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What they do

Voodoo is a tech company that makes mobile games and apps. Its mission is to entertain the world. It started in Paris in 2013. Its site counts 800 employees, 8 billion downloads, and 150 million monthly active users. It publishes games such as Mob Control, Block Jam, and Paper.io 2, and apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

What they value

• Push for speed.
• Take risks.
• Share and accept direct feedback.
• Fight BS and politics.
• Set the highest standards.
• Act like an owner.

Where they hire

Of 128 Postings, 88 name Paris first, 19 Istanbul, and 8 Barcelona. Others name Warsaw, Beijing, and single cities. Ashby marks 50 hybrid, 37 on site, and 33 remote, often within a few hours of Central European Time. 23 Postings mention relocation support. Two offer visa support. No other Posting mentions the right to work.

Teams and roles

The board has 128 Postings. 120 are full time and six are internships.

• Gaming: 68 Postings, the largest group. The Core team helps internal and external studios make and launch new games. The Live team works on games that are already successful, such as Paper.io 2, Hole.io, and Helix Jump. Roles are Unity game developers, game and level designers, product managers, game artists, UI/UX and VFX artists, technical directors, producers, product data analysts, QA, and publishing managers for one country or region.
• Growth: 26 Postings. Roles cover user acquisition, ad monetization, video ads, and playable ads (ads that a person can play), plus software engineers for performance marketing.
• Engineering and Data: 12 Postings. Roles are Go and TypeScript backend engineers, iOS and Unity engineers, data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, a machine learning engineer for the ad network, and cloud infrastructure and security engineers.
• Corporate: 13 Postings in finance, legal, HR, IT, and procurement. Several are internships.
• Apps: 5 Postings, mostly sales roles for the WeMoms app.
• CEO Office: a Chief of Staff and a Strategic Initiatives Lead.

What they look for

Most Postings ask for spoken and written English. Some also ask for French, or for the language of a market, such as Turkish. Many gaming Postings ask for a passion for mobile games and for work in small teams with little process. Game developer Postings ask for three or more years of Unity and C#, and for skill in performance work such as memory and frame rate. Product Postings ask for experience with free-to-play games, A/B tests, and player data. About one Posting in four names AI: the product manager Posting asks for a strong interest in AI, and the UI/UX artist Posting asks for comfort with AI tools. Art Postings ask for a strong portfolio, and the UI/UX artist Posting names Figma and Photoshop. Publishing manager Postings ask for a master's degree from a top business or engineering school and three or more years in consulting, banking, tech, or startups. The Staff Backend Engineer Posting asks for seven or more years of backend work, fluent Go, SQL and NoSQL, and experience with high-scale systems. The Lead Data Scientist Posting asks for Python, SQL, MLOps practice, and cloud experience. The careers page says the hiring process aims to finish within 30 days and includes a case study or skill test.