Senior Software Engineer (Upit)
About FRVR
FRVR is a growth stage games platform and publishing company building an expansive, cross-channel ecosystem that connects billions through amazing games instantly. FRVR’s proprietary technology and global reach represent a sea change for players and game developers. By democratising game distribution & discovery, eliminating downloads, and providing game makers of any size with robust development and live game operating tools, FRVR reduces cost and eliminates friction for creators while connecting them with billions of players worldwide.
Founded & led by seasoned entrepreneurs and game-makers and backed by leading investors, FRVR has seen explosive growth. FRVR games have been downloaded 2 billion times. Through partnerships with companies including Facebook, Samsung, Snap, and TikTok, the company currently supports a growing player base of 2 million daily active players across an ever-expanding portfolio of games.
FRVR seeks passionate game-makers, technologists, data ninjas, and product and business leaders at all levels to join an incredible team and empower creators to serve their players better anywhere, on any device, while leveraging AI.
Intro
Upit – The Future of Social Game Creation
At FRVR, we are reinventing how games are created, played, and shared. Our new platform, Upit, is not just another game engine—it’s a revolutionary social network for game creators and players. Imagine Roblox meets TikTok, where anyone can co-create, remix, and share games instantly.
Challenges & Responsibilities
As a Senior Engineer in our team, on top of building great tools and games, we expect you to:
- Champion software development best practices;
- Be hands-on in building and enhancing the FRVR AI product, including:
- Participate in testing and code reviews;
- Develop and maintain team standards and best practices;
- Create technical documentation that effectively shares knowledge;
- Support team development and guide junior team members.
- Participate in collaborative product design sessions.
- Be proactive in research & development as we are working with cutting-edge technology.
- Developing and maintaining a game creation and consumption service (full-stack website+APIs) built with Sveltekit, JS+Typescript.
- A game creation backend where the stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, WebSockets, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Redis, Message Queues, and the FRVR AI Model (including integration of 3rd party models and services).
- Interfacing with FRVR’s Platform Team who develop the FRVR SDK & Game Engine, including integration and development on both sides as needed.
We are looking for someone with:
- Experience with browser rendering tech like WebGL, Canvas and WebGPU
- Experience working with 2d/3d engines, eg. Pixi, Phaser, Three.js
- Experience working with modern js web frameworks like Sveltekit, React, or similar.
- Node experience for highly scaled & distributed systems.
- Experience in gaming or comparable industries;
What else you should know (Perks):
- Permanent work contract 📝
- 30 vacation days ☀️ 🏝
- Workplace Allowance of 250€ (1-time payment) 📎
- Personal Training Budget of 600€ per year 🎓
- Remote working setup 👩💻
- You will be a part of a fun & playful working culture 🏀
- After 3 years with FRVR, you can take your own Mini-Sabbatical: 1 extra month vacation + 2500€ budget 🧳✈️
- Locations
- Remote
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time

Our Perks and Benefits
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🌎 Remote Work & Co-Working Allowance
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👨👦 Respect for personal and family lifestyle
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🎮 Game-time at work
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🏢 Regular Demo Sessions and Town Halls
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💸 Competitive Pay and Flexible Benefits
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💻 Top notch personal equipment
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🕹️ 250€ Workspace Allowance
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📘 600€ Personal Learning Allowance
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🏝 Paid 1 month Sabbatical after 3 years of tenure
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⚕️ Private Health Insurance (in most locations)
Life at FRVR
We are a startup with global talent spread all over Europe and we’re building our core team from Lisbon, Portugal. We are a remote friendly organization, but still believe in the beauty of face-to-face interaction and the sharing of an office space. We have colleagues with all types of backgrounds and experiences and a healthy combination of game industry veterans and people who are new to the industry. From board game nerds to amateur chefs, from wine enthusiasts to informal gardeners, from Jiu-Jitsu masters to dog lovers, we have a curious bunch that we can call a team.
About FRVR
FRVR is an instant gaming distribution platform and we fundamentally believe that everyone deserves easy access to fun entertainment. We are redefining game distribution as the world leader in building successful game channels beyond the app stores. Our mission is to democratize game distribution by delivering great games for everyone, everywhere.
Senior Software Engineer (Upit)
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