Ubisoft is a leading global video game publisher and developer headquartered in France, renowned for creating immersive interactive entertainment across consoles, PC, and mobile platforms. The company maintains an extensive network of development studios worldwide responsible for iconic franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and Rayman.
HQ: Saint-Mandé, France • Gaming • Console Games • PC Games • Game Development • 501-1000 employees
≈ $48k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Montpellier, France) • Full-Time • Middle • English
≈ $54k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Malmö, Sweden) • Full-Time • Senior • English
GDPR
Design
3ds Max
Blender
Maya
ZBrush
Lead • In office (Da Nang, Vietnam) • Full-Time • Senior
GSC Game World is a Ukrainian video game developer founded in 1995 and headquartered in Kyiv. It created the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks series. The studio builds its own game engine technology.
HQ: Kyiv, Ukraine • Est. 1995
≈ $96k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote (Ukraine) • Staff
Ruffnauts is a virtual reality (VR) gaming title and digital media property developed by Vinci Games. The primary platform offering, Ruffnauts: Planet Pals, is a multiplayer, creature-collecting sandbox game designed for Meta Quest headsets. Combining open-world exploration, physics-driven mechanics, and action-platforming, the game allows players to explore spherical biomes, catch and evolve various creatures using "Capture Cubes," utilize interaction gadgets, and engage in sandbox battle lobbies with friends.
San Francisco • Game Development • Gaming • VR Gaming
$100k – $200k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor • Staff
Meta Quest SDK
Unity
Houdini
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Blender
Maya
Substance 3D Painter
ZBrush
Riot Games is a global video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill and acquired by Tencent in 2011, the company is best known for creating League of Legends, one of the most played PC games and dominant esports titles in the world. Riot's product portfolio includes the tactical shooter VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and the fighting game 2XKO, alongside its multimedia production wing responsible for the Emmy Award-winning animated series Arcane.
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Consumer Electronics • Gaming Consoles • Gaming • Esports • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006
$167k – $233k per year • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Los Angeles, United States) • PhD • Staff
$167k – $233k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Los Angeles, United States) • Principal
≈ $114k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Los Angeles, United States) • Principal
Socialpoint is a Barcelona mobile games studio founded in 2008 and one of the largest in Spain. Its free-to-play titles include Dragon City and Monster Legends, played by hundreds of millions of people. The studio was acquired by Take-Two Interactive and now sits within the Zynga group.
HQ: Barcelona, Spain • Gaming • Mobile Games • Est. 2008
≈ $46k – $94k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Barcelona, Spain) • Principal • English
Astana • Tbilisi • Almaty • Batumi
Lead • 3+ years exp • In office • Staff • Russian: C1
C++
Lua
Python
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
GitHub
CI/CD
Game Dev
Cocos2d-x
Defold
Godot
Management
Asana
Lead • 3+ years exp • In office • Full-Time • Staff • Russian: C1
C++
Lua
Python
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
GitHub
CI/CD
Game Dev
Unity
Unreal Engine
Cocos2d-x
Defold
Godot
Management
Asana
≈ $20k – $40k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 3+ years exp • In office (Astana, Kazakhstan) • Full-Time • Staff • Russian: C1
C++
Python
Lua
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
GitHub
CI/CD
Game Dev
Unity
Unreal Engine
Cocos2d-x
Defold
Godot
Management
Asana
Gameloft is a mobile video game developer and publisher founded in Paris in 2000 by Michel Guillemot. It produces original franchises such as Asphalt and Dungeon Hunter alongside licensed titles for Disney, LEGO and Universal. The studio network spans more than a dozen countries and the company has belonged to Vivendi since 2016.
HQ: Paris, France • Design & Creative • Gaming • Mobile Games • 11-50 employees • Est. 2000
$81k – $87k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Barcelona, Spain) • Full-Time • Senior • English: C1
Unity
Design
Figma
Management
Confluence
Jira
Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) • Relocation • Full-Time • Principal • English
C#
C++
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
LLM
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Game Dev
Unity
Unreal Engine
Lead • Lviv • Remote (Ukraine) • Full-Time • Senior • English • Ukrainian
Top of page headquartered in sunny Cyprus. We combine creative excellence with proven development processes and efficient go-to-market strategies to build and operate games.
≈ $96k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (EAEU) • Staff • Russian: C1
Wizards of the Coast is an American game publisher specializing in fantasy and science fiction tabletop, trading card, and digital games, operating as a subsidiary of Hasbro. The company is best known for creating Magic: The Gathering, the premier collectible card game, and for publishing the iconic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Through its development studios, it expands these core franchises across physical board games, video games, novels, and global gaming events.
HQ: Renton, United States • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1993
≈ $99k – $201k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Renton, United States) • Principal
≈ $83k – $167k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office • Staff
Unreal Engine
Design
Maya
ZBrush
Aristocrat Leisure is an Australian gambling technology and entertainment company that stands as one of the world's largest manufacturers of slot machines and electronic gaming systems. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Sydney, the enterprise designs, manufactures, and distributes land-based gaming hardware, casino management software, and mobile social casino games. By continually expanding its global footprint across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, it delivers interactive gaming content and digital solutions to regulated operators worldwide.
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Mobile Games • Gaming • iGaming & Gambling • 501-1000 employees
≈ $21k – $41k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Gurgaon, Noida, India) • Full-Time • Staff • English: B2
Spine
Design
3ds Max
Adobe After Effects
Maya
≈ $20k – $40k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Gurgaon, India) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
≈ $22k – $44k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Noida, India) • Full-Time • Staff
C#
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
GitHub
Game Dev
Unity
Design
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Techland is a prominent Polish video game developer and publisher headquartered in Wrocław, Poland. Founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka, the studio is best known for creating acclaimed, high-profile AAA action franchises, including the Dying Light series, Dead Island, and the Western shooter series Call of Juarez. Known for its proprietary game engine technology and open-world gameplay design, Techland develops and publishes games globally across console, PC, and mobile platforms.
Wrocław • PC Games • Game Development • Gaming
≈ $46k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Wrocław, Poland) • Full-Time • Staff • Polish
Scopely is a leading American video game developer, publisher, and interactive entertainment company headquartered in Culver City, California. Founded in 2011, the company specializes in free-to-play mobile games and live-ops game management across mobile, web, and PC platforms.
HQ: Culver City, United States • Game Development • Gaming • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $44k – $89k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years exp • In office (Barcelona, Spain) • Internship • Staff
Lumen
Unreal Engine
Design
Adobe After Effects
Cinema 4D
Maya
≈ $28k – $56k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Bengaluru, India) • Staff
≈ $46k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Barcelona, Spain) • Internship • Staff • English: B2
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
Adobe After Effects
Since the company's foundation in 1991, Techland has been consistently reinforcing its position in the industry and in 2000 began to conquer international markets. Initially, their activities were focused on the distribution of software in Poland...
Wrocław • Warsaw • Game Development • Gaming • PC Games
≈ $46k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Wrocław, Poland) • Full-Time • Senior • Polish • English
≈ $48k – $96k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Warsaw, Poland) • Full-Time • Senior • Polish
≈ $46k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Wrocław, Poland) • Full-Time • Senior • Polish
2K (2K Games, Inc.) is a major American video game publisher, developer, and interactive entertainment corporation headquartered in Novato, California. Founded in 2005 by Christoph Hartmann and Christophe Ramboz following Take-Two Interactive’s acquisition of Visual Concepts, 2K operates as a wholly-owned publishing label under parent company Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO).
HQ: Novato, United States • Gaming • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
≈ $69k – $140k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Brighton, United Kingdom) • Internship • Principal
C++
Python
Mobile
Core Animation
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
Houdini
Design
Maya
Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Brno, Czech Republic) • Full-Time • Staff
Lumen
Nanite
Shader Graph
Unreal Engine
Unity
HLSL
Houdini
Substance 3D Designer
≈ $72k – $146k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Brighton, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Lumen
Nanite
Shader Graph
Unreal Engine
Unity
HLSL
Houdini
Substance 3D Designer
Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) is an immersive global online gaming and user-generated content (UGC) platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company operates an end-to-end 3D digital ecosystem consisting of three core components: Roblox Client (the application through which users explore virtual experiences), Roblox Studio (the proprietary toolset that allows creators and developers to build 3D worlds), and Roblox Cloud (the infrastructure that powers real-time services and multiplayer hosting).
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Gaming • Metaverse • Game Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
≈ $109k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
Zynga is a global developer and publisher of mobile and web-based social games, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Founded in 2007 by Mark Pincus and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company pioneered social network gaming on platforms like Facebook with hit titles such as FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. Following its $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive in 2022, Zynga acts as the core mobile publishing umbrella for the parent enterprise.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Gaming • Mobile Games • Est. 2007
$123k – $182k per year • Equity • Lead • 6+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Full-Time • Principal
≈ $68k – $138k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Relocation • Principal
≈ $43k – $88k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Barcelona, Spain) • Principal
Sperasoft is a leading games development company with development centers in USA, Poland, Malta, Armenia and Serbia.
HQ: Warsaw, Poland • PC Games • Gaming • Game Development
Lead • 5+ years exp • Bucharest • Remote (Romania) • Full-Time • Staff • English: B2
Unreal Engine
Design
3ds Max
Blender
Maya
ZBrush
Lead • Bucharest • Remote (Romania) • Full-Time • Staff • Polish
Unity
Design
3ds Max
Blender
Maya
≈ $50k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Warsaw, Poland) • Full-Time • Staff • Polish
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
3ds Max
3Lateral is a Serbian technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Novi Sad. It develops digital human scanning and facial animation technology for games and film. The company is part of Epic Games.
HQ: Novi Sad, Serbia • Animation • Gaming • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $92k – $185k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office • Staff • English
Unreal Engine
Design
3ds Max
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
ZBrush
≈ $92k – $185k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Cary, United States) • Staff • English
Unreal Engine
Design
3ds Max
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
ZBrush
≈ $72k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Montreal, Canada) • Principal
Python
Game Dev
HLSL
Houdini
Unreal Engine
Unreal Niagara
CD Projekt Red is a video game development studio specializing in narrative-driven, open-world role-playing games (RPGs). Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland (with development hubs in Kraków, Wrocław, Boston, and Vancouver), it functions as the flagship game-development subsidiary of publicly traded parent company CD PROJEKT S.A. (WSE: CDR)
Warsaw • Boston • Vancouver • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
$128k – $176k per year (gross) • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Warsaw, Poland) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff • English: C1 (Optional)
C++
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
$109k – $150k per year (gross) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Warsaw, Poland) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior • English: C1
Unreal Engine
Design
Blender
Maya
NBCUniversal Careers is the official global job portal and talent acquisition hub for NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment enterprises. The platform connects candidates with diverse professional opportunities, internships, and early career programs across iconic brands such as Universal Pictures, NBC News, Peacock, and Universal Destinations & Experiences.
HQ: New York, United States • Film Production • Broadcasting • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $57k – $116k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Montreal, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
C++
DevOps
Git
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
≈ $58k – $117k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Montreal, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
Unreal Niagara
HLSL
≈ $58k – $116k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Montreal, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Lead |
16 |
$122K |
$180K |
$200K |
| All levels |
16 |
$122K |
$180K |
$200K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 103 open Lead Game Developer jobs from 37 companies. 17 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 34 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
16 of these Lead Game Developer jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $122K and $200K a year, with a median of $180K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Poland (12), Spain (5), Serbia (3), Romania (2), and Vietnam (2). 17% of the listings are fully remote and a further 18% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Lead Game Developer jobs right now are 3Lateral (13), 2K Games (9), Ubisoft (8), Sperasoft (8), Riot Games (5), and Scopely (5). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Unreal Engine (51), Maya (26), Unity (22), 3ds Max (22), C++ (18), ZBrush (17), Adobe Photoshop (17), and Blender (15). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Lead Game Developer jobs, 4 state visa sponsorship, 5 offer a relocation package, and 8 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
