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Chess.com is hiring a Chess Variants Engineer. The role involves building and expanding various chess variants by developing new rule sets and game types while collaborating with design, backend, and gameplay teams to ensure seamless experiences. The engineer will write clean code primarily using TypeScript, Vue 3, and NodeJS/Deno and will be tasked with debugging and maintaining high-performance, real-time gameplay.

Highlights

Develop and expand chess variants with innovative rule sets and creative game types.
Collaborate closely with design, backend, and gameplay teams to deliver bug-free experiences across platforms.
Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in TypeScript, Vue 3, and NodeJS/Deno.
Debug complex edge cases and maintain real-time game performance.
Strong experience required in TypeScript, NodeJS/Deno, and Vue 3 frontend development.
Knowledge or experience with chess programming, engine logic, move validation, or chess variants preferred.
Experience with multiplayer or interactive browser-based games is a plus.
Remote full-time position, ideally based in a European timezone.
Engage with a global community and contribute to a platform serving over 200 million chess players.

Chess Variants Engineer Full Description

Chess Variants Engineer
Engineering

Remote

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 200M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.

About You

You love building games, tinkering with logic, and thinking a few moves ahead. You’re a strong coder who knows how to turn complex rules and edge cases into elegant, playable experiences. You care about performance, precision, and player delight. You might even have built your own chess engine—or at least been curious enough to try.

You want your work to bring joy to millions of players, and you’re excited by the idea of inventing and perfecting new ways to play the world’s oldest game

What you'll do

Build and expand our collection of Chess Variants (chess.com/variants), developing new rule sets and creative game types
Work closely with our design, backend, and gameplay teams to ensure smooth, bug-free experiences across all platforms
Write clean, efficient, well-documented code in TypeScript, Vue 3, and NodeJS/Deno
Collaborate with engineers and community members to brainstorm, test, and refine new ideas
Debug tricky edge cases and maintain rock-solid performance for real-time play

Preferred Skills

Strong TypeScript and NodeJS (or Deno) experience
Expertise in Vue 3 and modern component-based frontends
Familiarity with chess programming, such as engine logic, move validation, or rule variants
Experience creating multiplayer or interactive browser-based games is a plus
Comfortable collaborating across teams and time zones
Chess player or enthusiast (bonus if you love weird variants!)
Creative, curious, and always learning

About the Opportunity

This is a full-time position
We are 100% remote (work from anywhere, ideally in a European timezone)

You can learn more about us here:

Original Job Description

Chess Variants Engineer
Engineering

Remote

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

About You

You want your work to bring joy to millions of players, and you’re excited by the idea of inventing and perfecting new ways to play the world’s oldest game

What you'll do

Build and expand our collection of Chess Variants (chess.com/variants), developing new rule sets and creative game types
Work closely with our design, backend, and gameplay teams to ensure smooth, bug-free experiences across all platforms
Write clean, efficient, well-documented code in TypeScript, Vue 3, and NodeJS/Deno
Collaborate with engineers and community members to brainstorm, test, and refine new ideas
Debug tricky edge cases and maintain rock-solid performance for real-time play

Preferred Skills

Strong TypeScript and NodeJS (or Deno) experience
Expertise in Vue 3 and modern component-based frontends
Familiarity with chess programming, such as engine logic, move validation, or rule variants
Experience creating multiplayer or interactive browser-based games is a plus
Comfortable collaborating across teams and time zones
Chess player or enthusiast (bonus if you love weird variants!)
Creative, curious, and always learning

About the Opportunity

This is a full-time position
We are 100% remote (work from anywhere, ideally in a European timezone)

You can learn more about us here:

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