Game developer jobs in Turkey: gameplay, engine, design and backend roles at game studios

144 open game development roles at 27 companies in Turkey: Game programming and gameplay (59), Backend, platform and tools (28), Product and leadership (33). None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 32 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open roles
144
companies
27
open to any nationality
100%
estimated median pay
$78k

Studios hiring

StudioOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Good Job Games17100%17
Vertigo Games14100%
Peak12100%
Bigger Games11100%
Voodoo10100%1
AppNation10100%10
Crenno9100%
HubX8100%
Spyke Games7100%
Fugo6100%
Pulse Games5100%
Grand Games5100%
Rollic5100%
Codeway4100%
Dream Games3100%

Newest roles

yaqeeninstitute

yaqeeninstitute.org
yaqeeninstitute.org · HQ: Dallas, United States · Nonprofits & Foundations · Think Tanks & Policy Research · 11-50 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust A · Hiring 13, 3 new
HQ: Dallas, United States · Nonprofits & Foundations · Think Tanks & Policy Research · 11-50 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust A · Hiring 13, 3 new
An Islamic research institution dedicated to dismantling doubts and nurturing conviction by addressing relevant topics affecting today's society.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 60%

Animator (2D & 3D)

Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Turkey) · Full-Time · Junior · English: B2
Adobe Photoshop
Blender
Maya
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
Cinema 4D
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Vertigo Games

vertigogames.co
vertigogames.co · HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · Gaming · Trust A · Hiring 18, 3 new
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · Gaming · Trust A · Hiring 18, 3 new
Vertigo Games. Mobile game development & publishing studio of midcore real-time social multiplayer games.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 95%

Product Specialist - New Grad

≈ $34k – $99k per year (Estimated) · Junior · In office (Istanbul, Turkey) · Full-Time · Junior
Room
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 34%

Data Analyst

≈ $34k – $92k per year (Estimated) · In office (Istanbul, Turkey)
SQL
Python
Mobile
Room
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Azerion

azerion.com
azerion.com · HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Advertising · Mobile Games · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 14, 2 new
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Advertising · Mobile Games · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 14, 2 new
Azerion is a Dutch digital entertainment and advertising company founded in 2014. It runs casual gaming platforms and an advertising technology stack across European markets. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and has grown through dozens of acquisitions.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 86%

IT Support Specialist

In office (Istanbul, Turkey) · Relocation · Full-Time · English: C1
Windows
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Ace Games

acegames.com.tr
acegames.com.tr · HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · Hiring 2
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · Hiring 2
Ace Games is a mobile game developer that builds games for millions of players. Its studio hires game artists who create characters, environments and icons, as well as data analysts and product specialists, and the roles are listed for its Istanbul studio, where designers iterate quickly on ideas for released titles. The company is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 6 hours ago 11 days ago Hiring now · 72%

Data Analyst

≈ $35k – $94k per year (Estimated) · In office (Istanbul, Turkey) · Full-Time
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
dbt
Analytics
Looker
Tableau
ETL/ELT
Power BI
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AppNation

appnation.co
appnation.co · HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Mobile App Development Services · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2021 · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Mobile App Development Services · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2021 · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
As one of the world's top app publisher, AppNation is not just creating apps; we're shaping the future. Our goal? To put cutting-edge, AI-driven technology into the hands of everyday people.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 11 days ago Hiring now · 77%

Software Engineer (Backend)

Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (Istanbul, Turkey) · Relocation · Full-Time · Middle
Ruby
Elixir
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
BullMQ
Databases
Cassandra
DynamoDB
RabbitMQ
Redis
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+12
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 11 days ago Hiring now · 88%

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Senior · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (Istanbul, Turkey) · Relocation · Full-Time · Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
RabbitMQ
Redis
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
IAM
Rest API
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+6
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Good Job Games

goodjobgames.com
goodjobgames.com · HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 20
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey · Game Development · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 20
Good Job Games is a Turkish mobile game developer known for hyper casual hits that topped global download charts. It builds and publishes its own titles with a small team and rapid prototyping process. The studio is one of the companies that made Istanbul a centre of the hyper casual genre.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago Likely open · 50%

2D Animator, New Games

In office (Istanbul, Turkey) · Relocation
Unity
Spine
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
Apply
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 7%

2D Artist, New Games

In office (Istanbul, Turkey) · Relocation
Adobe Photoshop
Apply

Skills these roles ask for

Unity 37A/B Testing 22C# 21Adobe Photoshop 16CI/CD 14SQL 12Agile 11Figma 10Docker 10Python 10Room 10Jira 9Redis 8Adobe After Effects 8Rest API 8Kubernetes 8

Where the roles are

Istanbul 115İzmir 8Ankara 2

Game dev roles that fit you

Tell us your craft once: new game development roles that fit it arrive in your matches every day.

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

144 of the 144 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which game studios hire most?

Good Job Games (17), Vertigo Games (14), Peak (12), Bigger Games (11), Voodoo (10).

Which roles count as game developer jobs?

Every game design, gameplay, engine (Unity, Unreal, Godot), graphics and AR/VR role at any employer, and the backend, platform, AI, data, QA, art and product roles of the game studios - mobile, console and PC developers and publishers, esports and metaverse companies. Gambling and betting companies are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 144 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0