Lead C++ Software Engineer (Gameplay) (Basé à London)

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. We are in the top 3 globally by revenue among all mobile applications, and we are first in Europe. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (one-third of the world's population), with over 30 million people playing them daily worldwide!

We have big plans for the development and growth of our projects, which is why we are looking for the strongest experts to join our development teams. Experience in C++ and/or game development is not mandatory; we have an excellent adaptation system for a comfortable transition for newcomers from Unity and other industries.

The development teams are the core of our company, enabling our games to grow and evolve for 20 years. The Lead Software Engineer is a driver of technical product development, leading and developing the team in terms of architecture, quality, culture, and engineering practices.

In each project, we have key areas:

• Feature: development of events and mini-games from scratch (from various competitions to mini-games like Merge);
• Technical: optimisation, support of technical stability, SDK (reducing loading speed, memory consumption, etc.);
• Match-3 and meta: working with graphics and core game mechanics (adding new functionality, refactoring, and optimisation).

Tasks include:

• People management: responsibility for development, hiring/firing, team evaluation;
• Development of processes within teams (both at the team level and across the entire project development);
• Producing: solving complex technical problems on projects, developing architectural solutions, and ensuring rapid implementation;
• Monitoring stability and quality of the game's software;
• Code review and design review;
• Programming and refactoring game logic.

Languages: C++, with Lua and Python for specific tasks; our own engine similar to Unity or Unreal, which we continuously develop; advanced CI/CD, automated testing, code review processes, and much more.

We expect:

• Experience in commercial project development in C++ and/or Unity for at least 3 years;
• Experience in developing projects released in production;
• Experience managing a team of programmers (3+ people) for at least one year.

It would be a plus:

• Confident knowledge of modern C++ standards 14/17, as well as STL;
• Experience with popular game engines (Unity, Unreal, Godot, Cocos2D, Defold, etc.);
• Experience in developing mobile casual games.

We offer:

• Flexibility in work: we have flexible hours, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except Russia and Belarus). We care only about results, not where or how you perform your work.
• Health and well-being support: we provide health insurance for employees and their children, compensate online sessions with psychologists, maintain 100% salary during vacations or sick leave without unnecessary paperwork, and offer additional days off for special cases. We support a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the purchase of sports memberships and subscriptions to fitness apps.
• We pay for participation in relevant conferences and courses, and we hold internal conferences.
• We offer discounts on English language courses and courses in the countries where the company operates.
• Events and merchandise: we regularly hold entertainment and work events offline: team meetings, large corporate parties, and lighter parties in offices. We also regularly conduct entertainment contests, quizzes, hackathons, and sports challenges online. We have our own merchandise store with internal currency, where unique gifts can be purchased. Currency is given on significant dates and can also be earned by participating in events and brand activities.