# PixiJS Game Developer

**Company:** [Side](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/ryEW8icxs3mdwJYB31Ab5U.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** CoDev

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## Description

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_**\*Applications and CVs/resumes MUST be submitted in English to be considered\***_

This is a **3-month freelance engagement**, working **40 hours per week**, and is **fully remote within Brazil,** looking to start within 2 weeks.

_**We are not looking for a vibe coder.**_

We are seeking an experienced **PixiJS Game Developer** to take ownership of the technical quality, architecture, and performance of our browser-based games. This role is ideal for an engineer who has spent several years building and shipping game products with **PixiJS** and understands the realities of delivering maintainable, scalable, production-ready code.

You will work on existing titles, improving and extending games that have been rapidly developed through modern AI-assisted workflows and prototyping processes. You will implement gameplay features, UI systems, animations, audio, and game mechanics while ensuring a consistent player experience across desktop and mobile devices. You will also be responsible for identifying technical debt, improving code quality, and establishing best practices that support long-term development and maintenance.

_This is not a role for a vibe coder - we need a developer with a proven track record of building, optimising, and shipping commercial games using PixiJS in a professional environment prior to the use of AI in coding._

## Requirements

**What we are looking for:**

-   Strong experience using **PixiJS**
-   Good working knowledge of **Git** and collaborative development workflows
-   **GSAP** for animation and tweening
-   **Howler.js** for audio integration
-   **Vitest** and/or **Playwright** for testing and quality assurance
-   Analytics and monitoring tools such as **PostHog** and **Sentry**

**Nice to Haves:**

-   Previous experience developing casual, puzzle, arcade, or mobile-style games
-   Experience shipping and supporting live HTML5/browser-based games
-   Familiarity with scalable game architecture and reusable gameplay systems
-   Experience optimising games for lower-spec or mobile devices
-   Understanding of asset delivery and CDN pipelines

## Benefits

-   Competitive Hourly Rate
-   Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment.
-   You will be working for the world's leading provider of game services.
-   We empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.

**About Side**   
_Side (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._ 

_Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets._ 

_Experience our side of life. For more information, visit_ [_**www.side.inc**_](https://www.side.inc/)