Jobs
At Booyah, we understand that life is busy. It is easy to conceptualize the importance of taking ten minutes a day to learn, to explore, and to enjoy, but in reality, the bulk of us might not even have those ten minutes to give. Booyah is about taking back those ten minutes each day.
For those interested in learning more, please email us at jobs@booyah.com — we'd love to hear from you.
Lead Game Designer
Booyah is looking for a experienced and talented lead game designer to help us continue to evolve MyTown and our future mobile products. The lead design role will require strong understanding of general game design principals and an ability to lead creative discussion in a collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate has a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis with outstanding people skills and creativity.
Experience you need to have
- 5+ years experience with lead design experience on at least 1 shipped product
- Knowledge of Social game market and design techniques
- Strong understanding of mobile gaming with a specific interest in the LBS/GPS gaming space
- Ability to lead a group of creative designers in collaborative manner to build a strong team environment
- Absolute passion for playing and making computer games
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Pluses
- Game design experience on a shipped mobile or Facebook product
- Love math, numbers, and spreadsheets
- Love boardgames or trading card games
- Non-design development experience (artist, programmer, etc.)
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Android Engineer
What you'd be doing
- Lead the design and development of Booyah applications on the Android platform
- Work with designers and artists to create a compelling Android experience
Skills you should probably have
- Excellent Java/C++ skills
- Experience building high quality user-facing applications
- Experience building network-aware applications
- One or more published applications in the Android Market
Pluses
- Familiarity with the Android SDK
- Familiarity with Android hardware
- Experience writing applications for the iPhone
Data Scientist
We are looking for a highly independent analytics engineer who can analyze our user data and traffic patterns, develop and run A/B tests, and drive all efforts to increase user retention and virality.
What you'd be doing
- Drive the analytics projects, from collecting requirement, design architecture to implementation
- Provide expertise and leadership on decision support technology throughput the company
- Create model for extensive data analysis, not only answer questions, but also provide insights about what we don't know
Skills you should probably have
- 5+ years of web analytics experience
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills and high attention to details
- Expertise in business intelligence platforms, data warehouse, OLAP and ETL frameworks dealing with massive amount of data
- Extensive experience with Map Reduce system (Hadoop)
- SQL master, extensive programming skills in Python or Perl, and exposure to R or equivalent
Pluses
- Experience driving engagement, virality and running analytics for social gaming company
- Machine learning and algorithm design and development
- Ninja status in Excel
Community Interns
Booyah is looking for a team of passionate interns to assist with our daily communication with our players. The primary focus of this role is to interact and assist our players with any issues that they may be encountering. We truly believe in an excellent user experience, and are looking for dedicated and driven individuals. The internship is lightweight, requiring only 5 hours a week or work (or more if desired), for a minimum of 3 months (although we’d love to have you stay longer), and can be fulfilled from a remote-location. This internship is unpaid.
What you'd be doing
- Own all inbound customer requests
- Actively manage our feedback account; interact directly with customers to ensure customer satisfaction
- Identify insights, trends, and opportunities; escalate issues and problems
Skills you should probably have
- Dedication to top-notch customer service
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Excellent judgment and discretion
- Strong work ethic; self starter, able to thrive in an independent, fast-driven environment
Pluses
- Crazy about Social Games; knowledge of MyTown and Nightclub City preferred
- Ability to easily maneuver between creative and analytical mindsets
- Enrollment in higher education institution
Business Development Senior Manager
Booyah is looking for a senior business development manager to drive the relationships with external partners and agencies. The primary focus for this role is to source and close integrated branding deals across retail, CPGs, and entertainment verticals. We are also looking for an individual who has experience leading and growing a bizdev team.
Experience you need to have
- Solid relationships with decision makers in leading brands and agencies in Retail, CPGs and Entertainment.
- Experience in account management of multiple digital campaigns.
Pluses
- Passion for game-based advertising, and location-based services.
- Interest in playing all types of games.
Server Engineer (Infrastructure)
What you'd be doing
- Java server infrastructure, focusing on scalability and production support
- The "Go-To" guy when there are Production issues
Skills you should probably have
- B.S. in Computer Science or Electric Engineering
- 5+ years server application design and development in established large scale consumer facing sites
- Expert level Java programming skills
- Strong scripting abilities in Shell, Python or Perl
- DBA level SQL and database skills, either MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle
- Solid knowledge in web performance tuning and caching
- Deep understanding of network protocols and load balancing
- Large scale system design and implementation, messaging system, database sharding
Pluses
- Map Reduce, Distributed Hash Table
- Understand when and when not to use NoSQL products, have overall knowledge and preferences
Website Developer
The Booyah team is looking for all-star Website developers. The ideal candidate has prior experience in entertainment related website development with a firm grasp of UI design.
What you'd be doing
- Building website experiences that help expand Booyah’s properties
- Providing insight and feedback on the companies overall web strategy
- Working in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
Skills you should probably have
- Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, XML, PHP, Cross-browser compatability, AJAX a plus
- Comfortable developing sites with CMS tools such as Drupal, Wordpress
- Expertise writing standards compliant CSS
- Ability to design and build fun dynamic and engaging visual interfaces
- Strong knowledge of Dreamweaver/Photoshop/Fireworks/Illustrator
Pluses
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of solid software development experience
- A strong portfolio of previous projects
QA Engineer
What you'd be doing
- Testing Booyah games on both mobile and web platform
- Managing bug tracking and release process
- Working closely with designers for test cases, usability and provide feedback
- Managing beta/field testing process which involves outside testers
Skills you should probably have
- 3+ years software testing experience, ideally in game or web 2.0 industry
- Basic knowledge of web, HTTP and mobile platform
- High standard in quality assurance, thoroughness and perseverance in testing and tracing bugs
- Great communication skills with designers and developers
Pluses
- Programming experience in Java, Objective-C, ActionScript
- Shell scripting, Python/Perl
- Automated testing tools
Flash Developer
The Booyah team is looking for all-star Flash developers. The ideal candidate has prior experience in Flash game development (or indie games).
What you'd be doing
- Build great, flash-based social, entertainment, or game products (on web/social networks)
- Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Skills you should probably have
- Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability
- Extensive design and game development experience
- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle
- Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
- Solid understanding of usability principles
Pluses
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of solid software development experience
- A strong portfolio of previous projects
Flash Designer
The Booyah team is looking for all-star Flash Animators/Illustrators. If you have a passion for Illustration/Animation in Flash and love games, we want to hear from you.
What you'd be doing
- Drawing. A lot. We're looking for a passionate illustrator who loves injecting personality into their drawings through animation
- Using vector based illustration to animate characters and create awesome environments
- Designing engaging, easy to understand UI
- Contribute creative ideas to the overall design and direction of the products we are developing
- Work with a talented team of people to help bring ideas to life
Skills you should probably have
- Expert skills using flash to create user interfaces and animations
- Solid understanding of usability principles
- Understanding of Action Script 3.0
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently
Pluses
- Experience creating assets with photoshop
- Experience with JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility, and CPU/Memory optimization in flash
UI Artist/Designer
Booyah is looking for a talented and passionate Graphic Illustrator/Designer to help establish and execute on the visual look of our upcoming iPhone application. The ideal candidate has strong ideas on UI and Icon design, a unique personal style, and a vision necessary to carry these ideas forward in a visually exciting way. The ability to create interactive prototypes in Flash is a big plus. Excellent communication skills are a must, as the Illustrator will be working closely with a variety of departments to make their ideas come to life.
Skills you should probably have
- Strong background in traditional illustration or other artistic mediums
- Graphic design skills with Adobe Photoshop or equivalent application
- Awareness of current trends in UI art design, interactive design, and competitive software to identify opportunities to enhance the user experience
- Ability to observe, understand and translate feedback to actionable insights and user interface improvements
- Ability to manage and act as UI lead on specific projects, including taking ownership of project deadlines and deliverables
Pluses
- Prototyping skills with tools such as Adobe Flash
- Icon UI visual/art design
- Advanced artistic and graphic design skills with Adobe Photoshop or equivalent
- Experience with web design technologies such as XHTML, CSS, javascript, etc.
Game Artist
Booyah is looking for a Game Artist! You'll be creating art for games across multiple platforms, primarily web and mobile. This includes creating characters, environments and UI. You will be involved in the complete development process from start to finish and have a strong influence on our overall product. We are looking for people with strong foundational art skills, solid understanding of colour and the ability to take something from concept to completion. We believe that raw talent combined with a positive attitude is what is needed to make great games!
If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you!
Skills you should probably have
- Strong foundation art skills, solid understanding of colour and the ability to take something from concept to completion
- Experienced with Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and similar
- Varied portfolio
- A wish to learn from others and be in constant development
- Someone who is open for input and enjoys working in an iterative and agile process
- Huge fan of games, comics, and video games!
Most important of all, you need to love games!
