Wanted: Colonist Full-Stack Product Developer
Working Hours: We work asynchronously and value outcomes over hours
Location: Fully Remote, Anywhere in the world
Compensation:
Competitive salary paid in USD.
Negotiable range based on experience and location
Stock (own a piece of Colonist)
About Colonist
We're building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet. Last year, our players spent 2,466 years playing 45 million games on our Settlers of Catan alternative. We're a fully remote, asynchronous team spread across multiple continents, focused on crafting extremely polished digital board games that people truly love.
About The Role
As a Full-Stack Product Developer at Colonist, your mission is to develop and enhance game modes and features to deliver excellent player experiences. You will oversee the full development of game interfaces, ensuring seamless UI/UX across platforms, high code quality, performance, and stability. Your technical skills and player-focused mindset will shape how over 5 million players engage with our games each year.
What You’ll Do
Evolve our game architecture, ensuring cleaner code boundaries and better scalability
Architect multi-platform systems to enable consistent features
Scale the codebase to support multiple game titles, while maintaining performance and developer velocity
Own full-stack development, from backend logic to polished UI
Balance technical complexity and product value, helping prioritize work that brings the biggest impact to players
Review pull requests and mentor peers to ensure code quality, maintainability, and strong architectural foundations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn concepts into highly engaging and intuitive player experiences
Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks, ensuring gameplay feels smooth even under heavy load
Continuously improve tools and workflows, leveraging automation, testing, and CI/CD for faster iteration
Requirements
5+ years of professional software development experience
Deep experience with Node.js and modern full-stack development
Strong grasp of Git, code reviews, and collaborative workflows
Proven ability to design and maintain scalable architectures
Solid understanding of game systems, patterns, and how to keep them fun and stable
Skilled in React, TypeScript, CSS, and building high-performance UIs
Strong written communication, you explain complex ideas clearly in async settings
Experienced with relational databases and REST APIs
Are passionate about board games, both as a player and a developer
Nice to Have
Knowledge of data analysis or SQL for player insights
Contributions to open-source or dev communities
Our Values at Colonist
We strongly adhere to these values in our team - if these resonate, then you’ll love working here!
Dependability
We're self-driven players who deliver without needing supervision. When we commit to something, we make it happen.
Ownership
We take full responsibility and go beyond our roles to improve Colonist. Each of us acts like we own the company, because through our stock options, we do.
Clear Communication
In our remote environment, written communication is key. We're direct, structured, and always keep our team in the loop.
Efficient Execution
We move fast and focus on impact. Instead of getting stuck on perfect solutions, we find practical ways forward and get things done.
Continuous Learning
We're curious problem solvers who love a challenge. We constantly seek new ideas, embrace feedback, and aren't afraid to change our minds when we're wrong.
Benefits and Compensation
Compensation
Competitive salary paid in USD
Stock (own a piece of Colonist)
Benefits
Fully remote team spread across multiple time zones
Flexible hours, we work asynchronously and value outcomes over hours
Unlimited vacation
Yearly offsite
Work equipment provided
Monthly budget for productivity tools
Growth
Work directly impacts 5M+ yearly active players
Rapid learning opportunities
Work with exceptional colleagues on challenging projects
Freedom to identify and solve problems
Access to all company metrics and discussions
Expect deep work and autonomy with clear expectations and accountability
