Hire the best Game Engineer in the Philippines

How to hire a game engineer in the Philippines

To hire a game engineer in the Philippines, you tap a large, English-speaking talent base with strong Unity and mobile experience and a short statutory notice period. Most hiring is domestic, which keeps the timeline short, but the true cost of an offer includes mandatory benefits that are easy to underestimate.

Where the talent is

• Metro Manila: Makati, Bonifacio Global City and Ortigas hold most studios, outsourcing teams and corporate engineering groups.
• Cebu IT Park: a long-established technology and outsourcing hub with a growing developer community.
• Clark and Davao: smaller but active centres for outsourcing and software teams.
• Universities: De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines and Mapua University supply computer science graduates.

Who's hiring game engineers in the Philippines

Employers include outsourcing and co-development studios serving international publishers, mobile and casual game developers, fintech and e-commerce firms with interactive products, and remote-first teams hiring Filipino engineers for global projects. Senior engineers with console or Unreal Engine experience are the scarcest profile, as many are already employed by international clients on remote contracts.

Permits, costs and notice periods

• The standard notice period is 30 days under the Labor Code and is written into most contracts.
• 13th month pay is mandatory for rank-and-file employees, so budget annual cost at 13 months of base pay.
• Employers make contributions to SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG.
• Night work between 10pm and 6am carries a night shift differential of at least 10%, which matters for studios running late support hours.
• Foreign hires need an Alien Employment Permit plus a 9(g) work visa.

Skills to screen for

Look for C# with Unity, mobile optimisation, C++ with Unreal Engine for senior roles, and experience with live-service backends. English is widely spoken and Filipino is the common working language in local teams. Check experience with remote collaboration and with the build pipelines used by international studios.

Sourcing channels that work in the Philippines

• LinkedIn and Kalibrr for experienced engineers.
• JobStreet and Indeed Philippines for active applicants.
• University job fairs and game development organisations in Manila and Cebu.
• Referrals from outsourcing studios and Unity community groups.

How Whitecarrot helps you hire game engineers in the Philippines

Whitecarrot is an AI recruiter that runs your whole hiring pipeline in one place, from the first job post to the signed offer.

1. AI job posting and sourcing: publish a posting that states shift expectations and remote or on-site terms and reach engineers across Metro Manila, Cebu and beyond.
2. AI resume screening: applicants are scored on Unity, mobile and engine depth, with notice period and expected 13th month structure captured early.
3. AI interview agent: first-round technical interviews run on demand, so engineers working night shifts for overseas clients can interview at suitable hours.
4. Structured interviews and scheduling: one rubric across panels keeps assessments consistent between local and international interviewers.
5. Offer and onboarding: track offers, the 30-day notice and, for foreign hires, the AEP and 9(g) steps through to day one.