Unity Developer

Role Overview

The Catalog Games team is a lean group at King managing nine games, with a tenth being added. The team functions as a Unity sub-team responsible for maintaining newly acquired Unity titles and exploring the migration of existing C++/custom engine games into the Unity engine. The role involves collaborating with engineers, designers, artists, and producers to drive technical evolution and enhance player experiences.

Responsibilities

• Proactively maintain, expand, and document features in the Unity-based game to ensure stability and growth.
• Serve as a role model in coding practices, inspiring the team with an innovative mindset and upholding quality standards.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and other disciplines (design, art, product, and QA) to deliver high-quality game experiences.
• Break larger goals into tasks, estimate timelines, and implement high-quality solutions.
• Communicate frequently to provide updates on progress, risks, and ideas.
• Uphold quality through architecture and code reviews, testing, and feedback.
• Improve stability by investigating live issues, fixing bugs, profiling, and managing technical debt.

Skills to Create Thrills

• Extensive software development experience in Unity and C#.
• Strong architectural knowledge with the ability to quickly adapt to new codebases.
• Experience creating and supporting tools in game development.
• Expertise in mobile development and industry best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across design, art, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new workflows and tools.
• Openness to leveraging AI technology to enhance daily work.
• Commitment to personal growth and development, including proficiency in giving and receiving feedback.

Bonus Points

• Build engineering experience (e.g., Jenkins).
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in other programming languages such as C++ or Python.

About King

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, part of Microsoft. With over 20 years of history, the company delivers iconic titles including the Candy Crush franchise and Farm Heroes Saga. King employs teams in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta. The company emphasizes a culture of curiosity, passion for games, and respect for team members, with a mission of "Making the World Playful."