Lead Unity Game Developer & Tech Lead

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous paid time off

Health / dental / vision / life-insur.

Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Field Day Lab is seeking a Lead Developer who blends strong software engineering with technical leadership to guide multiple educational game projects. This role is about 70% hands-on development and 30% leadership, mentoring, and coordination, building core game systems and shaping engineering practices.

Based in Madison, WI, the incumbent collaborates with educators and researchers to translate goals into robust technical solutions, and to prototype

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience, including experience developing games and interactive applications.

Responsibilities

• Prepares program documentation and training requirements.
• Maintains and troubleshoots applications, systems, or websites.
• Implements data structure and systems performance strategies.
• Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes enhancements to existing applications.
• Develops or modifies technical specifications for low‑complexity projects using disciplined software development practices.
• Tests and debugs programs, and prepares systems test data.

Skills

Game design

C#

JavaScript

Python

Prototype development

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field

Tools

Unity

Game engines

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Field Day Lab is seeking a Lead Developer who blends strong software engineering with technical leadership to guide multiple educational game projects. This role is about 70% hands-on development and 30% leadership, mentoring, and coordination, building core game systems and shaping engineering practices.

Based in Madison, WI, the incumbent collaborates with educators and researchers to translate goals into robust technical solutions, and to prototype