Whot Studios Limited is a fast-growing Nigerian gaming and digital studio building products at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and financial empowerment. Our flagship product, Whot Africa, is a competitive mobile card game where players can win real cash rewards, bringing Africa's most beloved card game into the digital age.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Game Developer
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain client-side game applications for web and mobile platforms.
- Design and implement responsive, intuitive game UIs and interactions.
- Integrate game clients with backend servers using appropriate protocols (HTTP, WebSocket, UDP where applicable).
- Optimize client performance (rendering, memory usage, load times) for smooth gameplay.
- Package and deploy game client builds to Play Store and App Store using Unity or Godot.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to define efficient client-server communication patterns.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience building game clients using Unity or Godot.
- Solid experience with JS-based game engines (PixiJS, Phaser, or similar).
- Experience with a modern frontend framework (React, Vue, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of real-time communication: HTTP, WebSockets, UDP (when and why to use it).
- Proven experience building and shipping game client mobile apps (Android + iOS) using Unity or Godot.
- Strong grasp of game UI/UX principles.
- Ability to optimize for client-side performance (rendering, memory, bundle size, load time).
- Experience syncing client state with real-time backend systems.
Application Closing Date
9th May, 2026.
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