flutter developer for mobile games

Big Potato Games creates easy-to-learn, laughter-first games played by millions of people worldwide. Its games bring people together, and the company is a B Corp Certified games business expanding globally.

• Own the Flutter companion app end-to-end, including architecture, features, releases and quality;
• Build and ship a growing library of daily games using Flame, Unity or similar;
• Build clean REST APIs supporting the mobile games;
• Integrate APIs, authentication, analytics, push notifications, in-app purchases and crash reporting;
• Improve UX, performance, stability and the release process across iOS and Android;
• Maintain and extend the Node/TypeScript and MongoDB backend;
• Build and evolve APIs and admin functionality supporting the apps;
• Integrate third-party services including Shopify, payments, email and analytics;
• Own backend problems independently while keeping data handling clean, secure and pragmatic;
• Maintain and make light updates to the Next.js/React web platform;
• Support login, redemption flows and features tied to game launches and promotions;
• Use AI tools daily to accelerate coding, refactoring and testing;
• Build reusable prompt patterns and workflows;
• Reduce human workload through smart automation;
• Balance delivery speed with sound engineering judgement;
• Collaborate with the Senior Game Developer to support stable releases and game launches.

• Strong, demonstrable Flutter and Dart experience, with the ability to own a production app independently;
• Solid backend experience with Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB and API development;
• Experience integrating third-party services such as Shopify, payments and authentication;
• Confidence using AI tools to accelerate development;
• Pragmatic engineering judgement and the ability to prioritize good, shipped solutions over perfection;
• Enjoys autonomy while working collaboratively;
• Comfortable supporting a technical lead rather than being the lead;
• Able to move between mobile polish and backend logic;
• Nice to have: React/Next.js, Google Cloud, Docker, CI/CD, Firebase, mobile analytics, in-app purchases, push notifications, e-commerce, login and user-account systems, small product-led teams, Flame, Unity or other game engines, real-time or multiplayer game networking with Socket.IO, Photon or similar.

• £500 Holiday bonus and free board games;
• Bupa Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme, including mental health counselling and neurodivergence coaching;
• Discounted gym memberships;
• Monthly yoga;
• Company events;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Employee Benefits Trust;
• Dog-friendly office.