Absurd Ventures
Film Production · Game Development
6open roles
$155kmedian advertised pay
Growinghiring pace, 74 of 100
50+people
Overview
Absurd Ventures is a creative studio that describes its focus as storytelling, philanthropy and ultraviolence, and it develops games with cinematic tools and sound design. It hires production coordinators, game systems and UI engineers and designers and technical sound designers. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Jobs
$100k – $115k per year · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Santa Monica
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$160k – $190k per year · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Santa Monica
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$120k – $150k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Santa Monica
C++
Unreal Engine
Robotics
Inverse Kinematics
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$170k – $190k per year · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · San Rafael
C++
Unreal Engine
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$115k – $125k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Santa Monica
Unreal Engine
Management
Confluence
Jira
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$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
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$155k
Typical range
$115k – $195k
Open positions
7
7
Jobs
Junior
14.3%
Middle
28.6%
Senior
28.6%
Staff
14.3%
Principal
14.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $115k | $115k |
| Middle | 2 | $138k | $125k – $150k |
| Senior | 2 | $173k | $155k – $190k |
| Staff | 1 | $195k | $195k |
| Principal | 1 | $190k | $190k |
Highest paying role
Lead Engineer, Game Systems
$195k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Absurd Ventures
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
74/100
Growing
Open positions
7
3 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
85 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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.
Games
50% ▲
Backend
17% ▼
Administrative
17% ▲
Aerospace
17% ▲
Actively hiring for Games (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Inverse Kinematics to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Sep 2026
Added Confluence to stack
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Absurd Ventures over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
17
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
C++36%
JavaScript18%
C#9%
Lua9%
Frameworks & libraries
Unreal Engine82%
Cloud & platforms
Figma9%
TeamCity9%
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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
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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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Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Launches Absurd Ventures Content Production Banner
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has launched Absurd Ventures, a company that aims to create video games, TV, film and multiplatform content.
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Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser announces Absurd Ventures studio
The ex-Rockstar head and GTA architect will now lead a new studio.
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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
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $155k Avg Salary
hires for Games, Aerospace, Backend
San Rafael
United States
Regional office
San Rafael
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
hires for Games
New York
United States
Regional office
New York