Contract Web Game Developer (HTML5 / Phaser, Next.js)

• Restyle open-source web games (match 3, color sort, block-placement puzzle, trivia, word) into our brand while preserving the gameplay
• Integrate each as a client-side React component in Next.js, using dynamic import with server-side rendering disabled and clean mount and teardown
• Ensure each game is responsive and performs well on mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Android Chrome) and desktop
• Wire a score and milestone callback into our rewards and leaderboard endpoints, keeping scoring logic in the React layer
• Implement light save state with localStorage so players can resume after navigating away
• Verify the open-source license on every base used and flag anything that is not cleanly permissive

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, * Strong JavaScript and TypeScript

• Real experience with HTML5 Canvas or Phaser
• Shipped web games or interactive web products you can demonstrate live in a browser
• Comfortable working inside an existing React and Next.js codebase
• A track record of building responsive, high-quality experiences on mobile web
• Clear written communication

Nice to have

• Experience with casual game genres (match 3, sort, block puzzle, trivia, word)
• Familiarity with calling APIs and passing a validated result for server-side scoring
• A strong sense of game feel
• Awareness of basic anti-cheat practices for reward-linked games

Not required

• Original game design from scratch
• 2D animation or character art
• Unity, Godot, or any desktop or Python game development. This role is web-native only.

• Portfolio and samples. Links to web games or interactive work, ideally something we can play in a browser right now. A strong portfolio goes a long way here.
• Similar games. If you have built or reskinned games in our genres (match 3, color sort, block puzzle, trivia, word), point us to them.
• References. One or two companies or clients you have worked with recently who can speak to your work.
• Tools, availability, and rate.

We are happy for this to be your side project. We can work around your hours as long as there is enough overlap with our team to stay in sync.

To stand out, include a short note on a game or interactive feature where you really sweated the game feel: what felt off, what you changed, and how you knew it landed, especially if the fix surprised you.

Shortlisted candidates will be paid for a small trial task before we commit.

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour