Game Programmer (Unity)

Spellbrush; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking studio that merges the worlds of anime and gaming! As a Unity Engineer, you'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to creating a unique mobile tactics game inspired by beloved RPGs. Your expertise in C# and Unity will be crucial as you bring innovative ideas to life, ensuring a fun and engaging experience for players. With a focus on generative AI, you'll work alongside top researchers, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in game development. If you're excited about strategy RPGs and the anime aesthetic, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a creative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming experience with strong C# and Unity skills.
• Experience in shipping at least one game using Unity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop a mobile tactics game.
• Take features from concept to polished implementation.

Skills

C#

Unity

Game Development

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Unity Engine

Job description

Here at Spellbrush, we're passionate about making a good anime game.

We also happen to be the world's leading generative AI studio — we're the team behind niji・journey .

We are currently investigating how AI can be used to help human artists perform masterpieces in the most complex medium of our times: videogames.

Our games are characterized by a no-compromise approach to well-balanced gameplay married to a truthful love of visual arts.

If you love turn-based tactics games, please consider applying!

The Unity Engineer Role:

We are looking for an experienced game engineer with strong C# and Unity skills. You will be working closely with a small, multidisciplinary team to build out our upcoming anime mobile tactics game.

Our game programmers are mostly generalists, so you can work on lots of different areas of the game. It’s important that you take pride in your work and know what it means to take responsibility and deliver quality and fun to players. You are comfortable taking a feature from a vague idea on a post-it to a fully working and polished implementation.

You may be a good fit if:

You love Strategy RPGs

Our team draws tons of inspiration from titles like Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, and X-Com. Our next title aims to bring the best of this genre onto the mobile screen.

And you also love the anime aesthetic

We're also huge anime fans if you haven't noticed.

You deeply understand Unity

We're looking for someone with 5+ years of programming experience and a high level of familiarity with Unity. A good candidate must have shipped at least one game with Unity (personal projects are great!) and have built up a sixth sense for what is the "happy path" in modern Unity development.

You're comfortable working on small, fast-paced teams

Working here will feel very much like a small indie studio: close-knit, with high ownership and flexibility.

You're excited about the potential of Generative AI

You'll also be working closely along some of the best AI researchers in the world. Part of working with our team may involve looking at our latest research results, and figuring out how to best apply it into the game. You will be at the literal cutting edge of what is possible with machine learning, art, and games.