{"id":1445250,"url":"https://alion.io/job/side-web-game-developer","title":"Web Game Developer","company":{"id":4302,"name":"Side","domain":"side.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/side","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":97,"open_postings":53,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.113,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":43,"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Games","role_family":"Games","seniority":null,"employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["São Paulo, Brazil"],"countries":["BR"],"hiring_countries":["BR"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"GSAP","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"PixiJS","optional":false},{"name":"SolidJS","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"Vite","optional":false},{"name":"Playwright","optional":true},{"name":"Sentry","optional":true},{"name":"Tailwind CSS","optional":true},{"name":"Vitest","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-05T01:19:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"*Applications and CVs/resumes MUST be submitted in English to be considered*\nAt Side, we partner with some of the world's leading developers and publishers to solve complex production challenges and help bring exceptional games to life. From concept through live operations, our co-development teams work as trusted extensions of our clients' studios, contributing expertise across design, engineering, art, audio, QA, and production.\nWe're looking for a Web Game Developer with strong experience building browser-based games to help develop engaging, performant 2D experiences for desktop and mobile browsers. You'll work hands-on across rendering, animation, audio, responsive layouts, and performance optimization using a modern web technology stack.\nThis is a 3-month freelance engagement, working 40 hours per week, and is fully remote within Brazil.\nRequirements\nWhat you will be doing:\nBrowser Game Development\nBuild and maintain 2D browser-based games using TypeScript/JavaScript, PixiJS, SolidJS, Vite, HTML5, and CSS.\nImplement game animations, transitions, and interactive experiences using tools such as GSAP.\nIntegrate web audio using Howler.js and manage game assets, sprites, textures, and atlases.\nPerformance & Responsive Experiences\nOptimize games for performance across desktop and mobile browsers, including memory, rendering, loading, and runtime performance.\nBuild responsive experiences that work across different screen sizes, resolutions, and aspect ratios.\nUse browser debugging and profiling tools to identify and resolve performance and technical issues.\nDevelopment Workflow\nCollaborate with the team using Git and established development workflows.\nBuild reliable, maintainable systems that support efficient iteration and content development.\nTroubleshoot technical issues across the game, browser, and web technology stack.\nWhat we are looking for:\nStrong professional experience developing 2D browser-based games.\nProficiency with TypeScript/JavaScript and hands-on experience with PixiJS or a comparable 2D web rendering framework.\nExperience with HTML5/CSS, SolidJS, Vite, and Git.\nStrong understanding of browser-based animation and transitions, particularly GSAP.\nExperience implementing web audio, ideally with Howler.js.\nProven experience optimizing web games for desktop and mobile browsers.\nStrong understanding of responsive design, including different resolutions and aspect ratios.\nExperience managing sprites, textures, atlases, and other game assets.\nComfortable using browser debugging and profiling tools to diagnose technical and performance issues.\nNice to Haves:\nExperience with Tailwind CSS.\nTesting experience with Vitest and/or Playwright.\nFamiliarity with analytics and telemetry tools such as PostHog or Sentry.\nExperience with asset delivery or CDN pipelines.\nPrevious experience developing casual, puzzle, or other HTML5 games.\nBenefits\nCompetitive Salary.\nDynamic, multicultural and fun environment.\nYou will be working for the world's leading provider of game services.\nWe empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.\nAbout Side\nSide (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. \nOur industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets. \nExperience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc","description_format":"text","description_chars":3808,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Brazil","iso":"BR","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Professional Services","Real Estate","PropTech","Real Estate Brokerage"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T06:26:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":43,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/side-web-game-developer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/side-web-game-developer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T01:59:06Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2634,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2366,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}