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TYPE OF WORK
Gig
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SALARY
N/A
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HOURS PER WEEK
TBD
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DATE UPDATED
Nov 23, 2025
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Mobile App Developer capable of building a polished, scalable cross-platform application. This app will enable users to browse, download, and manage Minecraft content, purchase or subscribe to premium content, participate in community votes, and use AI-powered chat for interactive help.
The role also includes helping shape the content delivery pipeline, ensuring content is reliably uploaded, approved, versioned, and served to players through a custom backend or CMS.
Key Responsibilities
App Development
- Build and maintain a cross-platform mobile application (iOS & Android) using Flutter, React Native, or native stacks.
- Implement user authentication, sessions, and entitlement handling.
- Develop a secure, reliable pipeline for downloading Minecraft Bedrock content directly onto a device.
Integrate:
- In-app purchases & subscriptions
- Ad services (AdMob/Unity Ads)
- Zendesk AI chat for wiki-style, content-specific support.
- Content Management & Delivery System
You will collaborate with backend developers—or help design backend logic—to support the content ecosystem, including:
- Backend Content Pipeline
- Work with or develop a web-based content management dashboard used internally to:
- Upload new content packages (ZIP, .mcpack, .mcaddon, JSON metadata).
- Set content metadata (title, description, images, version number, tags).
- Assign access types (free, paid, subscription-only).
- Manage release status (draft ? review ? live).
- Manage region restrictions or platform-specific availability.
Implement backend endpoints for:
- Secure content download URLs.
- Content versioning and update notifications.
- Ad-supported versus paid content gating.
- Community voting submissions and tallying.
- App ? Server Integration
Build the client-side systems to:
- Fetch content lists, thumbnails, metadata, and changelogs from API endpoints.
- Handle user entitlements and unlock logic based on stored subscriptions/purchases.
- Cache content locally and allow offline browsing.
- Detect updates and prompt user downloads.
- Include analytics hooks to track content popularity and trends.
Admin & Internal Tools
- Integrate optional real-time dashboards for analytics (downloads, votes, engagement).
- Help define best practices for maintaining a scalable library of content.
- Work with the design and content teams to ensure the CMS fits their workflow.
Feature Systems
- Implement a community voting system allowing users to influence future content updates.
- Integrate Zendesk’s AI chat SDK to deliver contextual answers and player support.
- Performance, QA, and Deployment
- Optimise for stability and performance across a wide device range.
- Handle App Store & Google Play submissions and updates.
- Use monitoring tools to track crashes, performance issues, and user flow efficiency.
Required Skills & Experience
- 3+ years experience building production mobile apps.
- Proficiency in Flutter, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, or a comparable toolkit.
- Experience with content-driven apps pulling data from dynamic APIs or CMS systems.
Experience building or integrating:
- Subscriptions, in-app purchases, and entitlement systems.
- Ad SDKs and ad-monetisation strategies.
- Third-party SDKs including chat and AI tools (Zendesk).
- Strong understanding of REST API integration, authentication, and local data caching.
- Familiarity with secure download flows, CDNs, and content hosting.
Bonus Skills
- Experience with building or integrating headless CMS systems.
- Experience with backend technologies such as Node.js, Laravel, Firebase, or Supabase.
- Knowledge of Minecraft Bedrock file formats and their delivery requirements.
- Understanding of CDN distribution, asset pipelines, and file versioning strategies.
- Experience designing or using admin tools for content ingestion.
