Principal Unity Developer at King - Barcelona - King - PG | $155,000 - $200,000 | SportsTechJobs

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Job Description: Catalog Games - Principal Unity Developer We’re looking for a Principal Unity Developer to join the Catalog Games - a lean team at King that manages nine games, soon to be ten.
As a Principal Unity Developer, you will define and drive the technical vision for Unity across the Catalog Games portfolio.
Working closely with engineering leadership and game teams, you'll lead the maintenance and evolution of a newly acquired Unity title while evaluating migration strategies for our existing C++ and custom-engine titles, You will establish scalable architectural patterns, assess how Unity can support the future of our game portfolio, and help shape the technology landscape across multiple products.
Combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, you'll enable teams to deliver high-quality player experiences while building sustainable foundations for long-term development..

Responsibilities

Drive the long-term technical strategy for Unity within Catalog Games, identifying opportunities to improve development velocity, maintainability, scalability, and player experience across multiple titles.
Lead major architectural initiatives, including evaluation and execution of migration strategies from custom engines and C++ codebases to Unity.
Lead and manage a small team of Unity developers.
Mentor senior engineers and help grow technical leadership capability across the organization.
Provide technical leadership across the Catalog Games Unity portfolio while remaining deeply involved in implementation, prototyping, and solving the most complex engineering challenges.
Collaborate closely with engineers and other disciplines (design, art, product, and QA) to deliver high-quality game experiences.
Be a role model in coding practices, inspiring your team with an innovative mindset and helping uphold quality standards.
Uphold quality through architecture/code reviews, testing, and feedback.
SKILLS TO CREATE THRILLS Deep expertise in Unity, C#, and software architecture.
Strong architectural knowledge with the ability to quickly adapt to new codebases.
Experience leading small teams and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams or products.
Strong systems-thinking skills, with the ability to balance short-term delivery needs against long-term technical sustainability.
Experience evaluating and applying emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development workflows, to improve engineering effectiveness and product quality.
Previous experience as a people manager with direct reports, including performance management, coaching, career development, and fostering a healthy team culture.
You are keen to grow and develop yourself and you are good at giving and receiving feedback.
BONUS POINTS Build engineering experience (e.g.
Jenkins) Experience in other languages such as C++ or Python.
About King With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga.
King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users.
King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta.
More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn and @lifeatking on Instagram.
Applicant Privacy Policy We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of people every single day.
We create unforgettable games that are loved around the world.
We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players.
Who we are King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms.
King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company.
Our passion Making great games is incredibly challenging but we’ve proven it can be done… and we see a world of possibilities ahead.
We’re challenging ourselves to dream bigger in a Seriously Playful way.
We’re experimenting, learning, and adapting continuously to shape the industry in ways yet to be imagined.
We’re passionate about bringing moments of magic to our players and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way.
Above all, we play as a team, helping each other have impact on a massive scale.
And we’ll know we’ve outdone ourselves when we’ve inspired the world to play.
If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!
Together, we’ll create new experiences that raise the bar, delight billions of people, and redefine the world of games again and again.
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Salary: $155,000 - $200,000

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