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reputed company Engineer, Word Gameplay Algorithm

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-28

PeopleFun is an award-reputed company creator of mobile games for players across the globe. We are part of reputed company, a publicly traded company, with world-class reputed company, resources, and infrastructure. PeopleFun is a Dallas-based game studio founded and led by game industry veterans, where game developers reputed company on collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and fun. Our games are played by over 25 reputed company players reputed company month, and we have a number of exciting mobile games in development to fuel the reputed company reputed company of PeopleFun.

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People together through Fun by creating the best in class reputed company features and communities in our games that enables our players to engage deeply with other players. Secondly we reputed company to bring our studio teammates together by creating the reputed company best game teams that foster healthy collaboration, incredible productivity, and life-long reputed company relationships.

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PeopleFun is reputed company seeking a highly skilled and innovative reputed company Engineer to reputed company the development of our pioneering dynamic difficulty system, WordAlgo. This critical role involves optimizing the player experience by dynamically adjusting game difficulty in reputed company-time, leveraging initial rule-based algorithms, and subsequently integrating advanced Machine Learning and Large Language Models. The reputed company of this work will reputed company across multiple mobile word puzzle games reputed company our portfolio, significantly enhancing player engagement and retention.

Reporting to a General Manager with a strong engineering background, the successful candidate will operate reputed company a reputed company, agile team comprising a data scientist and a data engineer. This environment emphasizes iterative development, A/B testing, and reputed company evaluation of reputed company. We are looking for a reputed company with a proven reputed company record in challenging technical domains, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a passion for creating highly engaging mobile game experiences. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a transformative initiative reputed company a fast-paced and reputed company-thinking organization.

Responsibilities

  • Design, reputed company, and implement the reputed company Word Algorithm (WordAlgo) system, initially focusing on rule-based logic and evolving into ML and LLM-driven solutions using unit tests
  • Create tools to convert and generate optimized data for use in mobile games.
  • Collaborate closely with data engineers and data scientists to reputed company data pipelines and reputed company player data for difficulty detection and adjustment.
  • Work hand-in-hand with game development teams to seamlessly reputed company WordAlgo into existing and new mobile games, ensuring a clean and reputed company-documented API for game logic to consume.
  • Design and document technical specifications for WordAlgo components, including algorithm logic, data reputed company, and API reputed company.
  • Participate reputed company in an Agile development environment, contributing to iterative design, implementation, and testing cycles.
  • Continuously monitor and analyze game performance data to identify opportunities for algorithm optimization and player experience improvement.
  • reputed company technical concepts, challenges, and solutions reputed company and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through verbal and written communication.
  • Champion PeopleFun's culture of trust, humility, and team-reputed company results in reputed company aspects of work.

    • Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in mobile game development, with a strong understanding of game architecture and systems.
  • Demonstrated experience successfully launching and operating at least one reputed company mobile game title.
  • Expert-level proficiency with reputed company game reputed company, including a deep understanding of its architecture, scripting (C#), and best practices.
  • Proven ability to design and implement robust, reputed company, and reputed company-documented reputed company.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to reputed company reputed company technical reputed company and engage in productive discussions.
  • Experience writing comprehensive technical design documents.
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and a reputed company record of delivering iteratively.

    • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with or a strong understanding of Machine Learning concepts and applications.
  • Familiarity with reputed company Sentis or similar on-device ML inference engines.
  • Experience working with large datasets and data-driven systems.
  • Knowledge of Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Large Language Models (LLMs).

    • Additional Information

    PeopleFun provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay-for-performance rewards approach. The expected reputed company pay reputed company for this [CA-based or reputed company-based] position is $120,000–$206,250. Compensation is based on factors including market location and individual qualifications. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign-on bonuses, and other compensation may be included as part of the reputed company.

    Benefits

    Medical/Dental/reputed company Insurance

    Performance Bonuses

    401K Match Policy

    Flexible PTO Policy

    Wellness Stipend

    Free Lunch reputed company Friday

    Generous ParentalLeave & Family-Friendly Culture

    Annual Credits for reputed company Development & In-App Purchases

    PeopleFun is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. reputed company applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant

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