Get In The Game: Top Mobile Gaming Companies Hiring Now
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Cell phones are propelling the $200B+ gaming industry to new heights. Mobile gaming now accounts for 60% of the market and is growing 1.7x faster than other segments like computer- and console-based games.
Gaming isn’t just for kids, either. With easy access to games on their mobile phones, adults now account for much of the industry’s growth: Gen X and Baby Boomers are the two fastest growing age groups for mobile games.
Gaming companies are taking advantage of advancements in cell phones to offer more augmented reality (AR) options. They’re also using features like camera location tracking to enhance experiences.
San Francisco-based Niantic is one of the heavyweights in the industry with blockbuster titles like Pokémon GO, an AR-based game that’s netted $6B. The company now has offices throughout the world and is on a hiring frenzy to shape the future of AR.
Akili, with offices in California and Boston, is using gaming tech to help improve people’s mental health. The gaming studio is “taking on Big Pharma” by delivering unique gaming experiences to treat cognitive conditions without the need for pills. The company recently announced a partnership with Roblox, one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, that seeks to encourage children to engage with Akili’s prescription ADHD gaming treatment.
Montreal-based Mino Games is another top mobile gaming studio looking to expand its team. The creator of games like Mino Monsters, which has reached 13M downloads, offers a fun work perk: Employees get their own custom cat avatar.
If you want to help create the future of gaming, here is our list of 5 mobile gaming companies hiring now.
Akili is taking on big pharma by creating video games that treat cognitive impairments51-200 Employees- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Boston, San Francisco, Larkspur, Remote
- About
We're a digital health start-up combining neuroscience and mobile gaming tech to deliver an FDA-approved ADHD treatment for kids that isn't a pill. Our team is made up of folks from gaming, biotech, pharma, tech, fintech, retail, and more!
- Industries
Brain HealthBehavioral Therapy, Aba Therapy, Autism, Psychology
- Website
- https://minogames.com/en/
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Montreal
- About
Mino Games is a mobile games developer based in Montréal, QC. We were founded in 2011 as a small group of passionate engineers and artists. Our mission is to create the highest quality games that millions of people all around the world play and love.
- Industries
Building the connective social fabric uniting all gamers and gaming worlds11-50 Employees- Website
- https://mushroom.gg/
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Francisco Bay Area
- About
Backed by a $20M Series A and 80k gaming communities, Mushroom’s mission is to be the social platform that unites the countless gaming worlds people inhabit, helping us all better find meaning in our digital lives through each other. We build tools that make it easier than ever for gamers to create a digital identity, make their gameplay more social, and grow strong friendships along the way.
- Industries
- Social GamesSocial Media Platforms
Building technologies and ideas that move us as the leaders in Augmented Reality501-1000 Employees- B2C
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- http://www.nianticlabs.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, London, Sunnyvale, Zurich, Hamburg, Tokyo
- About
Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction. Originally formed at Google in 2011, we became an independent company in 2015 with a strong group of investors including Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Alsop Louie Partners.
- Industries
- Development Platforms
- B2B
- Public StagePublicly traded company
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- 4.1Highly ratedSkillz is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.1 out of 5 stars
- Website
- http://www.skillz.com/
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Portland, San Francisco, Las Vegas
- About
Skillz is the leading marketplace platform that helps players discover mobile games and compete against other players around the world. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz has hosted over 2B tournaments entries for 30M mobile players worldwide and distributes over $60M in prizes each month.
- Industries
- Development PlatformsApplication PlatformsMonetizationSkill Gaming
Jobs
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://www.azarus.io
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
Azarus turns livestreams into a multiplayer experience, creating the biggest MMO in the world. An interactive overlay, we bring an extra layer of fun to livestreams, with trivia, attention and prediction questions about the game being played and what's happening in-real-time during a stream.
- Industries
- B2C
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://foldapp.com/
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Remote
- About
Fold is the best way to earn bitcoin back on everything you do. Customers can use the Fold Visa debit card, and purchase gift cards from the Fold Store, to earn bitcoin on everyday purchases.
We're a fast growing team of passionate individuals working across the country (and sometimes the world) to build products and experiences that bring Bitcoin to the rest of the world via best-in-class consumer UX and the most innovative layer two technologies.
- Industries
- Gift Card
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://pragma.gg/
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
Pragma provides a “backend as a service” solution for multiplayer and social games. Our core feature set includes: accounts, player data, lobbies, matchmaking, social systems, telemetry, and store fulfillment.
- Industries
- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Website
- http://www.medialab.la
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
MediaLab is a holding company of consumer internet brands that engages 1 in every 3 US internet users each month.
Own the growth of purposeful brands. Our growing team of talented engineers, designers, and product builders bring ambitious solutions to well known internet brands around the world. When they see an opportunity for impact, they aren’t afraid to make it happen.
- Industries
The world’s largest destination for anime & manga focused on creating 360° fan experiences501-1000 Employees- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- http://www.crunchyroll.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- About
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content they love. Best known as a top streaming service delivering AVOD and SVOD content,
Crunchyroll also provides experiences to deepen fan engagement through content distribution, social, events, games, consumer products, and manga publishing.
- Industries
- Subscription Businesses
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://branch.gg
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Seattle
- About
We are founders, artists, hackers, and gamers. Some of us are dropouts, who made fortunes building massive Minecraft servers instead of doing homework.
Some of us led previous lives at Microsoft, EA, and Zynga. But all of us are combining our passions to pioneer incredible gaming experiences in web3.
- Industries
- Social Games
Wildlife StudiosWildlife Studios offers immersive games on an easily accessed platform501-1000 EmployeesActively Hiring- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- https://wildlifestudios.com/
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- San Francisco, Buenos Aires Province, Dublin, São Paulo
- About
Wildlife Studios is one of the 10 largest mobile gaming companies in the world. Founded in Brazil in 2011, our studio has grown to become a truly global organization. We have offices in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Ireland, and are still expanding.
Today, our portfolio of over 70 games engages billions of players around the world. We develop and publish mobile games that will be remembered and shared for generations.
- Industries
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Jobs
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://www.zuvvii.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Argentina, United States, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Remote
- About
Our product is a social media platform that will be available on all mobile and desktop devices. We have designed our platform so that the user experience is as simple as possible for all, no matter the technical expertise, device or console being used.
- Industries
- Social Media Platforms
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://jockmkt.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Boston
- About
Jock Mkt is a new live trading game for daily fantasy sports. No more feeling like there's nothing to do but check scoring updates. Now you can trade your favorite players in-game, with friends, for real-money. Prices move in real-time based on user trade offers.
We're venture-backed, based in Boston, and expanding our team. Visit our site for more info, or connect with us at [email protected].
Stay in the game with Jock Mkt.
- Industries
- B2C
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- https://www.mistplay.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Canada, Montreal, Tokyo, Beijing, South Korea
- About
Mistplay is the first Loyalty Program for mobile gamers. Players use our platform to play games, connect with friends, and earn awesome rewards; such as Amazon gift cards and prepaid Visas.
We make sure that everything we do has a positive impact on our users and our community.
- Industries
- Application Platforms
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