Senior Unity Developer – New Indie Studio – Hertfordshire

Amiqus Games; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A game development studio in Hertfordshire is seeking a Senior Unity Developer to implement features for new titles and lead a small team. The ideal candidate will have strong Unity experience and a background in the games industry. This hybrid role requires collaboration with management and hands-on programming. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Pension

Choice of laptop

Generous holiday allowance including Christmas closures

Qualifications

• Experience in the games industry specifically as a programmer.
• Past experience in a lead or mentoring role.
• Strong technical skills in Unity.

Responsibilities

• Implement features for new titles with a focus on gameplay mechanics.
• Mentor and lead a small team, collaborating with management.
• Engage in hands-on programming and contribute to codebases.

Skills

Experience in the Games industry as a Programmer

Past lead or Mentoring experience

Strong Unity experience

Experience of developing games on Console or PC

Avid player of indie games

Job description

Overview

Senior Unity Developer – New Indie Studio – Hertfordshire

We have partnered with an exciting video games studio based in Hertfordshire, who require a Senior Programmer to work on a range of new titles on PC and Console platforms. The studio has built a fantastic reputation and are known for their high-quality output, close relationship building and have worked on a series of greatly received titles, some of which have earned several 9/10 and 10/10 reviews.

The studio founders have a long-standing history in creating some of the best games on the market on PC/Console platforms. This role will have you working closely with the management team and will get involved with various aspects of development, which includes liaising with other department leads and mentoring, motivating, and leading your own team.

They are looking for this individual to have high energy and passion for video games and constantly come up with new and innovative ideas for their new titles in the pipeline. Your core function will be to implement features to go into their new titles, such as easy to use mechanics and slick gameplay, while mentoring/managing a small team. This is a hands-on coding role so if you still enjoy programming and leading, this would be an ideal fit.

This role is hybrid working, with 2 days in-house and 3 days working remotely. Sadly we cannot support 100% remote work patterns.

There is a competitive salary on offer, including exclusive studio benefits, relocation assistance, pension, choice of laptop and a generous holiday allowance, which includes Christmas closures.

This role is open to candidates who are eligible to work in the UK already.

Responsibilities

• Implement features for new titles, focusing on easy to use mechanics and slick gameplay.
• Mentor, motivate and lead a small team; collaborate with management and department leads.
• Engage in hands-on programming and contribute to codebases while leading the team.
• Liaise with other department leads as part of the development process.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Games industry as a Programmer
• Past lead or Mentoring experience
• Strong Unity experience
• Experience of developing games on Console or PC (preferred)
• An avid player of indie games (especially the Anime world) would be a bonus!

Benefits and Additional Details

• Hybrid working: 2 days in-house, 3 days remote
• Relocation assistance
• Pension
• Choice of laptop
• Generous holiday allowance (including Christmas closures)
• Open to candidates eligible to work in the UK

How to apply

To apply please send your CV to [e-mail]