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Careers at Golden Stampede
Build Worlds In Nebraska
We make Golden Stampede in Papillion, Nebraska. We welcome early-career and experienced people who can show the work they want to do.
Good work starts here.
The day-to-day
What Working Here Is Actually Like
Small-team game development means decisions stay close to the work. You may contribute across a discipline, and you should be ready to explain your choices, take feedback, and test changes in the game.
Clear notes help everyone.
Make room for iteration
Game work changes as it is built. Treat critique as part of the process and be ready to test another approach.
Playtest with care
Report what happened, where it happened, and what you expected. Specific observations give the team something to act on.
Areas of work
Disciplines We Hire For
These are the disciplines we consider, not a promise that every role is open today. Any active listing states its work arrangement and level.
Choose the work you can show.
Programming
For video game programmer jobs, show how you built and tested a system.
- Code samples or a project link
- Your part in the implementation
- Tools, constraints, and outcome
Art and graphic assets
For indie game artist jobs, show finished work alongside how it developed.
- Selected art or asset sheets
- Process images where useful
- Tools and individual contribution
Audio production
Game audio careers call for examples that show both sound and your role in it.
- Audio samples or a project page
- Tools and implementation details
- Context for each piece
Quality assurance
For QA tester jobs, give a clear example of finding, recording, and verifying an issue.
- A sample bug report
- Steps to reproduce a defect
- Platforms or tools used
Game design
Show a mechanic, level, or system and explain how playtesting shaped it.
- A design sample or playable project
- Your design decisions
- What changed after testing
Localization
Show how you adapt game text while keeping intent, tone, and context in view.
- Relevant language pairs
- A short sample with context
- Review or terminology experience
Students and early-career developers are welcome to share classwork, personal projects, or internship experience. Game studio internships and entry-level opportunities are considered when there is a suitable need.
The application steps
How The Process Runs
You will know what we need at each stage. No mystery steps.
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Send your portfolio
Share a link and tell us which discipline fits your work. Skip large attachments.
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Portfolio review
We review your examples and contribution. If the fit is clear, we may suggest a short creative or technical exercise.
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Meet the team
Talk through your work, the role's needs, and how you approach feedback and collaboration.
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Decision and feedback
We will follow up by email after review. Candidates who complete an exercise receive feedback after that stage.
Portfolio notes
What We Want To See
Show us what you made, what you personally did, and what changed because of your work. A focused sample with useful context beats a long list of unexplained links.
Student and personal projects count. Be direct about your contribution, the tools you used, and any work shared with others.
Show your part clearly.
Read about how we workBy discipline
Materials to include
Programming
- A code sample or project link, plus the system you worked on.
- Your specific contribution and a short note on testing.
Art and graphic assets
- A small selection of relevant assets or visual work.
- Process notes that distinguish your work from team contributions.
Audio production
- Audio examples with a brief description of their intended use.
- Tools, implementation work, and your role in the result.
Quality assurance
- A concise example report with steps, expected result, and actual result.
- Testing context, such as a build, device, or platform.
Game design
- A design sample that makes the player goal and rules easy to follow.
- What playtesting revealed and what you changed afterward.
Localization
- Language pairs and a short, contextualized sample.
- Notes on tone, terminology, or review choices.
Your next step
Send Us Your Work
Tell us which discipline you are applying for, share a portfolio link, and point to the work that best represents your contribution.
Keep it simple.
We are based at 12634 Glenn Street, Papillion, Nebraska 68138. Each active role listing states its work arrangement; please check the listing before applying.
Prefer email? Write to [email protected].
Call the studio: +1 925 380 9221.
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