Mobile Game Developer

About Us:

We are BlackLight Games; we bring culturally relevant synchronous multiplayer games experience to mobile. Our games have been rocking the Play Stores since launch. We have built cutting-edge back-end technology; we take pride that our games are played by more than 1 million players daily. Our flagship game, Ludo SuperStar has been downloaded more than 100 million times. Other titles include – CallBreak, Carrom, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and Word games.

We are looking for a top-notch, ambitious and driven Unity Developer who is confident of creating world class mobile games which are played by millions of players. If you're hard-working, enthusiastic, dedicated, have fire in the belly to accept challenges, then BlackLight Games is the place for you.

Position: Associate/Senior Unity Developer (Mobile Games)

Location: Noida

Educational Qualification: B.Tech/ MCA / M.Tech / M.Sc  or relevant professional experience; preferably in Computer Science.

What You Bring to the team:

•       2-5 years of working experience in game development, preferable 2D games.

•       Excellent knowledge of Unity, including experience with scripting, textures, animation, GUI styles, user session management.

•       Good knowledge of game physics and particle systems

•       Experience of shipping out games on Android/ iOS and rolling out updates to them

•       Ability to plan and estimate timelines of new features/ releases.

•       Expert in debugging

•       Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, data structure and algorithms

Extra Gems for:

•       Experience of working in Product industry

•       Good understanding of client/ server interaction

•       Experience of working on a mobile multiplayer games on scale, will be a huge plus

•       Experience with Android development / Objective C

•       Open source contributions, interesting hobby projects.

•       Experience optimising for memory and space

Your responsibilities would include:

•       As an Associate Unity game developer, you will be part of the Unity Dev team and will be responsible for the front-end (client) side development.

•       You would design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code

•       Implement new game features and services 

•       Continuously improve the game quality by fixing crashes, ANRs, performance related issues to deliver exceptional experience to our users.

•       Integrate third party SDKs like Analytics, Monetisation, Crash reporting etc.

•       Create, debug, maintain and optimise the game, and related in-house written libraries used for the game’s development.

•       Reporting to team lead regularly in clear and structured way regarding your progress. Proactive communication is a must when deadlines are getting missed.

Why Us?

•       High Growth Startup environment 

•       Company sponsored courses and education material

•       Lots of learning opportunities 

•       Work with a super-talented team of professionals

•       Informal work-culture, Casual Dress Code, multiple outings and trips

•       Performance Based Bonus

•       Competitive Salary

•       Medical Insurance for you and your family 

•       Subsidies Lunch and Unlimited Snacks, Tea & Coffee in the house at all times

HOW YOU WILL HELP US SUCCEED

• Your main role as an iOS developer is to build a frictionless end-user experience. A key part of achieving this is through applying your expertise while having a close collaboration with other Android & iOS and backend developers, as well as business stakeholders.
• Build features and maintain frontend services by implementing defined work issues.
• Improve and maintain existing code.
• Work with databases, servers, microservices, and APIs, and the integration of all these processes with the native environment.
• Work collaboratively by proposing solutions and alternative point of views to problems.
• Pair Programming and Code Reviews.
• Participate in SCRUM ceremonies.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• A minimum of 3 years of coding as an iOS Developer.
• In-depth experience with Swift and Xcode.
• Up to date with the latest Cocoa and iOS trends.
• Understanding of UI Kit, Core Animation, Interactions, GCD & Networking.
• Excellent understanding of design patterns & Object Oriented Programming.
• Understanding of analytics, remote reporting and measurements.
• Experience of working with Continuous Integration (CI) and Unit Testing on iOS.
• Experience with API’s and core data.
• Excellent debugging skills.
• Experience working with Git.
• Knowledge of socket based networking desirable.
• Understanding of the iOS ecosystem (APNs, Code signing, iTunes Connect, TestFlight).

Designation: Game Designer

Department: Game Development Team

Location: Bangalore

Qualification: Any Graduate or Post Graduate

Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in mobile game design, including at least one year on a game in live ops.

Responsibilities:

1. Experience building in-game content designed to appeal to a specific audience
2. Deep understanding of game currency and reward systems
3. Experience writing clear and concise specs, user flows, and feature documentation
4. Wide exposure to having played a variety of mobile and computer games
5. 300+ hours of obsessive gaming experience in the last 1 year.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication via phone, email and in-person meetings.
7. Strength in collaborating with cross-functional teams

Skills:

1. Proactivity - acts without being told; Brings new ideas in marketing.
2. Organization and Planning - schedule, budget, focus on key priorities. Highly process driven.
3. Handles pressure well - performs well under pressure; sets goals for self and product, and stays focused on the goals.
4. Team Player - Works well with cross-functional teams; overcomes obstacles by collaborating with others. Can inspire teams.
5. Analytical Skills - structure and process qualitative/quantitative data draw insights.
6. Attention to Detail - doesn’t let important details slip or derail projects.
7. Tech Skills - Strong technical background in game development
8. Creative- has the ability to think outside the box; willing to take calculated risks with innovative solution approaches
9. Decisive - ability to make informed decisions and stand by them

Salary: Upto 6LPA (Negotiable)

IMMEDIATE JOINING PREFERRED!

We are a hypercasual game studio based out of India with 3 published titles over last 2 years. We have generated 60MN+ downloads WW with 2M$+ in revenue in this short span of time. We are a tech first company who are trying to disrupt the hyper casual industry with tech-backwards, data-driven approach towards game development. We are foraying into hyper-hybrid casual space. Currently, as a part of this expansion, we are on lookout of rockstar unity 3D game developers to build the core team.

These are the few reasons to consider joining us -

1. A unique opportunity to be part of the core team of a game dev startup.

2. Opportunity to innovate in multiple genre.

3. We have strong tech mettle with vast software industry experience.

4. A very competitive compensation :)

(A quick introduction on myself - I have over 12+ years of experience in software industry. I exited as a Principal Engineer from amazon(.)com to bootstrap and scale Deven Studio into bigger heights.)

Thank you,

Venky

Co-Founder, Deven Studio

http://devenstudio.com">devenstudio.com

• 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.

Games2win World :

Games2win is a leading global mobile games publisher. Our games have over 400 million downloads and are played by over 15 million monthly active players. We take pride in building our own Intellectual Property (IP) and using the strength of our consumer love to market our games! That’s why most of our downloads are generated without advertising support or paid installations.

A few of our global hit titles are Driving Academy, Decisions, International Fashion Stylist, and many more.

To learn more about us, visit https://games2winmedia.com/company-profile/">https://games2winmedia.com/company-profile/

Based in: Mumbai / Remote

As a UI/UX Artist, you will be working on the overall user experience of the game in all aspects and phases of production, you propose solutions to translate game design requirements into usable and memorable graphical user interfaces

What do you need to do? (Role and Responsibilities)

• You will work closely with the Product Managers and Game Designers to create clean, clutter-free, user-centric, trendy and easy to understand user interfaces (UI) for mobile games.
• You need to be dedicated to researching and playing hundreds of mobile games to understand best practices in the Industry.
• Work on the UI design (Flows, Menus and HUDs) as per requirements.
• Explore and create high fidelity mockups and then the individual graphical elements needed for mobile screens, including iconography.
• Create wireframes or modify existing screen flows based on design specifications or feedback.
• Apply and maintain a consistent look and feel throughout the UI.
• Ability to make design decisions and take on design problems independently, present and sell design concepts.

Who could you be? Background and Experience:

• You should have a background in graphic design/interaction design/HCI related areas. You should have at least 4-5 years of experience in mobile games/apps.
• At least shipped 5 apps/games as an UI/UX Artist.
• You are proficient with prototyping tools such as Axure, Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator or other software for creating flowcharts, wireframes and Final UI Design mock-ups.
• Hands-on experience or knowledge of Unity 3D is a plus.
• Strong foundational graphic design skills (colour theory, composition, typography etc).
• Possess an excellent understanding of visual design principles, style guidelines, design processes, and creative workflow.
• Bring art to life while improving the UX with visuals.
• Excellent communication skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to give and receive constructive criticism and critique with a focus on improving quality
• Team player with a great attitude & love for mobile games

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, interaction design, or equivalent industry experience in the design field.