Absurd Ventures
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Smilegate to Publish Absurd Ventures' AAA Open-World Game Set in the A BETTER PARADISE Universe
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Absurd Ventures Hires Former Ascendant Studios Staff To Form New Studio
Absurd Ventures has just opened up a brand new studio, mainly consisting of former Ascendant Studios employees.
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Rockstar co-founder's 'Absurd Ventures' working on an 'open-world action-adventure' game
Rockstar co-founder, Dan Houser, officially unveiled his new media company, Absurd Ventures, in 2023
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Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures Taps CAA Vet Wendy Smith as COO (EXCLUSIVE)
CAA vet Wendy Smith has joined Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures as chief operating officer of the media and entertainment company. Absurd Ventures was launched in June by Houser,...
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Technologies
Tech DNA
C++
JavaScript
C#
Games
C++
C#
Lua
Unreal Engine
Audiokinetic Wwise
Frontend
JavaScript
Node JS
DaVinci Resolve
Maya
Adobe XD
Figma
Sketch
Jenkins
TeamCity
Other
Python
AI Agents
Stack modernity
69/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Unreal Engine
4 jobs
Required
$163k
+5% vs market
C++
2 jobs
Required
$175k
-13% vs market
JavaScript
2 jobs
Required
$173k
+3% vs market
Audiokinetic Wwise
2 jobs
Required
$163k
+31% vs market
Lua
1 job
Required
$195k
-1% vs market
Figma
1 job
Required
$190k
+27% vs market
Sketch
1 job
Required
$190k
+46% vs market
Adobe XD
1 job
Required
$190k
+3% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
4%
JavaScript
2%
AI Agents
2%
C#
1%
C++
1%
Node JS
1%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Lua
Sep 2026
Sketch
Sep 2026
Figma
Sep 2026
Adobe XD
Sep 2026
JavaScript
Sep 2026
Unreal Engine
Sep 2026
TeamCity
Sep 2026
Python
Sep 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
Jobgether
Adobe
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$170k
Typical range
$140k – $195k
Open positions
5
5
Jobs
Middle
20%
Senior
40%
Staff
40%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 1 | $140k | $140k |
| Senior | 2 | $163k | $155k – $170k |
| Staff | 2 | $193k | $190k – $195k |
Highest paying role
Lead Engineer, Game Systems
$195k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
38/100
Slowing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
33% ▲
Games
33% ▼
Design
33% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Lua to stack
Sep 2026
Added Sketch to stack
Sep 2026
Added Figma to stack
Sep 2026
Added Adobe XD to stack
Sep 2026
Added JavaScript to stack
Sep 2026
Added Unreal Engine to stack
Sep 2026
Added TeamCity to stack
Sep 2026
Added Python to stack
Sep 2026
Added Node JS to stack
Sep 2026
Added Maya to stack
Sep 2026
Added Jenkins to stack
Sep 2026
Added DaVinci Resolve to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Santa Monica
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Santa Monica
United States
HQ
Santa Monica
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Games, Design
San Rafael
United States
Regional office
San Rafael
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
New York
United States
Regional office
New York
Jobs
$130k – $155k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Santa Monica
Python
JavaScript
C#
C++
Node JS
AI Agents
DevOps
Jenkins
TeamCity
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
Audiokinetic Wwise
Design
Maya
DaVinci Resolve
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$150k – $190k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Santa Monica
JavaScript
Figma
Sketch
Adobe XD
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$115k – $140k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Santa Monica
Unreal Engine
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