Senior GameDev Engineer (C++)

Plummy Games is a product-driven mobile gaming company focused on creating high-quality casual experiences for players worldwide. Our flagship game, Star Merge, is a successful F2P Merge-3 title recognized for its polished gameplay and stunning visuals. We're a team that values creativity, ownership, and continuous growth.

If you're a Senior GameDev Engineer who enjoys tackling complex challenges in mobile games, let's connect! You'll work on the live mobile title Star Merge using C++, moving across gameplay features, technical systems, performance improvements, and SDK integrations to deliver features that players actually feel.

Let's merge your talents with our vision and create something truly magical!

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain gameplay features and technical systems in C++ and our existing tech stack.
• Work on mobile game performance and stability (ANRs, crashes, memory usage, build size).
• Integrate and maintain third-party SDKs (ads, analytics, crash reporting, observability, customer support).
• Debug and fix complex production issues, including hard-to-reproduce bugs.
• Collaborate with game designers, analysts, QA, and other developers to deliver features from idea to release.
• Contribute to technical planning, architecture, code quality, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Take ownership of tasks and follow them through to completion, including testing and release support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a C++ developer in mobile games (Android/iOS).
• Strong C++ fundamentals and technical problem-solving skills.
• Experience with game engines (in-house or commercial). Our game is built on Cocos2d-x.
• Understanding of gameplay feature implementation.
• Ability to debug difficult issues (crashes, memory leaks, performance problems).
• Experience integrating SDKs (ad monetization, analytics, crash reporting, customer support, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a finisher mindset, with attention to detail and a focus on stability and performance in production.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools, including providing context, writing clear instructions, and critically reviewing generated code.
• Comfortable working remotely and autonomously, coordinating with a distributed team.
• Strong communication skills in English (spoken and written).

Nice to have

• Experience working on casual mobile games, such as merge, match-2/3, farming, or city-building.
• Experience with liveops / frequently updated mobile games.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., crash logging, performance monitoring).
• Experience implementing analytics-driven game features.
• Interest in architecture and code quality (modularization, refactoring, technical debt management).

What kind of person will fit

• You are detail-oriented and care about stability and performance in production.
• You are a team player: you listen, give and receive feedback, and help others succeed.
• You own problems instead of waiting for someone else to fix them.
• You stay calm and systematic when things go wrong (production bugs, tight deadlines).
• You're curious and proactive about learning our stack, tools, and processes.
• You're open to AI-assisted development.

What we offer

• Remote-first approach with various collaboration models
• Smooth onboarding experience, with full support from our team to help you feel confident from accepting the offer
• Work alongside experienced, like-minded professionals with an opportunity for fast professional growth
• Competitive salaries, reviewed on a timely basis, based on personal achievements and involvement in the project
• 20 business days of paid vacation, with the option to take single days off from this amount
• Public holidays based on your country of residence
• 5 sick days per year for health-related needs - no doctor's note required
• Moldova-based? You'll work from our office and will be covered with full IT Park social benefits