Lead Unity Developer

PIE Recruitment; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Benefits

Job summary

PIE Recruitment seeks a talented Unity Developer in the UK to join a technology and creative studio focused on character-driven AI experiences. You will build and maintain high-quality C# code and Unity components to bring characters to life.

You will collaborate with designers, artists and other developers to craft mechanics, levels and systems, mentor junior developers, and optimize performance while staying current with Unity trends.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional Unity development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Unity 3D and C#.
• Experience with game mechanics, scripting, and physics.
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Experience optimizing game performance and memory usage.
• Familiarity with version control (PlasticSCM/GitHub).
• Solid math and algorithms knowledge for game development.
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills.
• Good communication and collaboration within a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, artists and other developers to create mechanics, levels and systems.
• Mentor junior developers.
• Create and maintain Unity components, scripts and plugins.
• Translate design requirements into technical design specifications.
• Write clean, efficient C# code for systems and mechanics.
• Optimize code and assets for performance and memory usage.
• Work with QA teams to ensure bug-free, high-quality products.
• Stay up-to-date with Unity trends and tools.

Skills

Unity 3D

C# development

Game mechanics

Scripting

OOP principles

Performance optimization

Memory management

Version control

Math & algorithms

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

PlasticSCM

GitHub

Jira

Job description

Bring characters to life with your code, creating memorable and accessible AI experiences

• £50,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience + Company Benefits

This company is a UK based technology and creative studio that blends gaming innovation, award winning art, data, and artificial intelligence to deliver high quality, immersive digital products. Founded with a strong heritage in character driven experiences, These studios design and builds technology that places user experience, reliability, and responsible innovation at its core.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Unity Developer to join our team, as we embark on an ambitious new projects. As Unity Developer, you will be responsible for bringing our Characters to life by building and maintaining high-quality code.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Collaborate with designers, artists and other developers to create mechanics, levels and systems.

Manage and mentor more junior Developers

Create and maintain Unity components, scripts and plugins that support the development.

Translate design requirements into technical design specifications.

Write clean, efficient, and reliable C# code for systems and mechanics.

Optimize code and other assets for performance and memory usage.

Work with quality assurance teams to ensure that the product is bug-free and meets the quality standards.

Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and tools in Unity development and programming.

What we are looking for:

• At least 4 years of professional experience working as a Unity Developer.- Strong knowledge of Unity 3D and C# development.
• Experience with game mechanics, scripting, and physics is a must.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience with optimization of game performance and memory usage.
• Experience with version control software such as PlasticSCM/GitHub
• Good knowledge of mathematics and algorithms relevant to game development
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with a diverse team

Desired but non-essential:

• Mastery in C# and Python.
• Technical Animation Skills (Rigging, skinning, scripting).
• Experience with Jira, PlasticSCM and GitHub

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.