Lead Unity Software Engineer (Gameplay)

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. We are among the top 3 in revenue for all mobile applications globally, 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! We have ambitious plans for the development and growth of our projects, which is why we are looking for the strongest experts to join our development teams.

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 focus on:

• Feature Development: creating events and mini-games from scratch (from various competitions to mini-games like Merge);
• Technical: optimisation, maintaining technical stability, SDK (reducing load times, 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 team development, hiring/firing, and performance evaluation;
• Improving 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 more; AI assistants: we use Cursor for automation and speeding up development (from routine tasks to planning and decomposition).

We expect:

• At least 3 years of experience in commercial project development using C++ and/or Unity;
• Experience in developing projects released in production;
• At least 1 year of experience managing a team of programmers (3+ people).

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 with AI assistants for development (Cursor, Copilot, 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 value results over where and how you perform your work;
• Health and well-being support: we provide health insurance for employees and their children, reimburse online sessions with psychologists, maintain 100% salary during vacations or sick leave without unnecessary paperwork, and offer additional days off for special cases. We promote a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the purchase of sports memberships and subscriptions to fitness apps;
• Events and merchandise: we regularly hold entertainment and work events offline: team meetings, large corporate parties, and lighter office parties. We also conduct entertainment contests, quizzes, hackathons, and sports challenges online. Our own merchandise store with internal currency allows you to buy unique gifts, which can be earned by participating in events and brand activities.