As a Game Engineer, you'll create engaging gameplay experiences by building physics engines and optimizing graphics for AI-generated game mechanics. You'll shape how games feel through features like animations and responsiveness without predefined designs.
Spawn /spɔːn/, verb. the act of creating something from nothing.
Make AI-generated worlds feel alive.
We need someone who gets excited about the chaos of making games that didn't exist 30 seconds ago feel great to play for thousands of players.
As a Game Engineer at Spawn, you'll be the bridge between what AI imagines and what humans actually want to play.
- One week you might be building a physics engine that adapts to whatever wild mechanics an AI just invented.
- The next, you're optimizing WebGL rendering for 10,000 on-screen particles because the AI decided this puzzle game needs epic visual effects.
- You won't be handed game designs – you'll figure out how to make anything an AI generates feel magical.
We expect experience with:
- Real-time multiplayer features (even small-scale)
- Graphics programming (WebGL, Three.js, shaders)
- Making games feel good (physics, animations, responsiveness)
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