Summary
The job involves working as a Senior Unity Engineer at Branch, a game development company, to build and improve their game Castaways. The candidate should have 3+ years of experience in building games using Unity or Unreal, and 7+ years of experience with a modern language such as C#, C++, Java, or Javascript. The role requires rapid iteration on game mechanics, creating sticky mechanics, ensuring the best performance, quality, and responsiveness of the game, designing and implementing game components, mentoring junior engineers, and becoming an expert in Branch's backend technical stack.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience building games in a game engine such as Unity or Unreal
- 7+ years of experience with a modern language such as C#, C++, Java, or Javascript
- The capacity to thrive in an ever-changing, quick-to-deliver environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience testing, automating, and instrumenting your code
- Experience building high-production value 3d multiplayer games
- Proven track record of having shipped high-production value games at indie or AAA game studios
- Knowledge of how to profile, analyze, and improve performance, from low-level limitations to high-level architectural decisions
Responsibilities
- Rapidly iterate on game mechanics and features to build an evolving community-driven game
- Create sticky mechanics of the Branch game to increase virality and retention
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the game
- Design and implement a generic game implementation that works across platforms for mobile, desktop, and web
- Build POC’s to understand new tools, techniques, and process; document and demonstrate steps to adopt
- Act as a subject matter expert to guide formal design review processes for mission-critical components of the game
- Become a resident expert of the Branch backend technical stack and guide new engineers in the agile game development process
Preferred Qualifications
Deep graphics programming knowledge and experience writing shaders
Benefits
- Work remotely or on site
- Platinum tier health, dental, and vision insurance 100% paid for by us for you and your dependents
- Unlimited paid time off and sick leave policies
- 401(k) with employer matching
