Position: Mobile Game Engineer
Company: Surprise
Category: Android
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper
Published: 2021-12-01T00:00:00+02:00

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Game Engineer who is self-motivated, goal-orientated, and a strong team player. You take pride in your work, and know what it means to take responsibility and deliver quality-focused products. You enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You have the knowledge and ability to visualize how things should work, and how to translate this into a functioning solution.

With the constant development of both live games and prototypes, game programmers have a ton of responsibilities here, and we’re looking for the best of the best – the type of engineers we could build entire teams around.

What will you be doing?

Being involved in all areas of game development including Programming of Graphics, Game Logic, Artificial Intelligence and User Interface;
Supporting and contributing new ideas to game design;
Writing robust code to be used at massive scale;
Independently creating complete solutions from scratch;
Working as part of a team, but with plenty of opportunity to take responsibility on an individual level.

What are we looking for?

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Math, Physics or similar technical field;
2+ years of experience in using Unity;
Experience in the development of UI, audio, animation systems, shader effects;
Good CPU and GPU optimization skills;
Deep understanding of mobile platforms and their specific requirements;
Excellent understanding of software architecture, design, and development;
Apart from core game dev competencies, having a well-rounded fundamental skills including performance, design, architecture, and testing patterns.
What skills will come in handy?
Experience in native development for Android or iOS;
Released titles in Unity on a mobile platform is a big plus;
A particular focus in one of these areas: Architecture, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Network, WebGL, Client Security.

Benefits:

Opportunity to travel to the US (L.A. / S.F.) and Europe (Barcelona / London / Stockholm);
Work on interesting and challenging projects, while building a pioneering software category;
Great atmosphere, with the vibe and energy of a high-growth tech company;
Competitive salaries;
Close collaboration between UA and US team members;
Ultramodern offices in the heart of Lviv (Magnus) and Kyiv (Gulliver);
English classes and an immersive English-speaking work environment (we have a lot of native speakers at the office);
Corporate activities and parties;
Dedicated wellness area in the office;
20 working days of paid vacation;
15 days of paid sick leave;
And, of course, we use Surprise internally!