Mobile Game Developer

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.

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled VR Developer to design, develop, and optimize immersive virtual reality applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Unity/Unreal Engine, 3D environments, and interactive experiences, with a passion for emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop immersive VR applications and experiences
• Build interactive 3D environments using Unity or Unreal Engine
• Integrate VR hardware such as Oculus, HTC Vive, Meta Quest
• Optimize performance, frame rate, and user experience
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and developers to deliver high-quality VR content
• Implement physics, animations, and user interactions
• Debug, test, and maintain VR applications
• Stay updated with the latest VR/AR trends and technologies

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience with Unity (C#) or Unreal Engine (Blueprints/C++)
• Knowledge of 3D modeling, textures, lighting, and shaders
• Experience with VR SDKs (OpenXR, Oculus SDK, SteamVR)
• Understanding of game mechanics and UX for VR
• Familiarity with version control tools (Git)
• Ability to optimize applications for VR performance
• Good problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

• Experience with AR/VR technologies
• Knowledge of Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max
• Experience in multiplayer or networked VR
• Understanding of AI integration in VR
• Experience with cross-platform VR development

Whom are we looking for?

- Someone with a passion for games.

- Excited to be part of a team that envisions the look and feel of games.

- Having the creative spark that’ll hook gamers to our titles.

- Someone who can bring the Game Designers’ abstractions to life.

- An artist who can craft entire worlds and unique characters through concepts and sketches.

What will you do?

- Work with different Art Pipelines, foresee bottlenecks and resolve/make it easier for the artists.

- Define the Game Art/Asset development pipeline.

- Bridge between Art and Programming teams to develop asset production pipeline.

- Define and document pipelines and tools that are conducive for artists.

- Create and produce artwork in accordance with the direction of other Artists, Art Directors, designers, and producers.

- Report the status of deliverables to your team, Art Director, Lead, Producer, and Development Director.

- Work within a small, motivated team and communicate effectively.

How will we help you grow?

- You will be provided with constant learning opportunities.

- You have the opportunity to learn from our accomplished art team from around the world.

- You will be provided with all the tools required to learn and explore new avenues and directions.

- You will be a part of bi-weekly art challenges to interact with peers and hone your skills.

Portfolio: The portfolio that would catch our eye would have UI work with great design, color, and font choices. Preferably should showcase art in hand-rendered technique with mobile-specific lightweight styles. Include pieces that give insight into how you approach your work and generate your ideas! Sketches, storyboards, stages of progression, and full implementations for features, stores, or inventory systems would be awesome.

• 2D card games like rummy, poker, teen-patti, call break and other Casino games ;
• Board games like sudoku, chess, snake and ladder, ludo, bingo, tambola. 
• 3D games like 8 ball ,9 ball pool etc.
• Multiplayer with photon, socket IO, smartfox server.
• Manages both game play( frontend) and (backend)photon/smart fox server setup and deployment.