Game Developer - Unity3D

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

You'll work closely with our team to implement best practices, improve our architecture, and create a high-performance engineering culture. Over a 6–9-month period, you'll also immerse yourself in game development, Unity, and C# to become a well-rounded technical leader in the gaming space.

• Drive maximum development velocity through direct involvement in development sprints, ensuring developers work as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Drive architectural decisions that ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performance game products.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture aligned with ambitious goals, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.
• Implement and enforce engineering best practices (e.g., code reviews, testing, documentation) and the adoption of new tools, technologies including AI, and methodologies to optimize team efficiency.
• Transition our team to a high-performance culture aligned with our ambitious, venture-backed goals.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role
• Ability to reasonably estimate and plan tasks and features.
• Strong programming fundamentals and hands-on coding abilities
• Strong grasp of software architecture, TDD, code reviews, and clean coding principles.
• Proficient at profiling games to identify bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Experience building complex, scalable software systems
• Proven track record of driving architectural decisions and technical excellence
• Experience mentoring and developing engineering talent
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

PERKS, BENEFITS AND WORK CULTURE:

• We foster a culture of continuous learning.
• We value talent and the ability for significant self-improvement.
• Honest feedback and transparency across all departments allow for rapid skill development.
• You will have the opportunity to work on an exciting new game development product with complete autonomy.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

We are looking for a self-motivated Unreal Engine developer who understands the value of working on unique applications and is extremely passionate about innovating and inventing/discovering new things. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining our platform lineup. The key responsibilities of the job are:

• Perform full life-cycle software development
• (Requirements: analysis, Tech design, implementation, integration, testing, debugging, and support).
• Work directly with researchers and project stakeholders to ensure proper software design and delivery.
• Design and develop modular platforms.
• Stay updated on current trends in AR/VR/MR/XR.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code in rapid timing.
• Writing unit tests for important logic and services.
• Implementation of security and data protection.

Credentials we are looking for:

• (Senior UE Developer) 5 years+ of experience with game development and at least 3 years of experience with Unreal Engine
• An entrepreneurial spirit that drives innovation within a target industry.

Skills essential to the role:

• High proficiency with Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints
• High-Level C++ skills within Unreal Engine 4 and outside.
• Extremely good problem-solving skills
• Networking, replication, and multiplayer integrations with VOIP services and video.
• Knowledge of the Google and Apple app store functionality and build processes.
• Core knowledge of how Unreal Engine 4 works internally
• Ability to modify API’s to get the desired result within Unreal Engine 4
• Ability to create and modify plugins within the Unreal Engine framework
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable and modular application.

• Skills that will add value:
• AWS and Gamelift
• PHP, databases and Web Integrations
• Understanding of live streaming formats such RTMP. 
• Basic design skills and minimalist sensibilities. No major design skills required, but an understanding of what makes something look good.
• Basic cross-platform CG asset implementation skill
• Collaborative working using version control tools such as Git and project management applications.
• Low-level project planning and estimation skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• A wicked sense of humor (you’ll need it).