Lead Unity Developer

The ideal candidate will have extensive full-time Unity programming experience in games. As a lead game developer, you will be responsible for leading the development team. This includes design, development, coding, testing, and debugging. You will also coordinate the development team's schedule and ensure effective communication between team members and other areas, set up a development pipeline, estimate task completion, write technical design documents and assist the producer in having a vision for the futureFor this role, you will join the client's original team ahead of the launch of a cloud-streamed party game and take over day-to-day engineering delivery of its post-launch roadmap: social features, asynchronous multiplayer, themed content updates and, later, multiplayer across households. You will work as an extension of the client's studio in Helsinki. The game is built in Unity 6.3 (C#, URP, FMOD) and streams from the cloud to a TV, with phones acting as controllers (TypeScript/React).
WHAT YOU WILL DO: Lead the client engineering team and taking over from the original developersOwn the architecture and SDK/platform integrationPlan and estimate each update with the producerSet up the pipeline, tooling and telemetryOversee backend-facing features such as async multiplayerCode review and mentoringRequirements 5+ years of experience as a Unity game developerPrevious experience as Lead Developer of a team of more than 6 developersLeading the development of at least one large game title from A-ZA passion for video gamesAvailability for daily working-hours overlap with Helsinki (EET/EEST)Shipped client engineering work on a multiplayer, party, casual or two-screen game; live-ops experience on a live title is a strong plusStrong skills in Unity having delivered a few titles at leastExcellent architectural abilitiesCapable of mentoring juniors and regularsShould be familiar with performance bottlenecks and ways to resolve them, multi-threading, OS concepts and optimizationExcellent communication skillsStrong reporting and documentation skillsFlexibility and ability to adapt to new technological changes as per project needAbility to design and estimate backend-facing client features such as asynchronous multiplayer, persistent state, leaderboards and session syncLive-ops delivery

experience:
data-driven content pipelines, seasonal content, and re-planning quickly in response to player feedback and live KPIsDESIRABLE PLUSES: Very strong debugging skillsExperienced with word, puzzle, party or board gamesExperience working with React, TypeScript or React Three Fiber on controller sideExperience on cloud-streamed or TV based game platformsSolid technical foundation (e.
G. Computer Science / Maths Degree or equivalent)Benefits Permanently remote positionAn opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projectsBe part of an international group with offices worldwideCareer growth and developmentWorking closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environmentOngoing training and professional self-improvement opportunitiesFlexible

working hours
An inclusive culture and open communicationAt Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on a console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.