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Gameplay Developer Jobs in Toronto, ON (NOW HIRING)

Boyd Interactive offers a full spectrum of games, including casino, bingo, and poker, across all ... The Senior Frontend Developer / Senior Web Developer will have primary responsibility for designing ...

Boyd Interactive offers a full spectrum of games, including casino, bingo, and poker, across all ... TheSenior Frontend Developer / Senior Web Developerwill have primary responsibility for designing ...

Level Designer (Senior+)

Toronto, ON · On-site

CA$95K - CA$145K/yr

Own the design of the moment-to-moment and overall pacing of multiple levels in collaboration with environment artists and gameplay engineers * Work closely with the Game Director, Designers, and ...

Own the design of the moment-to-moment and overall pacing of multiple levels in collaboration with environment artists and gameplay engineers * Work closely with the Game Director, Designers, and ...

The founders and staff come from the gaming and esports scene and are now working their way into ... To do that we are eager to add a highly skilled DevOps / SRE Engineer Engineer to our incredible ...

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How much do gameplay developer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for gameplay developer in Toronto, ON is $106,623.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $75,392.00 and $134,561.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Gameplay Developer vs Game Designer?

AspectGameplay DeveloperGame Designer
Primary FocusImplementing gameplay mechanics, coding, scriptingConceptualizing game features, designing user experience
Required SkillsProgramming, scripting, technical problem-solvingCreativity, storytelling, game mechanics design
Work EnvironmentGame development teams, programming studiosDesign studios, creative teams, collaborative environments
Common ToolsUnity, Unreal Engine, C++, scripting languagesDesign software, storyboarding tools, game design documentation

While both roles are essential in game development, a Gameplay Developer focuses on coding and implementing gameplay features, whereas a Game Designer concentrates on creating game concepts and mechanics. Understanding these differences helps clarify career paths and collaboration within game development teams.

What jobs can a gameplay developer do?

A gameplay developer can work on designing, programming, and implementing game mechanics, features, and systems for video games. They often collaborate with artists, designers, and testers, and may specialize in areas such as AI, physics, or user interface development using tools like Unity or Unreal Engine.

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Infographic showing various Gameplay Developer job openings in Toronto, ON as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 3% Part Time, and 13% Contract. Highlights an 79% Physical, 8% Hybrid, and 13% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $106,623 per year, or $51.3 per hour.

Senior Web Developer

Pala Interactive

Toronto, ON • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, PTO

Re-posted 29 days ago


Job description

Job Description


THE COMPANY


Pala Interactive Canada Inc., operating as Boyd Interactive, is a full service real-money and social gaming technology provider and operator which caters to both B2C and B2B markets in Canada and the United States. Boyd Interactive offers a full spectrum of games, including casino, bingo, and poker, across all distribution channels (web, download, tablet & smartphone). Boyd Interactive has 150 employees in Toronto, New Jersey, California, and Texas.


Boyd Interactive’s strengths lie in its relentless focus on high-quality, high-functioning, immersive software platforms and the diverse employees supporting these initiatives, and with recent developments in legislation, the online gaming industry is poised for rapid growth.

Boyd Interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE – “BYD”).

The Senior Frontend Developer / Senior Web Developer will have primary responsibility for designing and implementing mobile gaming applications on an open source Linux platform using HTML5, Canvas, Angular, ionic integrating with restful APIs, Java framework and other open source tools. The mobile gaming applications are highly configurable and customizable, are under a high transaction rate with high robustness and scalability requirements.

Major technical duties include:

  • Design and implement code in HTML5, Canvas, Angular, ionic, Java Script, TypeScript to support a high transaction rate and mission critical mobile gaming applications with efficiency, robustness and high performance;
  • Design and implement account management modules, database interaction, APIs, financial transactions, back office applications and various administration applications.
  • Manage and implement changes specified by the design team to an array of different websites.

Requirements:

  • Experience with developing Mobile Gaming and/or Mobile Applications in a high transaction, high security environment
  • Demonstrates strong HTML5, Canvas skills
  • Skilled Java Script developer with Angular and ionic experience
  • Good knowledge of MySQL and web services integration
  • Experience with Facebook API’s
  • Experience with logical data modeling and physical relational database design.
  • Understands highly efficient, highly robust, transactional scalable systems.
  • Understands redundancy, scalability, fail-over mechanism.
  • Understanding of communications transaction processing systems.
  • Understanding of internet, electronic commerce and web-related technologies.
  • Formal software education.
  • Ability to adapt to new environments, and the ability to identify, propose and implement changes and improvements.
  • Solid analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

Soft Skills

  • Ability to work in a deadline driven, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to adapt to new environments, and the ability to identify, propose and implement changes and improvements.
  • Solid analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Formal Computer Science education
  • Innovative, creative, visionary
  • Independent and self-motivated
  • Enjoys and works well in teams, but also thrives in autonomy 
  • Exhibits the important balance of patience and determination that allows entrepreneurial businesses to flourish
  • Organized and thorough 
  • Collaborative team player, excited and willing to do what it takes to get the job done


Job Type: Full-time, Permanent


Salary: 100K - 120K


Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • On-site childcare
  • On-site gym
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • RRSP match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision care


Work location: Hybrid Remote - 3 days per week in North York, ON M2J 5B5


Required Qualifications:

This is not a remote position. Are you comfortable working on a hybrid basis at the office 3 days per week?

Do you have 8 years of Frontend Development experience?


Boyd Interactive will comply with our privacy obligations regarding your personal information throughout the recruitment and hiring process.


In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Boyd Interactive will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process to individuals with disabilities as required