Principal Unity Developer / Technical Lead

Foresight Sports; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability and life insurance

401K

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Gear discounts

Job summary

Join an innovative company at the forefront of golf technology as a Principal Unity Developer. In this exciting role, you'll lead the architectural vision of a new Unity-based platform, ensuring it scales and evolves over time. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create high-quality, maintainable applications that enhance the golfing experience. With a focus on mentorship and fostering a collaborative environment, you'll guide developers through technical challenges while optimizing performance and user experience. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven team dedicated to revolutionizing the sport.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience with 5+ years in Unity.
• Proven ability to architect and build complex Unity applications.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute architectural vision for Unity-based platform.
• Lead and mentor developers, ensuring coding standards and best practices.

Skills

C#

Unity

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Principal Unity Developer / Technical Lead

Foresight Sports is a global leader in golf technology, creating precision tools and experiences for golfers to interact with the sport in unprecedented ways.

At the heart of Foresight Sports, the Studios Team is building the future of sim golf. We craft next-gen experiences for pro players and weekend hackers alike. Our immersive simulations go beyond traditional play; we offer rich content for entertainment, game improvement, and skills-based wagering.

What you’ll do:

• Help define and execute the architectural vision and technical roadmap together with the technical leadership team, ensuring alignment with the broader product strategy.
• Own the technical foundation for our new Unity-based platform, ensuring it can scale and evolve over the next 3+ years in a maintainable, modular way.
• Provide hands-on leadership in coding standards, best practices, and design patterns, collaborating closely with the current team lead.
• Lead and mentor developers of all levels, fostering a collaborative environment and guiding the team on complex technical challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize software features based on user feedback and business objectives.
• Design and implement high-quality, scalable, and maintainable desktop and tablet applications using Unity.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and consistency.
• Work closely with UI/UX designers to create visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces.
• Optimize application performance to ensure smooth and responsive user experiences.
• Stay up to date with the latest Unity developments and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years of professional experience with Unity.
• Proven experience architecting and building complex Unity applications from the ground up, with a keen eye for long-term maintainability, scalability, and performance.
• Proficiency in C# programming language and familiarity with Unity architecture and design patterns.
• Cross-platform game development experience on desktop and tablets with UI Toolkit.
• Experience working with different rendering pipelines (HDRP and UDRP) and game physics.
• Experience with and good understanding of automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for Unity applications.
• Active participation in the Unity community, such as contributions to open-source projects or participation in forums and meetups.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Focused on continuously delivering customer value in a sustainable way.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Driven and self-motivated and can work independently and with your teammates.
• Bonus points for being a golfer!

Pay Range:

The actual annual salary offered to a candidate will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements, and will be mutually agreed upon at the time of offer.

We offer a highly competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including medical and dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401K, PTO, paid holidays, gear discounts and the ability to add value to an exciting mission!

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veteran/Disabled

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Software Development