Senior Software Engineer (Games)

OUR MISSION 

We see women bring immense joy and incredible positivity to the lives of everyone around them. We want to give them a safe and positive environment to have fun and unwind while fostering relationships across the globe. 

OUR GAMES 

1. Light & Social Our games are highly rewarding, easy to pick up and play and help players form connections with players across the globe. 

2. Positive & Relaxing Experiences that players can escape to from their stressful days 

3. Immersive Worlds filled with lovable characters, and intriguing narratives. 

OUR STELLAR TEAM 

Our core value is centered around People. 

The best talent, empowered to push boundaries as we come together, will help shape the incredible experiences we want to give our players. 

We are ambitious in the quality of games we want to bring into the world but humble about our journey and developing our skills.

The Gaming Industry

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About Us: What are we looking to build

Our partner games are building casual social games for women. Our games have a global appeal and are inspired from classic game mechanics. Our ambition is to build a studio in India that is able to ship world class games. We are backed by highly sought after premium global gaming VCs, Makers Fund, Play ventures and a clutch of other marquee investors.

Our people are the center of our philosophy. We look for talent that is world class at their craft, extremely curious and love games. We provide an extremely autonomous environment and let people thrive in decision making. We believe in small high caliber teams. While we are embarrassed by our low bar for humour, nevertheless our stringent evaluation process also involves completing the SOH (Sense of humour) certification.

Responsibilities: 

What is the gig about
Your role is to bring great consumer game experiences to life using technology. Our games are currently on the Unity Game Engine.

1. Design and build game features end to end. Help
estimate and plan workcycles.
2. Be passionate about the game and input into future
direction.
3. Build with scalability, maintainability, and reusability in mind.
4. Deliver code at the highest quality standards and best practices.
5. Perform regular code reviews and maintain coding standards.
6. Knowledge sharing with team mates.
7. Having fun and being awesome overall.

About You: Bonus points for each of these

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer engineering or similar
field is preferred.
2. 5+ years on Unity, building experiences using the platform
and having a good understanding of important features
3. Strong professional experience in one or more general-purpose programming
languages (Golang, JavaScript, C#, C, C++, etc.) preferred.
4. Excited about working on a game, more excited about playing it.
5. Passion for software engineering and love being a NERD
6. Proven fundamental programming skills (algorithms, data structures, OOP,
OS, Networking, AWS Cloud)
7. Experience with source control management and giving code reviews
8. Good Communication skills and experience collaborating with
multidisciplinary teams (UX, game design, PM) in an agile environment

Title

Depending on experience it would be Software Engineer or Senior Software
Engineer.

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Please note: This position is for one of Playdawn's clients, and successful candidates will be hired directly by the client, not by Playdawn.

Our client is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. They believe that diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and they strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to shared success.