Staff Engineer (Unity)
August 9, 2023
Description
• Lead the technical design and implementation of a new Unity 3D game project, from prototype to full production. Develop and rapidly iterate on the game prototype, in close collaboration with design leads, and work with other leaders to ultimately scale the development team and project into full production • Have strong game design sensibilities and the ability to translate general, high level direction into rapid, functional prototypes or scalable, maintainable systems and mechanics as is required for the appropriate stage of development • Partner closely with design, art, production, engineering teams to identify focus areas and provide effective solutions for the appropriate phase of development • Relentlessly and effectively prioritize game tasks, including championing for and even wearing different hats if needed to unblock the development of the project and team • Iterate on and enforce processes, pipelines, and best practices for game development • Perform code and architecture reviews • Identify opportunities to incorporate new technologies and techniques to maximize workflow efficiencies and to provide effective, maintainable, and secure games and related applications
Requirements
• B.S. (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field • 8+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in live service mobile games • 5+ years of experience with Unity 3D game development • Strong sense of initiative and ownership • Experience building a game from prototype to launching and shipping the game, ideally with Unity • Comfortable and effective working across a range of technologies • Strong foundations in system architecture, software design, and production software development best practices • Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership • A 'roll up your sleeves' mindset to get any job done A plus: • Passion for games and strong game design sensibilities • Excellent understanding of Unity 3D game and tools development, including live service tooling and management • Broad knowledge of available Unity plugins and assets that can be used for development of the game • Experience with AWS and building cloud native applications • Experience with Go • Passion for blockchain and games development, demonstrating an awareness and following of industry trends and best practices
Benefits
• Competitive U.S. Base Salary between $250,000 and $275,000 • Generous paid vacation • Generous parental leave (12 weeks at 100% pay), family care leave, and unlimited sick days • Industry-leading health benefits that are applicable per country of residence for all our full-time employees • Company-paid Life Insurance • Health & wellness stipend • Cell phone stipend • Company-paid identify theft/credit monitoring service • Generous home office reimbursement
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