Show HN: I created a no-code job board for careers in indie games

I'll continue to look for optimizations.

Thank you einr!

Seems a little too javascript heavy imo.

I'll look into fixing both.

Also, working on a filter for part-time/contract and remote (you can currently search for remote/anywhere) for the next update.

Thanks again! I appreciate you!

In general, I would anticipate pay and benefits to be less than you would receive in your well-funded tech company or startup. There is upside in joining a studio that has a hit game where you not only receive a salary but a % of revenue.

Work life balance is generally favorable as many developers escape to indie games in order to get away from the crunch and routine layoffs that you often see at larger publishers and developers. And indie games on the whole appears to be a more inclusive and diverse part of the game development community. (Of course, there are exceptions.)

There are some fantastic indie studios out there that really care about their people and pride themselves on creating a safe haven for game developers.

A couple of things that I would look for when evaluating a potential indie game employer (if pay and work life balance are of concern):

- A job description or about us page that speaks to these issues, that includes a benefits/perks section, that puts in the extra effort to recruit you into the job/studio. Those are likely the studios that are going to understand that you have value and choice. They are the studios that are thinking about their people, job satisfaction, and retention. Not all indies, particularly those that are just starting up, have taken the time to think through how to be a company/employer and may simply be focused on shipping their first game (again, there are exceptions).

- A studio that has shipped a few successful games, which signals that they might have the financial stability to both offer a healthy compensation package and have had to grow/retain employees through multiple projects. If a studio is brand new, you then might want to look at who is on the team and if they have shipped successful games in the past.

- Of course, I would then look to reach out to current and former employees to gather first-hand insight into what it is like to work at those studios. You might be able to find those people on LinkedIn or in Team/About Us pages. For actual communication, instead of a LinkedIn DM, most everyone in indie games is on twitter.

Another thing of note is that there is a decent amount of contract work in indie games, which would allow you to have greater control over your own compensation and work life balance requirements.