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Unity Backend Engineer (SuperWOW!Games)

Unity Backend Engineer

Wildlife Studios, one of the largest mobile gaming companies in the world, has opened its second independent game studio, SuperWow Games, in Austin, Texas; and Melbourne, Australia.

As a SuperWOW! Games Unity Backend Engineer, you will be part of the engineering team and be responsible for the development of backend systems and user tools in close partnership with the gameplay and Wildlife teams.

We're looking for a talented and passionate Software Engineer to join SuperWOW! Games. This is a remote working model, anywhere in Australia.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Implement backend systems and user tools, in close partnership with the gameplay team.
• Improve, debug, maintain, and optimize existing backend systems.
• Offer technical solutions to improve the code quality and performance of backend systems.
• Planning and task breakdown of systems which you will be responsible for.
• Ensure quality by developing features with the right combination of unit, acceptance and end-to-end tests.
• Improve and maintain existing CI pipelines using DevOps methodologies

Knowledge

• Previous experience working as a Backend Engineer
• Strong C# programming experience
• Strong knowledge in at least one of the following areas:
  • End-to-End Test Automation with Unity
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Implementation of User Interfaces using Unity
  • Game Tools in Unity
• Multiplayer experience is useful
• Golang experience is useful

Requirements

• Experience working in collaborative creative teams
• Experience working in a multi developer team
• Experience using source control tools such as Git

The Benefits

• Join a diverse, talented team currently based in Australia and Austin USA.
• Work-life balance with flexible hours
• Work from Home with all the full-time, big Studio benefits.
• We offer competitive salary and Employee Bonus Plan: Everyone in our team contributes to the success of our game-changing products, which is why we share all our wins, company-wide.
• Full Private dental, life and health insurance on top of benefits package,
• Life Insurance

More about you

• You're passionate about software development and know how to ensure its quality
• You're motivated by building up engineering services and aware of its different architectures
• You're creative when solving problems and continuously seeking improvements for processes and solutions
• You can communicate clearly with your team and the company to identify issues and demands
• You have the autonomy to identify the current and new priorities, evaluating the impact of their outcomes in the final result.

We know that the work we do has a high impact on our company's success and culture. The right person for this position is curious by nature, and comfortable in a “take the initiative” environment, loves solving problems, and can thrive in a fast and growing business.

About Wildlife

Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Today, we have offices in Brazil, Argentina, Ireland, and the United States. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!

Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action

Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

We're committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance, please let us know at recruitment@wildlifestudios.com .