Tools Software Developer em Lisboa, Portugal

Job Description

Miniclip is looking for a  Junior Tools Software Developer to join our team in our Lisbon Games Development Studio.

This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring, growth-oriented developer to kickstart their career within an agile, highly effective, and skilled team. You will work alongside experienced developers responsible for supporting the Live Operations team which delivers in-game promotional campaigns, new content, and exciting events to our tens of millions of users!

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

Your work will include:

• Creating and maintaining automation tools to minimize manual steps necessary to execute the  Product LiveOps strategy
• Developing robust and scalable solutions to complex problems by using and improving existing in-house technology
• Deciding what is worth building or improving, prioritizing your work, and reasoning about the trade-offs you make
• Participating in team activities to develop new concepts for promotional campaigns, temporary events and in-game content
• Working together with a  multi-disciplinary and highly motivated agile scrum development team, including  marketing, artists, quality assurance testers, release managers, and others
• Acting upon opportunities and needs, supporting the development of new features and resolving internal systems bugs and limitations

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a social, humble, hard-working and autonomous person, thus we need you to be self-motivated, dedicated, result-oriented and accountable for areas of your responsibilities. You must be a team player who constantly seeks self-development opportunities, takes pride in your work and engages with the team to improve together.

The ideal candidate must present the following skills:

• Significant projects focused on tool/script development or automation preferably using Python.
• A solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts
• Excellent problem-solving skills through analytical, systematical or intuitive approaches
• Deep curiosity, enthusiasm for learning new technologies, and a drive to constantly improve your code quality
• A clear understanding of how to use AI effectively in your day-to-day work
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English

The following skills are desirable but not essential (if you have them, don’t forget to mention them):

• LiveOps systems knowledge
• Jenkins or other CI/CD software knowledge
• C++ is a plus but not required
• Background in a technical area within Mobile Game Development (Software Development, Quality Assurance, other)

Don't forget to share with us your GitHub profile, portfolio, or any relevant training and certifications you've completed!

About Miniclip 

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 60 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios. 

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally. 

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 12 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, https://jobeax.com/link/QovwS8xlC9IzkUXY, PowerWash Simulator, Sudoku.com™, and We Are Warriors™. 

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