Senior Unity Game Developer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Unity Developer with strong experience in multiplayer game development who can work on and evolve a complex, production-level codebase.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on:

• Understanding and improving existing architecture
• Building scalable multiplayer features
• Maintaining high code quality standards

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with large systems and making informed architectural decisions.

Experience: 4+ years

Key Responsibilities

Codebase Ownership & Architecture

• Understand and work efficiently within an existing Unity codebase
• Analyse current systems and improve architecture where necessary
• Design and implement scalable, modular features
• Maintain clean, readable, and maintainable code
• Identify technical debt and propose improvements

Multiplayer Architecture & Networking

• Implement and maintain real-time multiplayer systems
• Strong understanding of:

1. Clientserver architecture
2. Authoritative server models
3. State synchronisation & prediction

• Work with Photon Fusion for real-time gameplay
• Integrate with WebSocket-based backend services for:

1. Matchmaking
2. Game state updates
3. Player progression & session handling

• Handle networking challenges like latency, reconciliation, and fairness

Gameplay Systems (Shooter / Multiplayer Focus)

• Develop and enhance:

1. Player movement and combat systems
2. Shooting mechanics, hit detection, and recoil
3. Match flow & game state management

• Optimize gameplay for performance and responsiveness

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Apply strong Unity architecture principles:

1. Modular design
2. Event-driven systems
3. Separation of concerns

• Use design patterns such as:

1. State Machine
2. Object Pooling
3. Observer / Event Bus

• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
• Follow proper Git workflows (branching, PRs, reviews)

Required Skills & Experience

• 58+ years of professional Unity (C#) experience
• Strong experience with multiplayer game development
• Hands-on experience with Photon Fusion
• Experience working with WebSocket-based multiplayer systems
• Deep understanding of: Networking fundamentals (latency, sync, prediction) and Unity lifecycle, memory management, profiling
• Strong Git knowledge

Good to Have

• Experience working on shooter / FPS / battle-style games
• Experience integrating backend systems (REST, WebSockets)
• Performance optimization for mobile & PC
• Understanding of anti-cheat and validation concepts
• Experience with CI/CD for Unity builds

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical thinking
• Ability to quickly understand complex systems
• Clear technical communication
• Ownership of assigned features
• Ability to guide juniors technically (without formal team management)