Lead Unity Game Engineer & Technical Leader

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison (WI)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

University of Wisconsin - Madison's Field Day Lab seeks a Lead Developer to build core game systems while guiding engineering practices across educational game projects. The role blends hands-on development with technical leadership to mentor others and shape technical direction.

The ideal candidate has extensive game development experience, strong Unity/C#, and the ability to translate goals into concrete engineering solutions in a collaborative, research-driven environment.

Qualifications

7+ years of professional software development experience with games or interactive apps.
Expertise with Unity and solid understanding of game development principles.
Advanced proficiency in C#, plus JavaScript and Python; adaptable to new languages.

Responsibilities

Lead development of core game systems with a hands-on focus (about 70%).
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coordination across teams.
Review designs, implement software, and improve engineering practices.
Develop prototypes from concept to implementation and iterate rapidly.
Collaborate with designers, researchers, and educators to shape direction.
Document technical decisions and maintain clear project documentation.

Skills

Unity

Mentoring

Leadership

Prototyping

JavaScript

Python

Documentation

Team collaboration

Game development principles

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS / Software Eng / Game Dev

Tools

Unity

Job description

The ideal candidate has extensive game development experience, strong Unity/C#, and the ability to translate goals into concrete engineering solutions in a collaborative, research-driven environment.

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