Kabam
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Overview
Kabam is a prominent mobile video game developer and publisher headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Originally founded in 2006 as Watercooler, Inc. by Kevin Chou, Michael Li, Holly Liu, and Wayne Chan, the company initially developed social network applications before pivoting into free-to-play, mid-core mobile and web gaming. Acquired by South Korean gaming giant Netmarble in 2017, Kabam specializes in developing visually rich, narrative-driven massively multiplayer online (MMO) and action role-playing games (RPGs) built on high-profile global intellectual properties.
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Inside Kabam: Meet Maurice Ko, SVP Technology and Engineering
What does it take to lead technology and engineering in the fast-paced world of mobile gaming? In this edition of Inside Kabam, we sat down with our SVP of Technology and Engineering to talk career paths, gaming favourites, and what's next for the industr
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Inside Kabam: Meet Nancy Nguyen, Lead Product Manager
In this edition of Inside Kabam, we're spotlighting our talented Lead Product Manager, Nancy Nguyen, from our Los Angeles studio. She shares her experience collaborating with our parent company, Netmarble, the impact of her work on players around the worl
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Inside Kabam: Meet Brad Maxim, RPG Designer
In this edition of Inside Kabam, we share insights from Brad Maxim, one of our talented RPG Designers working on Marvel: Contest of Champions in our Kabam Vancouver office. He shares how his career in gaming got started, his passion for the gaming industr
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GameChanger Scholarship Spotlight 2025: Meet Sherlyn Tandinata
This year, Kabam expanded the GameChanger scholarship to recognize the large range of talent that contributes to the creation of mobile games. In doing so, we made meaningful progress towards our goal of promoting the talent within the gaming industry. We
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Kabam Expands Its Publishing Vision with Wilderlings: The Lost Spring
Advancing Our Cross-Platform Strategy and Expanding Our Role in the Global Games Landscape Kabam is proud to announce Wilderlings: The Lost Spring, a new publishing partnership that reflects the company's continued evolution as a cross-platform gaming lea
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Tech DNA
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Node JS
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Frontend
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
GCP
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
WebSockets
Vector
GitHub
GitLab
3ds Max
Maya
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Games
C#
C++
Unity
DirectX
OpenGL
Unreal Engine
Spine
Other
SQL
A/B Testing
Google BigQuery
Tableau
Metal
Stack modernity
71/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
C#
5 jobs
Required
$106k
-21% vs market
Unity
5 jobs
Required
$106k
-16% vs market
JavaScript
4 jobs
Required
$106k
-34% vs market
Node JS
4 jobs
Required
$106k
-39% vs market
C++
3 jobs
Required
$106k
-47% vs market
A/B Testing
3 jobs
Required
$86k
-57% vs market
GCP
2 jobs
Required
$108k
-43% vs market
Adobe Photoshop
1 job
Required
$115k
+44% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
SQL
13%
CI/CD
12%
JavaScript
11%
AWS
11%
Kubernetes
11%
Unity
10%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
A/B Testing
Aug 2026
GitLab
Aug 2026
GitHub
Aug 2026
Vector
Aug 2026
Spine
Aug 2026
Adobe Photoshop
Aug 2026
Adobe Illustrator
Aug 2026
Unreal Engine
Aug 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$106k
Typical range
$66k – $144k
Open positions
10
10
Jobs
Junior
10%
Middle
20%
Senior
30%
Staff
10%
Principal
10%
Architect
20%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $74k | $74k |
| Middle | 2 | $76k | $66k – $86k |
| Senior | 3 | $106k | $104k – $106k |
| Staff | 1 | $115k | $115k |
| Principal | 1 | $108k | $108k |
| Architect | 2 | $135k | $126k – $144k |
Highest paying role
Game Director
$144k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
11
0 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
69 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~10 hours
08/31/2026
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.
Executive
27% ▼
Games
18% ▲
Product
18% ▲
Design
18% ▲
Backend
9% ▲
Analytics
9% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Vector to stack
Aug 2026
Added Spine to stack
Aug 2026
Added Adobe Photoshop to stack
Aug 2026
Added Adobe Illustrator to stack
Aug 2026
Added Unreal Engine to stack
Aug 2026
Added Adobe After Effects to stack
Aug 2026
Added Maya to stack
Aug 2026
Added 3ds Max to stack
Aug 2026
Added Tableau to stack
Aug 2026
Added SQL to stack
Aug 2026
Added Google BigQuery to stack
Aug 2026
Added C++ to stack
Aug 2026
Jobs
$84k – $106k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Contractor • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
C#
C++
Node JS
JavaScript
Unity
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$108k – $144k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • PhD • Vancouver
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≈ $40k – $100k per year (Estimated) • In office • Contractor • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Montreal
C#
Node JS
C++
JavaScript
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
DevOps
GCP
Game Dev
Unity
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$79k – $108k per year • In office • Full-Time • High School Diploma • Montreal
C#
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
WebSockets
GitHub
GitLab
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$87k – $105k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
Tableau
A/B Testing
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$69k – $87k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • PhD • Vancouver
A/B Testing
Apply
$53k – $66k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
SQL
Google BigQuery
Analytics
A/B Testing
Apply
$60k – $76k per year • In office • Contractor • 2+ years exp • Vancouver
C#
Unity
Design
3ds Max
Maya
Apply
$90k – $115k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • PhD • Vancouver
Vector
Game Dev
Spine
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Apply
$90k – $126k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
Apply
$84k – $106k per year • In office • Contractor • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
C#
C++
Node JS
JavaScript
Unity
Apply