Lead Game Programmer - Unity, C# (Remote)

Department : Games

Employment Type : Full Time

Description

Reporting to : Games Lead

Working closely with : Producers, Artists, Designers, and our Backend / Frontend Engineering teams

Location : Our office is located in Toronto, Canada, but our team can work from anywhere. The ideal candidate will be located + / - 3 hours from Eastern time zone.

Level : Lead or Senior

TL / DR :

As part of our Skunkworks Games team, you will become the technical foundation for development of new, innovative multiplayer & social casino games built in Unity.

Collaborating with a Producer, artists, designers, and backend / frontend engineering teams you will have direct influence over the development of new gameplay experiences and the evolution of our core game technologies from concept through release, and beyond.

The nitty-gritty :

Own the technical direction of our games team, setting technical mandates, processes, and architecture for social and multiplayer games.

Build gameplay features and game prototypes, resolve technical issues and bugs.

Participate in agile development planning.

Share your knowledge by acting as a mentor to team members and conducting code reviews.

Collaborate with Product Engineering team to design multi-product services, solutions, and APIs.

Your stats :

Extensive experience with gameplay programming with Unity C# in a studio or team environment.

Strong knowledge of design patterns and SOLID principles.

Strong familiarity with client / server integration : REST API, Sockets, or frameworks such as Photon or Mirror

Experience with build automation and continuous integration

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Relevant experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Developer in studio or team environment

Well-rounded knowledge of latest Unity technology : render pipelines, animation, optimization, and common third party frameworks.

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.