About Work With Indies
Work With Indies is a job board and inclusive community supporting careers working for and with indie developers. We're creating a safe and central place for 1. people to find cool jobs in indie games and 2. for indie studios to find talent specifically interested in indie games, away from the crowded AAA job sites.
The community at a glance
Work With Indies is a Discord Server for Programmers and Game Designers with roughly 50K members. It has been around since 2020. It has a live chat communication style. It also includes events or meetups, job listings or career networking, and an email newsletter. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Game Design communities list and #5 in the Software Development communities list.
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Community Features
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This community has a job board or provides career networking opportunities
Newsletter
Only 8% of Game Design communities have a newsletterThis community has an email newsletter of related content
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Work With Indies for?
- Best for Programmers and Game Designers enthusiasts looking for a Discord-based community with live chat, events or meetups.
- Is Work With Indies free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does Work With Indies have?
- Roughly 50K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is Work With Indies on?
- Work With Indies runs on Discord. Discord is an American VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". Discord originally became popular in the gaming communities, but now has spread to software developers, crypto, and beyond.
- What topics does Work With Indies cover?
- On the Hive Index, Work With Indies is organized under Programmers, Game Designers.
- How do I join Work With Indies?
- You can join Work With Indies by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Software Development communities like?
- The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
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