Job Title: Lead Unity Gameplay Engineer

The Game: A vehicular action-adventure RPG videogame set in an alternate history 1930s New York.

Role: Unity programming and architecture.

Experience: Senior Level, 8+ years of professional Unity gameplay engineering experience.
        Must have successfully shipped a game title in the engineering role.

Location: USA – Must reside within the UTC-5 to UTC-8 timezones.

Company Size: 12

Pay: $52 - $67 USD per hour – Depends on skills and experience.

Job Type: Contractor / Contract-to-Hire (see below)

We are looking for a creative and resourceful Lead Engineer with a clear understanding of Unity programming, a logical and systemic thinker, with an iterative approach to development, a collaborative spirit, excellent communication skills, and an enthusiasm for RPG and action-adventure videogames.  The ideal candidate enjoys working with talented engineers, designers, writers, artists, and management, with a drive to create a fun and cohesive gameplay experience, able to empathize with both new players and with experts of the genre.

The ideal candidate communicates effectively in a small cross-functional team environment, clearly presenting their ideas to stakeholders for signoff.  They should bring a passion for working within an iterative development environment, bringing a collaborative spirit and an enthusiasm for videogames.

This is a remote contractor position which requires regular collaboration online during Seattle-time work hours, attending relevant team meetings (e.g. daily scrum, retrospectives, sprint planning, and design meetings).  Occasional calls during late evenings, nights, and early mornings should be expected for international meetings with outside contributors.  The option to convert to full-time employee may be available to ideal candidates, depending on their location, skills, fit, project needs and schedule, and funding.

For more information about Seismic Squirrel, go to http://www.SeismicSquirrel.com/

A note about Unity: We realize that Unity's company and leadership have made some blunders and received deserved criticism in the press lately.  But we still believe in the technical merits of the tool and the principles of managed code allowing developers to focus on gameplay instead of the technology.  We remain committed to the Unity community.  It remains the best tool for developing mid-core games for the common game platforms.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you and you're located in the USA, please submit both your cover letter and résumé to Seismic Squirrel.