Unity Team Lead

CrazyLabs; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

CrazyLabs is seeking a Unity Team Lead to steer live games through hands-on development and technical leadership. You will own architecture, guide feature development, and ensure top-tier performance across Android and iOS platforms.

You will mentor a growing Unity team, collaborate with Product, Design, Monetization, and Analytics, and drive ongoing improvements while maintaining high code quality and scalable workflows.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Unity development with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience in mobile game development lifecycle from prototype to live ops.
• Strong architectural thinking and code review skills.
• Familiarity with AI tools and AI-driven development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Unity developers across live games.
• Own the technical architecture and long-term scalability of the games.
• Drive feature development from concept to production and live environment.
• Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and best engineering practices.
• Optimize game performance (CPU, GPU, memory, load times, crash rate).
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Monetization, and Analytics teams.
• Improve development workflows and technical standards.
• Support live operations and continuous improvements.
• Participate in hiring and building a strong Unity team.

Skills

Unity

C#

Team leadership

Mobile games

Performance optimization

Code reviews

AI-driven development

Gameplay systems

Git

CI/CD

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Shaders

Analytics tools

Job description

CrazyLabs, a world-leading mobile game developer and publisher with over 7 billion downloads to date, is looking for a Unity Lead to join our Live Games team and work on our existing and future titles.

This position combines hands-on Unity work with technical leadership and mentorship. The ideal candidate brings deep Unity expertise, strong architectural thinking, and proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

You will take technical ownership of multiple portfolio games, setting engineering standards, reviewing code, optimizing performance, and supporting the growth and development of the Unity team.

In this position, you will also play a key role in leading and coordinating the Unity team’s work, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Game Designers, Artists, Analysts, and Monetization teams to ensure our games are scalable, high-performing, and built for long-term success.

If you are:

• A hands-on Unity expert who enjoys both coding and leading
• A technical leader who thrives on mentoring and growing developers
• Passionate about mobile games and live products
• Performance-driven and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, data-informed environment
• Proactive, accountable, and solution-oriented

As a Unity Team Lead you will:

• Lead and mentor a team of Unity developers across live games
• Own the technical architecture and long-term scalability of the games
• Drive feature development from concept to production and live environment
• Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and best engineering practices
• Optimize game performance (CPU, GPU, memory, build size, loading times, crashrate issues)
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Art, Monetization, and Analytics teams
• Improve development workflows, tools, and technical standards
• Support live operations, feature iterations, and continuous improvements
• Take part in hiring and building a strong Unity team

Requirements:

• Unity Team Lead role requires:
• 5+ years of experience as Unity developer (C# – Must)
• 2+ years experience leading and managing development teams
• Strong Unity experience in mobile game development (Android & iOS – Must)
• Experience in the full mobile game development lifecycle (prototype to live ops)
• Experience working with AI tools and being AI-driven in development processes (e.g., AI-assisted coding, optimization, automation, or gameplay systems)
• Strong understanding of game architecture, design patterns, and clean code principles
• Deep experience in profiling and performance optimization (CPU/GPU)
• Experience working with Git in a multi-developer environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and ownership mindset
• Curiosity and openness to leveraging AI technologies to improve development efficiency, performance, and innovation
• Experience working on live games with large-scale user bases
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Knowledge of shaders and rendering pipelines
• Experience integrating analytics, A/B testing, and monetization systems
• Backend integration experience

CrazyLabs commitments:

Employee benefits are part of our love language. Annual team trip, global holidays celebration and presents, birthday and job anniversary presents.. And so so much more!

Remote but not alone. While you are enjoying flexibility with the remote position, we make sure you always feel as a part of our Crazy team. From the first day at CrazyLabs you will be supported by an experienced people’s team to ensure your integration and journey is on the highest level.

Our approach to AI. At CrazyLabs, AI isn’t scary and it isn’t a buzzword. We’ve assembled an AI Lead team dedicated to teaching, training and helping all Crazies to be ahead of the curve and use AI smartly. CrazyLabs is an AI slop-free zone.

The Future is Crazy, Join the Lab!