Job Overview
We are looking for a seasoned Mission Pinball Framework (MPF) developer who has real experience bringing a machine from concept to playable production.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with designers, artists, and hardware teams to transform a creative vision into a polished and reliable pinball experience.

You will play a key role in translating gameplay concepts and visual layouts into fully functional MPF-driven game logic.

Your contributions will directly influence the development of reliable, high-performance pinball hardware and software solutions that excite players worldwide. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology within a vibrant, creative environment dedicated to pushing the boundaries of arcade entertainment.

You will help take a machine from prototype and design into a production-ready game.

Responsibilities include:

Translating game design documents accompanied with vpx design into real MPF implementations in Whitewood all the way to production quality.
Implementing game rules, modes, and progression logic from a game play design. Contributing your own work related experience to the design is desirable.
Godot and mpf 0.80 experience strongly desired.
Experience with creating complex light shows and mechanical shows desired.
Debugging gameplay logic, timing issues, and device interactions
Collaborating with designers to ensure the physical playfield and digital logic align
Identifying and troubleshooting gameplay bugs during development and testing
Optimizing MPF configuration and Python code for maintainability and reliability
Experience bridging MPF through BCP to custom devices desired or other related work.
Assisting with machine bring-up, testing, and iteration during development
Contributing to documentation of game logic and configuration

Preferred qualifications:

Significant hands-on experience with Mission Pinball Framework (MPF) 0.80 + godot preferred
Experience translating gameplay concepts into Python-based game logic
Experience working with VPX (Visual Pinball X) or similar simulation tools
Demonstrated experience bringing a pinball machine or complex game project to completion
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
Familiarity with switch matrices, coils, drivers, and pinball device behavior
Ability to collaborate with designers, artists, and hardware engineers
Experience working in Git or other version control systems

Nice-to-have experience:

Integration with common pinball hardware platforms used with MPF
Experience developing rule sheets and gameplay progression systems
Position will be working alongside Claude AI for development - comfort and familiarity with generative ai code development needed.

In this role you will help ensure that:

Gameplay prototypes successfully translate into stable MPF implementations
Game logic is clear, maintainable, and robust
Mechanical devices and game rules interact reliably
Development moves efficiently from prototype → playable → polished

Pay: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Paid time off

Application Question(s):

Do you have experience working in the pinball industry, designing, building or repairing?
Have you built your own pinball machine? If so, where can we review your homebrew?
Do you have experience working with Claude AI and or any other generative AI development tool?

Experience:

MPF: 2 years (Preferred)

Location:

Mountain View, CA 94043 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Flipper Forge Pinball Inc.

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