Careers · 8 open roles
Make something
that lasts.
Horizon is a twenty-person studio building an engine, a live city, and an original world. We are looking for people who like owning a problem end to end, who care about the details, and who want to do the best work of their careers without burning out.
No crunch
Sustainable hours, planned in.
Real ownership
Profit sharing for everyone.
Hybrid
LA HQ + remote across North America.
Why Horizon
A studio built to last.
We are independent, profitable, and deliberate about how we grow. Benefits are the baseline, not the pitch.
No crunch
We plan around sustainable hours and treat overtime as a planning failure, not a badge. Everyone takes their vacation.
Health, fully covered
100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents, plus a mental health stipend.
Real ownership
Profit sharing for every full-time employee, with transparent studio financials shared quarterly.
Hybrid by design
Los Angeles HQ, remote-friendly roles, and four all-studio weeks a year with travel covered.
Gear & learning
$2,500 annual learning budget, a hardware refresh every three years, and a very serious annual game jam.
Time to play
Paid time off for game launches that matter to you. Yes, that is a real benefit. Yes, we mean it.
Open roles
Find your place.
All roles include published salary bands. We do not ask for your current salary, and we do not negotiate people against each other.
Senior Rendering Engineer
Own major systems in VxEngine's renderer, from visibility and lighting to the frame graph that keeps Night Dragon running on hardware people actually own.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$155,000 – $205,000
Network Engineer
Build the replication and server mesh that lets thousands of players share one persistent Night Dragon world without feeling each other's lag.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$140,000 – $185,000
Tools Programmer
Build the editor and pipeline tools that turn a room full of artists and designers into a studio that ships. If it happens twice, make it a button.
Remote — United States
$125,000 – $170,000
Senior Environment Artist
Build the places people will remember: a flooded terrace, a shrine at the edge of the map, a city that has been dying for three hundred years.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$110,000 – $150,000
Combat Designer
Design combat that has weight, reads clearly, and rewards intent over memorization. Help define the fight at the heart of Night Dragon.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$115,000 – $160,000
Technical Animator
Bridge animation and engineering. Build the rigs, systems, and pipelines that make Night Dragon's combat feel expensive.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$120,000 – $155,000
Live Operations Producer
Keep the city running. Plan and ship Horizon RP's seasons, events, and live updates with the community team and engineers.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$105,000 – $140,000
Community Manager
Be the bridge between the studio and a community of 40,000 players. Run events, share news, and make people feel heard.
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
$78,000 – $105,000
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Hiring
Four steps.
No games.
We know applying for a job is a two-way evaluation. Our process is designed to be fast, transparent, and respectful of your time.
Application
Send us your CV and a short note about why this role, why Horizon, and what you want to make. No cover-letter theater.
Conversation
A 45-minute call with the hiring manager and a recruiter. We talk about your work, the role, and what you are looking for.
Craft
A paid, scoped exercise based on a real problem — or a portfolio deep-dive if that is more appropriate. We respect your time.
Team
Meet the people you would work with. Ask us hard questions. We make a decision within a week, and we always give feedback.
Life at Horizon
Come build with us.
Los Angeles HQ, remote-friendly roles, four all-studio weeks a year, and a team that ships. We would love to meet you.