Izmir and we are also looking to expand the team to Barcelona Spain. If you are in Türkiye but not in Izmir yet we are able to support you with the move. If in Spain we are able to provide work permit sponsorship if needed but are not open to relocate to Spain at the moment.

You will have impact and fun at work by:

Implementing and maintaining both gameplay systems (controls abilities moment-to-moment mechanics) and meta features (progression economy matchmaking live events).
Helping the team to fix bugs tune the game performance and optimise things that already exist in the game.
Collaborating closely with design art and product to bring new features to lifefrom concept to final polish.
Contributing with ideas and technical insight across the full game experience from the core loop to long-term retention systems.
Balancing rapid prototyping and experimentation with a passion for long-term code quality scalability and performance.
Working as part of a small fast-moving team sharing knowledge and supporting others through code reviews and shared ownership.
Ensuring a high-quality smooth experience across devices platforms and network conditions.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

Good programming skills especially knowledge of Unity C#
Working experience building games including a good understanding of game design and a feel for great user experience
Proficiency in debugging profiling and performance optimisation
Broad knowledge of game architecture and technologies
Good knowledge of SOLID principles and software development practices
Knowledge of game architecture and technologies
Good communication and collaboration skills

Please send your application in English. We look forward to hearing from you!

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form regardless of whether it is their legal name.

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Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer Click here.Creating new games is a part of Rovio DNA and we are now looking for aSenior Game Developerto add to our brand new action titleSmash Ball a high-speed PvP sport...