Unity Game Developers (Contract) (Remote)

Blok Party is looking for a UNITY Game Developers to help bring our portfolio of digital board games to life! The positions involve working on existing titles as well as new game designs that will run on the PlayTable platform. The role requires the developers to know full capabilities of Unity’s components and event driven systems.

*This is a Contract-to-Hire position

Responsibilities

• Analyze game design requirements and implement using Unity game engine
• Develop new functionality into existing game code framework
• Documenting, conveying, and implementing designs into a library of Unity-based game
  projects
• Understand and implement the interface between UX (User Experience) design, and
  (C#) game code
• Optimize game code for device performance
• Integrate new external features with UI/UX direction
• Work closely with design team and recreate given direction
• Excellent ability to communicate with cross-functional team
• Maintain regular communication with other game development disciplines (i.e. Art,
  Design) in order to determine how their efforts will affect a game’s programming
• Write and debug core engine and game code
• Bug fixing in existing code
• Anticipate, identify and articulate problem areas and develop preventative solutions

Qualifications

• A proven track record of implementing, and/or porting licensed games (board games a
  plus)
• 4+ years demonstrated experience in Unity, C#
• Multi-platform building experience (Android, Mobile preferred)
• Extended UI building ability
• Deep familiarity with Unity components and scripts (UI, animation, scripting)
• Strong understanding of UX principles
• Strong communication skills
• Familiar with SCRUM methodology, Epic and User story creation, JIRA, Sprint work
  environment
• Experience delivering consumer-facing products with cross-functional teams
• Unity, C#, Git environment, Multi-platform builds, JIRA, ConfluenceLive audio/video
  communication software (zoom, google), excellent time management skills

Bonus Skills

• Experience and passion for Board games, 2D-3D animation high quality game graphics,
  amazing UX/UI and bringing games to life
• Model-View-Controller (MVC) coding structure and methods
• A startup mentality of being an owner, not a renter
• You value design-centric thinking to drive the iterative development process
• Your highest concern is the player's enjoyment and the quality of your work
• Portfolio or samples of previous games

You're A Great Fit If..

• You're an avid board/card game player (hobby, not mass market)
• You know how to consider multiple perspectives when communicating and enjoy cross-departmental collaboration
• Dedication, Self Discipline, and Perseverance are virtues with which you identify
• You have the startup mentality of being an owner, not a renter
• You value design-centric thinking to drive the iterative development process

What We Offer

• The chance to help shape the direction of a revolutionary product that has the potential to change the way people play games and foster social connections
• Flexible PTO + 10 company holidays
• Option to work remotely until COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed