Tech Lead

Sandbox; Mumbai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandbox in Mumbai seeks a senior Unity lead to direct a team of developers across iOS, Android, and WebGL. You will own code quality, architecture, and delivery, collaborating with product and design to plan sprints.

You will drive CI/CD, live ops, and platform integrations while mentoring engineers, hiring, and managing expectations across time zones in the UK, Brazil, and the US. Strong Unity expertise and hands-on coding are required, along with experience building scalable teams in India and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 7+ years in game development with Unity (C#).
• 3+ years managing engineers.
• Shipped multiple mobile games on iOS and Android, including live titles after launch.
• Deep Unity knowledge: architecture patterns, addressables/asset bundles, UI Toolkit or uGUI, profiling, optimization for mobile and WebGL.
• Built and maintained Unity CI/CD, such as Unity Build Automation, GitHub Actions, and Fastlane, and stored submissions.
• Experience integrating ad mediation, IAP, analytics, and remote-config SDKs.
• Has built and scaled an engineering team in India, including hiring through agencies and direct sourcing.
• Works daily with stakeholders in the UK, Brazil, and the US across time zones; clear written and spoken English.
• Uses AI coding tools, such as Claude Code, Copilot, and Cursor, in their own work and drives adoption across the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Unity game developers: hiring, 1:1s, goals, reviews, and day-to-day delivery.
• Stay hands-on: write and review C# code, and own the hardest technical problems in the games.
• Set the technical direction for our shared game framework, content pipeline, and performance on low-end devices.
• Run builds and releases for iOS, Android, and web: CI pipelines, store signing, and store compliance, including Kids categories.
• Own live ops: remote config, A/B tests, analytics events, and ad and in-app purchase SDK integrations.
• Take ownership of an existing codebase quickly, documenting what is undocumented and reducing key-person risk.
• Integrate games with our shared platform: sign-in, subscription entitlements, content, and analytics events.
• Plan sprints with product and design, and report progress and risk to the CTO.

Skills

Unity (C#)

Team leadership

CI/CD

Mobile & WebGL

IAP & Analytics

Cross-timezone collaboration

Tools

GitHub Actions

Fastlane

Unity Build Automation

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of Unity game developers: hiring, 1:1s, goals, reviews, and day-to-day delivery.
• Stay hands-on: write and review C# code, and own the hardest technical problems in the games.
• Set the technical direction for our shared game framework, content pipeline, and performance on low-end devices.
• Run builds and releases for iOS, Android, and web: CI pipelines, store signing, and store compliance, including Kids categories.
• Own live ops: remote config, A/B tests, analytics events, and ad and in-app purchase SDK integrations.
• Take ownership of an existing codebase quickly, documenting what is undocumented and reducing key-person risk.
• Integrate games with our shared platform: sign-in, subscription entitlements, content, and analytics events.
• Plan sprints with product and design, and report progress and risk to the CTO.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 7+ years in game development with Unity (C#) and 3+ years managing engineers.
• Shipped multiple mobile games on iOS and Android, including live titles you supported after launch.
• Deep Unity knowledge: architecture patterns, addressables/asset bundles, UI Toolkit or uGUI, profiling, and optimization for mobile and WebGL.
• Built and maintained Unity CI/CD, such as Unity Build Automation, GitHub Actions, and Fastlane, and stored submissions.
• Experience integrating ad mediation, IAP, analytics, and remote-config SDKs.
• Has built and scaled an engineering team in India, including hiring through agencies and direct sourcing.
• Works daily with stakeholders in the UK, Brazil, and the US across time zones; clear written and spoken English.
• Uses AI coding tools, such as Claude Code, Copilot, and Cursor, in their own work and drives adoption across the team.