Poki is a playground where users, game developers, and advertisers come together to play and create. Let the world play!
Game Developer Support Internship
Do you have a killer eye for detail and love playing games?
At Poki, our vision is to let the world play by creating the ultimate online playground. Currently, more than 60 million monthly players around the world come to us for easy access to the best games on web. These games are created by our thriving global game developer community of over 400 game developer teams.
What this job is about:
As a Developer Support Intern, you’ll sit within our developer support team which is responsible for making sure all games that are released on Poki are perfectly suited for our playground. That means working closely with game developers to instruct and support them on how to optimize their game for web and our players, integrate our SDK, and more. Your ability to thoroughly test on multiple devices and report on multiple games a day will help the team drastically scale the great games we offer.
During this internship, not only will you have direct impact on both our global player and developer communities, you will also learn what makes a good game, what makes good games successful, helping game developers on all sides of production from design through to technical development. You’ll also get a glimpse into the business of gaming, from business development to monetization to marketing.
Your challenge as a Game Developer Support Internship:
- Play games, like a lot. You’ll be responsible for working on and testing some of the world’s biggest games before they are released on web
- Contribute to our game developer documentation in a way that will be understood by creators from multiple countries
- Contribute to our quality assurance and testing processes to make sure we’re able to efficiently scale the amount of games we work with
- Set and constantly elevate the quality standard for games on our platform thereby maintaining our platform’s position as the #1 destination for games on web
You:
- Are a perfectionist, super multitasker, and have an incredible eye for detail
- Have experience with QA or testing of digital products
- Have a basic understanding of UX principles and can apply them to web games
- Can handle critical feedback and apply it to subsequent work and decisions
- Are a clear and concise writer who can convey complex ideas in a simple way
- Can work in an organized and self-sufficient manner
- Are fluent in English and already based in the Netherlands, preferably in or around Amsterdam (unfortunately we are only able to accept applicants already based in the Netherlands at this stage)
- Are a current student, ideally studying a course related to game design, game development, or media and communications
- Available for minimum 5 months, 4-5 days a week Starting early 2025
Bonus experience:
- Any game development experience
- Basic knowledge of javascript, HTML, CSS
- Any graphic design or animation skills
- Familiarity with data analysis and/or SQL
- General familiarity or interest in the gaming industry
Why work at Poki?
- Direct impact on the experience 60 million players, a community of 400+ game developers and be the first touchpoint for hundreds of millions of people exposed to our branded campaigns.
- The chance to work together with a diverse, international, talented and self-motivated team.
- Play is how we learn; we have a talented, experienced team you can learn from, and we want to make sure everyone feels challenged.
- We care about our team, and your wellbeing matters. We have a dedicated colleague who focuses on a variety of wellbeing initiatives from regular check-ins with everyone to bi-weekly massages at the office.
- Opportunity to connect with colleagues regularly with daily lunches in our colourful office, drinks every Thursday and team activities.
- Travel costs covered for those living outside of Amsterdam
Are you curious? Do you thrive in an environment of dynamic possibilities? This might be the internship for you. So hit apply and let us know!
Poki is an English speaking company, please ensure your CV and application are submitted in English only.
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