Senior Unity Programmer

Posted: 2 days
Programming
Contract
Senior
Happy Volcano is looking for a senior Unity programmer to join our programming team and help build our factory automation game: Modulus. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to leave your mark on the game and help it succeed and grow, from current production to Steam Early Access release in 2025 and beyond.

We would prefer to work contract based for at least 1 year, with a possibility to extend or to switch to permanent employment if preferred.

Responsibilities
  • Implement new or maintain existing gameplay systems
  • Collaborate with the art and design teams to realize the game’s vision
  • Optimize your code to get the absolute best out of the engine
  • Write clean, efficient and well-documented code
  • We’re a small studio and value collaboration across teams and disciplines. You’ll be expected to work well with the whole team.
  • You’ll be a proactive and positive contributor and support your team.
Requirements
  • You have 4+ years of professional experience as an programmer
  • Excellent C# programming skills
  • Experience with unmanaged and unsafe C#, multithreaded code, async/await, …
  • You’re an excellent communicator
  • You are legally able to full-time contract work from your country of residence or to work full-time in Belgium
  • You are able to work effectively remotely during core Central European Time
Nice to have's
  • Experience with Scriptable Object architecture
  • Affinity with the factory automation genre
If you don’t fit all criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway!

What Happy Volcano can offer you:
  • A competitive salary adjustable to the cost of living for where you’re based
  • The opportunity to work in a growing team of enthusiasts
  • Opportunities to continue your professional development
  • Fully remote studio indefinitely with an option to work from our offices in Belgium
  • 21 days of paid time off per year minimum, with added holidays based on age and seniority. On top of that, the studio is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day. 
  • Official government holidays from the country you reside in
  • Healthy work/life balance 
  • A flexible work schedule.
If you’d like to apply for this job, please visit the job posting on our website or e-mail to peter@happyvolcano.com. Please include a CV, links to any work or portfolio, and any other relevant information. We encourage marginalized and people from underrepresented groups to apply for this role. We’re excited to hear from you!

About Happy Volcano

Happy Volcano is the leading creative game studio behind the award-winning You Suck at Parking, as well as critically acclaimed narrative exploration game The Almost Gone. We are a well-funded studio, backed by Hiro Capital and games legend Sir Ian Livingstone.
Our team consists of a mix of full-time and contract employees located in Belgium or ±2hrs from CET. Working remotely allows us to be more flexible. 
We’re building a studio that puts the team first and is welcoming, collaborative, no-crunch, and inclusive. We pride ourselves on making quality entertainment games with mass appeal. 

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