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Location

Remote, United Kingdom

Salary

Competitive

Job Type

Full-time

Date Posted

August 16th, 2022

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Game Developer (Cosmetics & Monetisation) at Hive Games Limited

Location

Remote, United Kingdom

Salary

Competitive

Job Type

Full-time

Date Posted

August 16th, 2022

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Hive Games is a United Kingdom-based game studio providing development services and creating interactive playable content for existing well-established games.

 

Most of our work is with Microsoft on the Minecraft franchise. We operate one of the top Minecraft: Bedrock Edition servers, The Hive, and provide vendor services to Microsoft, creating and maintaining projects such as Chunker World Converter.

 

Hive Games at a glance:

  • Microsoft Vendor & Minecraft Partner
  • Established in 2013
  • 8M Monthly Active Users
  • Small, agile, global team
  • Flexible work environment

 

Expectations and Responsibilities

 

As a game developer on the Cosmetics & Monetisation team, you'll collaborate with teams across the studio to implement new cosmetic content (both free and purchasable) on our official Minecraft featured server.

 

You'll work with existing systems and standards and help forge new technology to enhance the player experience. This role will focus on our software stack written in Java, with substantial usage of the Minecraft resource pack system.

 

Candidates should be self-motivated with good project management skills.

 

Example work items may be; implementing rideable mounts, adding new content to existing level rewards, implementing new level rewards, and configuring purchasable bundles.

 

Requirements

  • 2+ years experience with Java
  • Strong project management skills
  • Demonstrable experience within Minecraft or another game

 

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition resource packs
  • Experience in modelling, animation, or technical art
  • Experience with making content for shop & e-commerce
  • Motivated by creating great games

 

Benefits

  • Full-time job (40 hours a week)
  • Fully remote job
  • Flexible working hours
  • Low turnover team
    • Majority of the current team has been at Hive Games 3+ years
  • Employment status offered to UK applicants
    • Generous time-off and sick policies

 

Desired Applicants

 

We believe in demonstrable talent and skill over written qualifications and, as such, have no formal education requirements to work at Hive Games.

 

All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ancestry, colour, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, and/or sexual orientation.

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