News October 23, 2024

IOI Launches new student program in Istanbul

IO Interactive launches a brand-new Student Program based in Istanbul

We are proud to announce today the launch of the IOI Future Devs Program based in Istanbul, a student program that gives university students the opportunity to join IOI’s teams, and experience firsthand working on AAA games. Through this program, we aim to bring new talent to IOI, provide concrete and practical work experience in the gaming industry, and provide mentoring and networking opportunities. For this first IOI Future Devs edition, our goal was to find highly motivated and talented students from universities in Istanbul, and we are delighted to have received many applications from the local talent pool.

Program Overview

Ten students are set to join the IOI Future Devs Program already in November this year and will be hired to work from our Istanbul studio, where they will be assigned to our different projects as an integral part of our teams. Abiding by our studio philosophy, where all our studios work on all our projects, the participants of the program will have the possibility of working on our current and upcoming games in development, with teams spread across our five studios. To allow students to maintain the balance between the program and their studies, their work schedules will be adjusted to fit with their academic timetable.

The ten students joining the program will start within our Quality Assurance team where they will be able to familiarize themselves with AAA game development. Later on, depending on their interests and skills, they will be presented with opportunities to participate in other assignments, outside of QA.

The IOI Future Devs Program is designed to last up to two years, and when successfully completed by the students, they will be offered interviews to join IO Interactive in a permanent role. As such, the students selected for the program are within their final two years of their studies, to be able to complete their studies before being able to join IOI. Various positions will be considered for the interviews at the end of their program, such as programmers, designers or artists, depending on the students’ profiles and interests. 

The IOI Future Devs Program is an amazing opportunity, both for IO Interactive and the participating students.”
Ulas Karademir, CTO at IO Interactive

We believe in empowering future talents, and with the program, we will be able to welcome students in an environment that will enable them to grow, learn, and thrive, while experiencing AAA game creation. We established a studio in Istanbul last year knowing there is an unbelievable talent pool here, and we cannot wait to meet the first participants” Ulas Karademir, CTO at IO Interactive.

Keep an eye out on our careers page, ioi.dk/careers, if you are interested in being part of the program next year. 

Details

You can find the recap of the information regarding the IOI Future Devs Program:

What – A program that will see students join IOI to work on our current and upcoming games, first within our QA Team, and then other assignments depending on skill and interest. After the completion of the program, students will receive interview opportunities to join IOI on a full-time basis. This is the first edition, and we intend to continue this program in the upcoming years.

Who – Students located near Istanbul. The selected students are within their last two years of studies and studying in technology, game design and art.

Where – Students will join our studio based in Istanbul and work with teams spread across our five locations 

Recruitment process

The application and selection process is well under way and soon finalizing for this first IOI Future Devs edition, and you can see the landing page here. As part of the recruitment process, we have asked students to send their applications online, together with a video of their motivation to join IOI. If found as a match, they were interviewed by our Talent Acquisition, specialist, QA Lead, met some of the team whey will be working with, and completed a QA test before being selected for the program. 

 

Those interested in future IOI Future Devs editions, should keep an eye out on our careers page, ioi.dk/careers.