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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Attend Summoners Fest - A Fan Celebration
Coming November 8th and 9th, we are excited to announce our Summoners Fest - an event tailored to any and all Marvel Contest of Champions players that is taking place at our Kabam Headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia! Meet the developers, players,
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Kabam Summer Parties 2025
As we wrap up the summer season, Kabammers had the chance to celebrate their teams and enjoy the weather with our annual Summer Parties across different offices: Vancouver Our Kabam HQ celebrated summer with a carnival themed party featuring incredible fa
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Inside Kabam: Meet Julia Zhou, Product Marketing Co-op
In this edition of Inside Kabam, we share insights from Julia Zhou, one of our talented co-ops extending her journey to a full-time position. She shares what ignited her passion for a career in gaming, her personal connection that drew her to Kabam, and a
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Inside Kabam: Meet Tina Lai, Chief People Officer
At Kabam, our people are at the heart of everything we do. In this edition of Inside Kabam, we're sitting down with Chief People Officer Tina Lai to talk about her career journey, what it's like to lead the People team, and how Kabam fosters a thriving wo
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Gaming company Kabam lays off 7% of its workforce to better align with goals
Kabam, the gaming company that has developed mobile games in partnership with entertainment brands including Disney, Marvel and Universal, has laid off about 7% - around 35 people - of its workforce, TechCrunch has learned from sources and confirmed with
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Kabam over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
50
Postings analysed
20
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
C#40%
Node JS35%
JavaScript35%
C++20%
Frameworks & libraries
Unity35%
Metal10%
OpenGL10%
Unreal Engine10%
Databases
BigQuery5%
Google BigQuery5%
Cloud & platforms
GCP25%
AWS15%
Datadog15%
Kubernetes15%
AI & ML
Kling5%
Midjourney5%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$102k
Typical range
$56k – $158k
Open positions
15
13
Jobs
Middle
23.1%
Senior
46.2%
Staff
7.7%
Principal
7.7%
Architect
15.4%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 3 | $64k | $56k – $106k |
| Senior | 6 | $104k | $88k – $130k |
| Staff | 1 | $106k | $106k |
| Principal | 1 | $106k | $106k |
| Architect | 2 | $114k | $70k – $158k |
Highest paying role
Game Director
$158k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Kabam
By role, level and city, against the market · 15 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
84/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
18
7 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
47 days
faster than 28% 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
16% ▼
Marketing
16% ▲
Design
12% ▲
Backend
8% ▼
Product
8% ▼
HR
8% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Canada
Oct 2026
New location: Los Angeles
Oct 2026
Added HLSL to stack
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Added Sketch to stack
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Added Figma to stack
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Added Adobe XD to stack
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Added Meta Ads to stack
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Added Google Ads to stack
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Added AppsFlyer SDK to stack
Oct 2026
Added YouTube to stack
Sep 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Sep 2026
Added Discord to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Vancouver
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Vancouver
Canada
HQ
10 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 10% engineering 200-500 est. staff $104k Avg Salary
hires for Leadership, HR, Marketing
Montreal
Canada
Engineering / R&D
6 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff $70k Avg Salary
hires for Games, Design, Backend
Los Angeles
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $89k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing
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$56k – $70k per year • Hybrid • Contractor • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
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$85k – $102k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
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