Principal .NET and Unity Game Engineer

Savvy; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance allowance

Relocation coverage

Short-term housing

Job summary

Savvy is hiring a Lead Full Stack Engineer to own and scale our livestreaming interactive gaming platform as Season 1 launches in October. Based in Los Angeles with openness to remote candidates, you will shape the backend and Unity frontend to deliver a high-performance experience.

You’ll own the SDLC through CI/CD, work with a compact, passionate team, and drive architecture decisions to support 100k+ concurrent users. If you love games and streaming, join us to redefine mobile entertainment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with Unity or similar.
• Expertise in .NET and Unity; React Native is a plus.
• Experience with WebRTC delivering low-latency livestreams; 100k+ concurrent users.
• Experience with LiveKit or similar streaming provider.
• Experience owning iOS/Android Apps end-to-end, from requirements through QA and public releases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and launch new features for Savvy games and livestreaming platform.
• Develop reusable Unity frontend components aligned to game story and designs.
• Integrate livestream tech directly into games and monitor performance.

Skills

Unity

Backend

WebRTC

Azure

PostgreSQL

CosmosDB

iOS/Android

LiveKit

Education

Bachelor or Master in CS/Engineering

Tools

LiveKit

PostgreSQL

CosmosDB

Azure

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of entertainment? Savvy is looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to jump in early, take the wheel, and rapidly scale our livestreaming interactive gaming platform as we launch Season 1 in October.

Founded alongside Chief Creative Officer Scott Rogowsky (better known as “Quiz Daddy” while hosting HQ Trivia), we are on a mission to deliver on the promise of HQ’s pioneering concept and our own successful beta season to redefine mobile entertainment and “make phones fun again.”

Our company sits at the intersection of tech and media, merging a story-driven mobile game and live-television production to create a truly unique product. We’re a small but scrappy team bursting with intensity to match the passion of our highly engaged community of players, and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that rewards creativity and imagination. By joining us at this crucial stage, you will enjoy a rare opportunity for your work to directly drive our trajectory—with massive potential upside to match your impact. Want a taste of the Savvy experience? Download our app and join an upcoming show.

Role

We are looking for a full-stack principal Software Engineer to own, architect and code the Savvy technical platform. This also includes owning the SDLC through CI/CD of our apps through production and the iOS/Android appstores. The ideal candidate for this role has a track record building highly scalable games, deep livestream expertise, and an unwavering drive for quality. This is a backend-leaning full-stack role working 65% backend and 35% Unity front-end.

**This role is based in Los Angeles where we produce the livestream from our live/work office & studio. We are open to remote candidates but preference will go to locals (or those willing to relocate) who can join the team onsite several days a week.**

What You’ll Do

• Design, build and launch new features to the Savvy games.
• Design, build and launch reusable frontend components in Unity that are fully featured, and aligned to the game story and designs.
• Design, build and launch livestream technology directly into the games.
• Monitor, profile and optimize scaling bottlenecks. Diagnose and solve issues quickly.
• Collaborate deeply with the game design team.
• Research and advocate for improved techniques, processes, and designs within the team.
• Own and clearly communicate technical architecture with the team.
• Monitor, support and ensure uptime for the Savvy platform.

What You Bring

• A passion for gaming and livestreaming. Please show us your portfolio!
• 8+ years of software engineering and Unity or relevant experience
• Expertise in .NET, and Unity. Experience with React Native is a big plus.
• Expertise with WebRTC protocols to deliver low latency livestream experiences. Must have examples scaling to 100k+ concurrent users.
• Must have Experience with LiveKit or similar streaming provider.
• Experience owning iOS/Android Apps end-to-end, from requirements gathering through QA, Unity build pipelines and public releases in the app stores.
• A Fully agentic development workflow.
• Experience working with Postgres or a similar relational database.
• Experience working with CosmosDB or a similar noSQL database.
• Experience working with product managers and designers to plan, build, and iterate on deliverables.
• Experience working with livestream production teams.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills. Experience mentoring or managing more junior engineers.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience at a start up game company
• Experience working with Azure

Our Stack

Compensation

• $140-180K base salary with generous founder equity package. This will increase at our next fundraising round.
• Monthly health insurance allowance.
• Relocation coverage and short-term housing possible