We are a stellar team of hot shots with the industry know-how to redefine the kids’ game space on mobile platforms. Want to count yourself among us? We’re hiring cracker-jack talent of all kinds in our bright, happy San Francisco office.

Join us now while we’re under 15 people, still allow Dachsunds in the office, and have an unlimited supply of pancakes. And yeah …. work on something that will make a difference for kids and make you feel great about coming to work everyday!

All are full-time positions at our San Francisco office. We offer competitive compensation including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, great advancement opportunity, as well as an awesome work environment.

Openings

Front End Designer / Developer

Fingerprint, the first mobile gaming company for kids and their grown-ups, is seeking a rock-star Front End Designer Developer to help participate in building the next generation of mobile learning games for kids.

Based right off of Union Square in San Francisco, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the coolest and most happening projects in the mobile kid’s gaming space, contribute to marketing and advertising campaigns, and other stuff sure to challenge and delight you.

About You:

• You live and breathe HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, etc.)
• You like wearing both “coder” and “designer” hats
• You’re passionate making things and using your skills to tell a story
• You communicate well and like to ask questions
• You are a self-starter and know how to find solutions to problems
• You like to work in a past-paced environment
• You love the color orange and pancakes (though not at the same time)

About Us:

• We are an educational entertainment company that makes mobile games for kids and their grown ups
• We’re well funded by some of the top names and are growing
• We have a small, fun, diverse team of veterans and professionals that are passionate about doing great work and making a difference in this space
• We are fascinated with the intersection of design and technology and believe that when the two go hand in hand, magic happens

What You Need for this Position:

• Expertise in coding cross-browser and cross-device HTML/CSS/Javascript
• Experience with JQuery, XML, AJAX
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, CS6
• Familiar with HTML5/CSS3 and latest development technologies and concepts
• Familiar with W3 standards and using cross-platform testing and debugging tools
• Familiar with WordPress
• Familiar with art directing and working with other artists / designers

Benefits:

• PTO
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance

If you are a Front-End Designer / Developer with 5+ years of experience, please apply today!
To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Visual Designer

Fingerprint is seeking a talented Lead Visual Designer who is passionate about the creating the next generation of consumer-focused educational software, Internet and mobile applications.

As the Lead Visual Designer, you’ll help define the customer experience of a service that is disrupting and leading the way kids and families engage in learning and play. You’ll be an integral part of our product team, shaping the next generation of our web, mobile and 3rd party platform integration experience. You’ll join a talented team focused on delivering the best user experience possible. This is a great opportunity for you to become a core member of a high-growth, well-funded startup.

You are:

• Able to clearly articulate your design decisions.
• Well-versed in fundamental visual and interactive design disciplines and principles.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Comfortable with an iterative design process that includes accepting and managing feedback and constructive criticism

You will:

• Work closely with developers and product managers to create a highly polished visual experience.
• Apply a user-centered approach to visual design problems.
• Visually refine the Fingerprint brand and the look and feel across all platforms.
• Design and produce visual assets for both web and mobile applications.

You have:

• 4+ years experience creating high production value websites and applications.
• Strong visual design sense with clean typography, page and web layout.
• Work in agile environment taking stories from product specs to wireframes, interaction design, and/or polished visual mockups.
• Outstanding portfolio of solid, imaginative work.
• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Senior Game Engineer (mobile)

Fingerprint is seeking an experienced mobile game developer to be part of an exciting, small team. Work directly with our CTO, Creative Director, and Chief Product Officer on creating new educational mobile games for kids 3 to 10. You will have primary responsibility for game implementation from prototype to product. A rare opportunity to be a early member of a growing, world-class game studio. A dream job – you love to write code, you are creative, and you live to ship games!

Desired Experience:

• iOS / Objective-C / XCode
• Android / Java / IntelliJ
• C/C++
• JavaScript
• Client / Server Architecture, JSON Web APIs
• Computer graphics, animation and graphical user interface
• Game / Mobile Analytics

Requirements:

• 3+ Years Professional Experience with Game Development
• Shipped multiple products for iOS and/or Android
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Comfortable with multi-tasking – we’re a small, fast-paced, consumer start-up
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science
• Eligibility to work in either U.S. without sponsorship.

Bonus for experience with: Unity, Cocos2D, OpenGL ES, MongoDB, Tomcat, AWS

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Game Designer / Producer

Fingerprint is seeking a game designer with a proven track-record in the Mobile/Social gaming space with a passion for Kids products. We’re looking for the best talent out there to work with a team of creative, product and technical leads creating the next generation of consumer-focused educational gaming software, Internet and mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in brainstorming to devise and select core concepts
• Devise systems and balance in-game resources and economy to ensure player’s long term retention and to optimize monetization.
• Design novel game play while developing new game IP.
• Evolve design decisions based on regular play testing and audience feedback.
• Produce and update design specs, balance sheets and misc documentation
• Work with the production team throughout the development & life cycle of a game
• Provide and receive critiques in a constructive manner with suggestions and solutions for improvement.
• Remain current on industry trends including: new game genres, new game design methods and emerging platforms.
• Contribute to the strategic planning and design for new gaming projects

Required Experience

• Passionate game player with in-depth knowledge of current social, mobile and casual game titles with desire for making great games that kids and parents will love
• 1-3 years of Game Design experience with a focus on Casual, Social and/or Mobile games
• Demonstrated proficiency with systems design, game tuning, content design, user experience design and design documentation
• Proven aptitude producing, launching, maintaining and/or growing top-performing iOS, Online, or Facebook games
• Deep knowledge of  Freemium games and in-game monetization/economy
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• BA/BS degree in related field or equivalent experience

Preferred Experience

• iOS/Android product development experience
• SCRUM/Agile development experience
• Scripting or Prototyping experience

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Developer Relations / Producer Lead

Fingerprint is seeking a Mobile Games Developer Relations Lead / Producer for 3rd Party with a proven track-record in the Mobile gaming space. We’re looking for the best talent out there to work with a team of creative, product and technical leads creating the next generation of consumer-focused edutainment gaming software, Internet and mobile applications.

The Developer Relations / Producer is a unique role that will be responsible for identifying and negotiating with game developers and on-boarding their products to successful launch on our platform. The ideal candidate will have stellar partner management skills to make developers successful on our platform, including direct experience as a producer, product manager, or business development manager in the mobile gaming ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the content strategy by identifying and onboarding high quality children’s developers for our platform
• Source and close deals that will build value for the company
• Own the developer relationship, act as voice of developer to all Fingerprint functions
• Provide two-way insights between the Platform and the 3rd Party developer teams
• Work with Chief Product Officer to manage app pipeline and master 3rd party schedule
• Work with cross-functional internal teams including engineering, legal, and marketing
• Represent Fingerprint to the developer community

Required Experience

• 3-5 years of Production, Business Development, or Project Management experience within the mobile gaming ecosystem.
• Knowledge of Mobile Gaming landscape crucial.
• Experience with business models and monetization.
• Knowledge of iOS and Android game developer communities
• Capacity to thrive in a fluid startup environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Out-going, go-getter, performance driven personality. Must be comfortable both building the pipeline and executing.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about complex issues and find creative solutions to potential obstacles.
• BA/BS in related field. Strong mind for business, critical.
• Must have a passion for playing mobile games.
• Current US Work Authorization

Preferred Experience

• You have knowledge of the children’s gaming business.
• You have experience working in both creative and business roles (i.e., you can pinch hit as a Producer or in Business Development).
• You have contacts in the developer communities.
• You have extensive Android expertise.
• You have international expertise and foreign language skills.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

iPhone Games Engineer

Fingerprint is seeking a passionate iPhone developer with a keen eye for usability and polish. Working directly with the CTO, you’ll be responsible for creating and evolving the SDK that injects the Fingerprint platform into our growing portfolio of games. A clever combination of Objective-C, JavaScript, and cloud connectivity, the SDK provides an exciting opportunity to both work with current technologies and implement playful interactivity.

Desired Experience:

• Objective-C
• JavaScript
• RESTful APIs / JSON
• Macintosh or iPhone development (tell us what you have in the App Store!)
• Fundamentals of computer graphics, animation and graphical user interface

Requirements

• You love to write code, you are creative, and you live to ship products!
• No-nonsense, get-it-done attitude
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Comfortable with multi-tasking – it’s a small, fast-paced, consumer start-up
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science
• Eligibility to work in U.S. without sponsorship.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Java Server Engineer

Fingerprint is seeking a passionate front-end developer with a keen eye for usability and polish. Working directly with the CTO, you’ll be responsible for creating and evolving user interfaces for kids and parents, ranging from web sites to interactive pets. Be excited about pushing the boundaries of HTML5 on mobile, innovative web-site development and more!

Desired Experience:

• JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, CSS, HTML
• JQuery
• Cross-browser (IE / FireFox / Chrome / Safari)
• Cross-platform (desktop / mobile)
• Fundamentals of computer graphics, animation and graphical user interface

Requirements

• You love to write code, you are creative, and you live to ship products!
• No-nonsense, get-it-done attitude
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Comfortable with multi-tasking – it’s a small, fast-paced, consumer start-up
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science
• Eligibility to work in U.S. without sponsorship.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

HTML5 / JavaScript Engineer

Fingerprint is seeking a passionate front-end developer with a keen eye for usability and polish. Working directly with the CTO, you’ll be responsible for creating and evolving user interfaces for kids and parents, ranging from web sites to interactive pets. Be excited about pushing the boundaries of HTML5 on mobile, innovative web-site development and more!

Desired Experience:

• JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, CSS, HTML
• JQuery
• Cross-browser (IE / FireFox / Chrome / Safari)
• Cross-platform (desktop / mobile)
• Fundamentals of computer graphics, animation and graphical user interface

Requirements

• You love to write code, you are creative, and you live to ship products!
• No-nonsense, get-it-done attitude
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Comfortable with multi-tasking – it’s a small, fast-paced, consumer start-up
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science
• Eligibility to work in U.S. without sponsorship.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

Android Framework Engineer

Every month, hundreds of thousands of kids and families delight in playing Fingerprint’s mobile games. The Fingerprint Network, our kid-safe social/mobile platform is integrated into a rapidly growing number of mobile games.

As we expand to Android (from iOS) and Internationally, we need an experienced Android engineer to help make our platform shine on the new platform. Because the Fingerprint SDK integrates into games that are already pushing the limits, we need to be low-memory, compact and highly optimized.

Come help put awesome quality, educational games into kids’ hands. If you’re passionate about high quality Android software, where your work will have a huge impact across a wide range of products, we’d love to chat.

Desired Experience:

• End-to-end development of Apps already in Google Play and Kindle App Stores
• Eye for detail, in both code and UI implementation.
• Java / Android Java SDK
• C++ / Android NDK, JNI
• Object-oriented software development
• Experience creating a cross-platform framework
• Experience with software optimization, including Java and JavaScript/DOM
• Experience developing SDK / API used by 3^rd party developers
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Comfortable with multi-tasking – it’s a small, fast-paced, consumer start-up
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Self-motivated and Pragmatic.
• Love to ship products!

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or relevant work experience
• Eligibility to work in U.S. without sponsorship.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.

IT/Cloud Operations Lead

Every month, hundreds of thousands of kids and families delight in playing Fingerprint’s mobile games. The Fingerprint Network, our kid-safe social/mobile platform is integrated into a rapidly growing number of mobile games.

Our operations are expanding: more users, more games, and more countries. Our IT/Cloud operations need to expand as well. Come help us scale up our systems, create new instances in new regions, and lead the management of our 365/24/7 operations.

Come help put awesome quality, educational games into kids’ hands. If you’re passionate about IT/Cloud Operations and leadership, we’d love to chat.

Desired Experience:

• 3-5 years demonstrated leadership in IT/Cloud operations
• Hand-on with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Linux system administration
• Troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of IT incidents
• Monitoring Systems
• Logging Infrastructure and Search
• Backup Strategy
• Creating Documentation / Operation Manuals
• Ability to write clean, maintainable scripts
• Participate in 365/24/7 Support Rotation
• MongoDB, MySQL deployment and administration
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative development
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Self-motivated and Pragmatic.
• Love to keep things up and running

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or relevant work experience
• Eligibility to work in U.S. without sponsorship.

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fingerprintplay.com and include the job title in the subject line.

Please, no recruiters.