Unity Developer

🎮 Lead Unity Programmer (Mobile Games)

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time or Long-term Contract

Platform: Android & iOS

Engine: Unity (Mobile-first)

🚀 About the Role

We are hiring a Lead Unity Programmer to own the technical foundation of a mobile game from early development through global launch and live operations.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has shipped real mobile games, understands mobile constraints deeply, and is comfortable taking full responsibility for technical decisions in a live production environment.

You will work closely with the Game Designer and Artists in a small, high-ownership team where code quality, performance, and stability matter.

🧠 Responsibilities

• Own the entire Unity codebase and technical architecture
• Design and implement core game systems, including:
• Gameplay framework & state management
• Save / Load systems with update-safe data migration
• Offline progression & idle mechanics
• Event-driven and data-driven systems
• Profile and optimize performance on real mobile devices:
• Memory usage & asset footprint
• GC allocations
• CPU/GPU load
• Battery impact
• Handle mobile-specific lifecycle edge cases:
• App backgrounding & resume
• OS low-memory kills
• Force-close and interrupted sessions
• Ensure save data integrity across crashes, updates, and reinstalls
• Design systems resilient to partial saves, corrupted data, and crashes
• Integrate and manage mobile SDKs:
• Ads, Analytics, IAP, Notifications
• Prepare the codebase for live operations:
• Hotfixes and rapid iterations
• Analytics-driven tuning
• Debugging via logs and crash reports
• Design client logic with anti-cheat and exploit prevention in mind:
• Time manipulation
• Offline reward abuse
• Save file tampering
• Define coding standards and perform code reviews
• Collaborate closely with:
• Game Designer (feasibility, iteration, balance)
• Artists (asset pipelines, performance constraints)
• Prepare and support App Store & Google Play releases

✅ Requirements

• 5+ years of Unity experience, with strong C# skills
• At least one shipped mobile game on Google Play or App Store
• Proven experience building a Unity project from scratch
• Unity execution order & lifecycle
• Serialization pitfalls and versioning
• ScriptableObject lifecycle
• Differences between Mono and IL2CPP
• Hands-on experience with:
• Unity Profiler
• Memory Profiler
• Frame Debugger
• Proven ability to optimize:
• GC allocations
• Startup time
• Memory usage
• Build size
• Experience handling:
• Android Gradle builds
• iOS Xcode signing & provisioning
• Store submission and review cycles
• Comfortable working in a small team with full technical ownership
• Clear written and verbal communication in English

⭐ Nice to Have (Strong Signals)

• Experience with idle / tycoon / simulation games
• Familiarity with Unity Gaming Services
• Experience with server-validated or anti-cheat logic
• Experience maintaining games post-launch
• Prior experience as Senior or Lead Unity Engineer

💡 What We Offer

• High technical ownership and autonomy
• Small team, fast decisions, no bureaucracy
• Long-term collaboration potential
• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Opportunity to build the technical foundation of a growing studio

🔥 Important Note

This is not a task-only coding role.

We are looking for someone who takes full responsibility for performance, stability, and technical trade-offs in a live mobile game.