About Skillcap
Skillcap is a fully remote indie game development studio currently working on a roguelite action RPG game with online multiplayer gameplay called The Beacon (thebeacon.gg).
You will join a unique team of highly-skilled friends who are truly passionate about what they are building.
Our studio is growing rapidly and has secured enough funding to complete the game and beyond, through private investment and digital collectible sales.
We are not afraid to push the boundaries of the industry. We embrace the latest technologies and create new open-source tools for the community to benefit from and improve upon.
At our studio, you will learn new things regardless of your seniority. We are committed to ensuring our team stays at the cutting-edge of their field, which benefits both the company and the individuals that compose it.
Position Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Godot Developer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will have direct communication with our CTO/Game Director on a daily basis, and will work closely with artists, musicians, sound designers, and fellow engineers. Your primary responsibilities will include designing, developing, and optimizing various systems within our games.
This is a high-impact position where your contributions will significantly influence the success of our studio.
Key Responsibilities
- Game Development: Architect and implement innovative solutions for The Beacon and future game projects, ensuring they meet high quality and performance standards.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment within the team.
- Problem Solving: Develop and implement solutions to complex problems, understanding the technical and business trade-offs involved in each decision.
- Optimization: Identify, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure smooth and efficient gameplay.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including artists, musicians, sound designers, and other engineers to integrate various elements seamlessly into the game.
- Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and best practices across the development team.
- Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and proactively suggest new tools and methodologies to improve our development processes.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in software development, including at least 2 years in game development.
- Godot Expertise: Extensive experience and strong fundamentals in Godot 4.x.
- Technical Skills:
- Deep understanding of game development, systems design, and software architecture.
- Being obsessive about writing maintainable and scalable code.
- Bonus Skills:
- Proficiency in C++ and GDExtension.
- Experience with shaders.
- Knowledge of web development (front-end or full-stack).
- Video Game Networking
- Soft Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (native-level English is not required).
- High attention to detail and consistency in work.
- Previous experience in remote teams is ideal.
- Ability to adapt to dynamic environments, changing requirements, and unexpected events during development.
- Leadership Skills: Proven experience in managing or mentoring teams, or a strong desire to take on such responsibilities.
- Education: We prioritize experience and talent over formal education; your degree is less important than your skills and achievements.
What We Offer
- Flexible Work Environment: Work from home and manage your own time. We don’t track hours; we care about results, commitment, and reliability. As long as you deliver top-quality work and are reachable, you have the freedom to structure your time as you prefer. Whether it's going to the gym, visiting the vet, or running personal errands, we understand life happens.
- High Impact: As a small company, your contributions have a significant and noticeable impact on both your team and the game itself. We pride ourselves on effectively listening to and incorporating our team members’ suggestions, concerns, and ideas.
- Professional Growth: At Skillcap, you will be constantly learning. Being a small company, it's common for team members to wear many hats. You will join a fast-growing company that offers numerous opportunities for professional growth.
- A Fun & Chill Work Environment: We have created a company culture composed of real friends. If you join our team, you become one of us. We are probably very different from other companies you’ve worked at. We travel together, play games together, and love working together. Trusting each other is a great advantage that not many companies can offer. We have built an environment where friendship and work coexist without interference. This allows us to trust each other and collaborate effectively, free from the toxicity or power dynamics that often plague growing companies.
- Equity: You will be eligible for company stock options, as we believe in aligning your incentives with the studio’s success. If the studio succeeds, you succeed.
How to Apply
Send us your job application to jobs@skillcap.studio with the title "Senior Godot Developer - <Your name>". Include anything that can help us get an idea of your experience and skills, such as a resume, github, portfolio, open-source projects you've worked on, etc.
