Offer summary

Qualifications:

Significant experience with Unity and deep knowledge of C#., Strong 3D math skills and experience with debugging., Experience in shipping at least one real-time 3D game, action game, or rhythm game., Familiarity with graphics programming and source control software..

Key responsabilities:

Ensure stability, bug fixing, and polish throughout the project.

Communicate clearly with the engineering team and problem-solve effectively.

Assist other engineers while also being open to seeking help when needed.

Present work consistently at weekly check-ins and collaborate with the team.

Playstack is on a mission to reinvent games publishing. Our London-based business was founded on the belief that even the greatest developers need support in order to create their best work. Playstack offers support in three key ways; investment and development funding, market leading publishing expertise, and UA capital to build player communities and enable games to rise up the charts. We’re proudly platform-agnostic. Our producers and product managers have world-class expertise across mobile, PC, VR/AR, and console. Our titles are featured by Apple and Google and have accrued over 20 million downloads. As well as delivering strong business for our partners, we’re proud to hear great feedback from the teams we work with, who value our transparency and approachability. If you’ve spent as long working in games as we have you’ll know that publishing partnerships only thrive when there’s trust and commitment from both sides. That’s what we seek. Once we find that creative spark or flash of genius in a developer’s idea we fully support them throughout the entire production process. And although this sounds cheesy, we know how staggeringly tough games development can be, so we will be there through thick and thin to make sure each game reaches its full potential. We support our developers with a whole range of services such as Investment, Soft-launch Intelligence, Porting, QA, Legal, Marketing, UA, and lots more. But we don’t like treading on toes - just tell us what you need and we will work to fill in the gaps. If you’re working on a game that you feel might fit with Playstack then get in touch. We will look at everything with an open mind and provide no-nonsense feedback. We’re also growing and always keen to add new people to the team. If you’re looking to work at a games publisher with drive and ambition, drop us a line: jobs@playstack.com

Job description

Playstack is a leading publisher of PC & console indie games. We’re looking for engineers for short-term, full-time contract work to help one of our development partners with the narrative-focused rhythm adventure game, UNBEATABLE.

You’ll be helping the team ensure stability, bug fixing, and polish are a part of every step of the project. The ideal candidate is a developer who is quick to adapt to an expanding codebase and can quickly diagnose problems that’ll impact the final quality of the game, allowing the rest of the team can focus on content creation and implementation. Clear communication with the engineering team, and the ability to problem solve and cut through inefficiencies are are the skills we need the most as we’re hurdling towards the finish line for this project!

What we’re looking for…

Significant experience with Unity
Deep knowledge of C# as well as Unity’s extended toolset
3D math skills (math skills, in general!)
Shipped at least one real-time 3D game, action game, or rhythm game.
Past experience with debugging and analyzing root causes of bugs.
Optimally
- Experience with graphics programming (shader languages, visual scripting, or general concepts).
- Experience with source control software, FMOD, and Yarn Spinner.

You Are

A problem solver and critical thinker; you know how to track down causes and work through ambiguity to provide solutions
Experienced working on large teams (10+ developers)
Able to demonstrate your expertise with Unity and C# with examples of major features built, significant performance improvements made or gnarly bugs that you have fixed!
Someone who is able to provide help to other engineers while also being willing to ask for help when needed
Comfortable presenting work consistently at weekly check-ins.
A self-starter who is comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
Available immediately or on short notice
Able to commit to full time hours with significant US East Coast Time overlap

What We Offer

This is a fully remote, contractual position with hourly pay. You do not need to live in the United States, but we will require you to overlap a significant percentage of your hours with the teams due to the nature of the work. We are willing to accommodate scheduling based on your region and time-zone. The team communicates primarily in English.

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