Unity Game Play Engineer

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⛷️ Utah – Remote

⛷️ Utah – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎮 Game Engineer

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Red Games Co.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

🎮 Gaming

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

Gaming • Education • eCommerce

Red Games Co. is a developer of family-friendly video games, focused on creating engaging and educational experiences for kids. Collaborating with brands like Crayola and LEGO, they offer a variety of games that inspire creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression. Their titles span multiple platforms, including Apple Arcade and major gaming consoles, and are recognized for their innovative gameplay and educational value.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and refine responsive, engaging gameplay systems and mechanics. • Develop player controls, character behaviors, game modes, progression systems, AI, physics interactions, animation systems, and other core gameplay features. • Work closely with game designers to translate concepts and prototypes into polished, scalable gameplay experiences. • Rapidly prototype new mechanics and iterate based on playtesting, player feedback, analytics, and creative direction. • Improve moment-to-moment game feel through responsive controls, clear feedback, satisfying interactions, and thoughtful pacing. • Write clear, maintainable, and performant code for cross-platform mobile games. • Collaborate with producers, designers, artists, animators, QA, and other developers to ensure games are fun, responsive, stable, and engaging. • Partner with game directors and producers to estimate work, evaluate technical approaches, improve development processes, and identify and mitigate project risks. • Build flexible tools and systems that allow designers and artists to efficiently create, tune, and iterate on gameplay content. • Optimize gameplay systems for performance across a wide range of iOS and Android devices. • Improve content, development, and build pipelines throughout production. • Contribute to a culture of ownership and continual improvement through knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and participation in agile development. • Mentor junior and intermediate developers, helping them strengthen their technical skills and improve the quality of their work.

🎯 Requirements

• Expert-level knowledge of Unity and C#. • At least five years of professional experience in Unity game development. • Demonstrated experience developing and shipping gameplay systems for commercial games. • Strong understanding of gameplay architecture, player controls, physics, animation, AI, state machines, progression systems, and game feel. • Proven ability to rapidly prototype, evaluate, and refine gameplay mechanics. • Experience collaborating closely with game designers, artists, and animators throughout development. • Strong knowledge of game engines, networking, performance optimization, graphics, and shaders. • Experience developing and optimizing games for iOS and Android platforms. • Ability to self-organize, lead technical efforts, and take ownership of features from concept through launch. • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance technical quality, player experience, schedule, and project requirements. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to work effectively within a schedule in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. • Ability to quickly learn complex systems and new technologies. • A strong passion for games and creating high-quality player experiences. • Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.

🏖️ Benefits

• No recruiters, please.