Lead Game Engineer
SYBO Games, Denmark
Job Description
We're SYBO, makers of the most downloaded mobile game in the world, Subway Surfers, with over 2 billion installs - that's a big chunk of the world's population!
Loveable characters, vibrant environments and finely-tuned gameplay that makes you want to give it just one more go - that's what we're about. We live to bring these imaginative worlds to life, by crafting games and experiences that people love to play and engage with, and to do so, we need you!
We're looking for a Lead Engineer with expert knowledge of mobile game development and Unity to lead the engineering team on one of our new game development projects. In collaboration with your team, you will maintain the technical roadmap to ensure smooth development processes and promote best practices. You will help ensure a solid and maintainable code base with an emphasis on stability and performance across a wide range of devices on both Android and iOS.
Sounds interesting? Take a look at the role, and give us a shout if you think you're the one!
As a Lead Game Engineer, you will:
- Oversee the game's development and ensure that the needs of the team’s engineers are met, from preproduction all the way to global release and live operations
- Facilitate communication and collaboration on the game team across disciplines
- Collaborate with other lead engineers and the central Shared Services team to align the tech strategy across SYBO
- Responsible for development processes and best practices on the project
- Ensure project milestones and updates are delivered to a high technical standard
- Review and improve engineering practices, collaboration and quality of code together with senior and principal engineers
- HR support and mentorship of the engineers on your team
- Hiring and recruitment of engineers across SYBO
Requirements
Who we are looking for:
- Minimum 5 years experience on mobile games (additional development experience preferred)
- Previous experience in a leadership position
- Expert knowledge of development processes and best practices
- Solid Unity knowledge and experience, to support the team
- Excellent communication skills both within the team as well as to stakeholders outside the team
- Proven leadership ability - must be able to listen to all points of view, and make informed decisions
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related area is a plus
Benefits
At SYBO we build brands worthy of devotion - we are the sum of all our parts and our staff are the
beating heart of everything we make and do.
Our core values are: We believe in Solid Products, we work in a Synced Community, we make
our Performance Matter, we are Passionate Colleagues and we do Daily High Fives!
What we can brag about:
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We can't wait to hear from you!