Burny Games is a Ukrainian product and publishing game development company focused on mobile puzzle games that blend creativity with analytics. Our mission is to challenge players’ minds daily by delivering a consistently high-quality gameplay experience.
Founded in 2022, Burny Games has grown into a team of 140 specialists, with hubs in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Lisbon, Portugal.
Key Highlights
- 65+ million downloads across the company’s portfolio
- #2 Employer in Ukrainian GameDev [DOU, 2026]
- Fastest-growing mobile game studio in Ukraine [DOU, 2025]
- Full in-house pipeline: development, live ops, analytics, and publishing
- A deeply data-driven approach to product and team development
Key Titles & Performance
We focus on clear mechanics and strong player feedback. Our portfolio includes several successful titles and long-term IPs.
Team size and structure?
120+ employees
Our ideal candidate should have:
- Deep understanding of game mechanics and how different gameplay elements interact to shape player experience.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze game systems, identify risks, and propose effective solutions.
- Project management skills with the ability to plan, organize, and lead a cross-functional team.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong understanding of the mobile games market, especially within the puzzle genre.
- Understanding of how to operate and support multiple live games simultaneously.
- Experience with a data-informed approach to decision-making: using analytics while balancing creativity and product intuition.
- Ability to build hypotheses, design experiments, and interpret results.
- Leadership mindset with the ability to motivate teams, communicate strategy transparently, and take ownership of product direction.
- Fluent Ukrainian and Advanced English are required.
What you will get:
- Opportunity to gain deep expertise in the mobile puzzle market and beyond by launching multiple games within short production cycles and seeing results quickly.
- High level of ownership and autonomy in decision-making and unit management without micromanagement or top-down directive culture.
- Freedom to implement and test your own ideas in a highly collaborative environment where initiative and well-reasoned decision-making are valued.
- Direct impact on product strategy, game quality, and business results.
- Fast-paced environment with strong growth opportunities and the ability to build a portfolio of successful live products and potential hit games.
- Transparent communication culture and challenging tasks that encourage professional growth.
- Access to all necessary tools, services, and resources for effective work.
Key responsibilities:
- Evaluate and select game ideas from an existing concept pool or independently generate ideas for new games, primarily within the puzzle genre.
- Apply a data-informed approach to product decisions by combining analytics, common sense, and creative thinking.
- Build hypotheses based on available data and design product experiments to validate them.
- Demonstrate leadership within the team by clearly communicating successes, failures, and product strategy while motivating the team toward shared goals.
- Continuously conduct macro market analysis, monitor competitors, and research target audiences to stay ahead of trends and apply insights to products.
- Track and analyze KPIs for products within the area of responsibility.
- Define and maintain product quality standards while promoting a strong player-first culture inside the team.
- Balance player needs with business objectives when making product decisions.
- Ensure production processes align with business goals and operational needs.
- Collaborate closely with the marketing department to maintain consistency between product and creative marketing strategy.
- Stay informed about marketing performance, campaign efficiency, budgets, and metrics, and use these insights to adjust product strategy and backlog priorities.
What we offer:
- Transparent and straightforward communication: no politics, no hidden agendas – you’re heard and can influence decisions.
- Meaningful challenges: you’ll work on tasks that require real thinking, ownership, and going beyond standard solutions.
- Full toolkit provided: we cover all necessary tools and licenses so you can focus on delivering results, not fighting limitations.
- 100% paid vacation and sick leave: 20 days of vacation and 22 days of sick leave fully covered.
- Flexible schedule and remote work: manage your time and work from where you’re most productive.
- We provide all necessary hardware: everything you need to work comfortably and efficiently.
The recruitment process:
CV Review → TA Interview → Test Task → Interview with CPO → Final Interview → Background Check → Offer
If you share our goals and values and are eager to join a team of dedicated professionals, we invite you to take the next step.
