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A Thinking Ape Careers and Employment

About the company

  • CEO
    Tayber Voyer
  • Founded
    2008
  • Company size
    51 to 200
  • Industry
    Video Game Publishing
  • Headquarters
    A Thinking Ape Entertainm...
  • Link
    A Thinking Ape website

Mission: We build social strategy games that people play for decades.

We are working fully remotely.

We create mobile games with a social core that engage players and provoke us with creative new problems.

When we set out to make great games with massive online communities, we knew that we first had to create the ideal environment for building ambitious things. A place where brilliant and inspiring people could come together and build games that make millions of players happy. We realized th...

Mission: We build social strategy games that people play for decades.

We are working fully remotely.

We create mobile games with a social core that engage players and provoke us with creative new problems.

When we set out to make great games with massive online communities, we knew that we first had to create the ideal environment for building ambitious things. A place where brilliant and inspiring people could come together and build games that make millions of players happy. We realized that we needed to find incredibly talented people and get out of their way. Since then we've paid careful attention to how we like to work together. This is a brief summary of our guiding principles:

*OWNERSHIP: We take complete ownership of our work and act in the best interests of the company. We’re the type of people who care - a lot. It’s never “not my job.”

*HAVE WONDERFUL ARGUMENTS: We’re comfortable thinking deeply about important issues, and care enough to respectfully challenge decisions when we disagree. Mutual respect and checked egos allow for productive debate and better outcomes than any we would have achieved individually.

*THE BEST IDEAS WIN: We want everyone involved in problem-solving, regardless of their position. We frequently seek feedback from each other and our players in order to challenge our assumptions, and make data-driven decisions when possible.

*KEEP GROWING: We’re always building and improving on our skills and processes. We understand that when we learn, we see exponential improvement in ourselves, our products and our company. We’re never finished learning.

Together our values and mission are the driving force for why ATA exists and how we operate as a team. These cultural foundations are embedded in everything we do, especially in how we hire. We aim to hire people who share our values, believe in building communities and can add to our culture.

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People and Culture in Vancouver, BC
on 30 November 2022
Energetic, supportive and high-trust atmosphere
It's so refreshing to work for a company that actually cares about it's employees! I constantly have new and interesting projects and autonomy to decide how I want to approach my work. I love that I have accountability to a project and can see the difference my work contributes to our team and company goals. I've always felt that the executive team, lead and team care about my experience at ATA. T...
Game Designer in Vancouver, BC
on 24 November 2022
Smart, kind people who care deeply about their work
AT ATA you get to work with really smart people who care deeply about the games they are working on. People are kind and authentic and everyone is working towards the same goals so there is not much politics and fighting for resources amongst teams. The leadership team is very transparent with the rest of the company about goals and financials. Managers have regular 1:1s and focus a lot on growth ...
Senior Software Engineer in Remote in BC
on 24 November 2022
Great place to work!
I have felt very comfortable working at A Thinking Ape since day 1. My team mates are friendly, open and helpful. I am respected by management, and they listen to my ideas. I like the formal 1:1s, where I can give feedback and get information about the company direction. They're very transparent with how decisions are made. This is a great place to be for someone who wants to manage themselves to ...
Game Designer in Vancouver, BC
on 4 September 2018
Fantastic employees and management. Hard work life balance. Good pay and advancement.
I worked with a Thinking Ape for a little under 2 years. It was a fantastic work environment (which is now sorta classic startup culture): weekly catered lunch, beer-O-clock, massage chair, snacks, small core hours. I would suggest to anyone looking at employment with them to move forward and apply! The application/interview process can be tough and only a small % of applicants get an intervie...

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