Senior Game Developer

Employer

Job Description

About the role:

We are an Australian company based in Melbourne looking to start a remote development team in Warsaw. You would be our first polish hire and have an opportunity to help grow the local team.


About our company:

Our mission is to Empower People with Vital Skills to Navigate Critical Situations.

We do this through two divisions - Our live training AKA our registered training organisation (RTO) and our serious games division.

In this role, we are looking for a remarkable individual to join our Serious Games division to help create revolutionary products and help save lives through the fulfilment of our mission.


The position:

  • You will be required to work with cutting-edge technologies to change the future of life-saving training.
  • You will need to be innovative and ensure you constructively challenge the ways things are done.
  • You will work to develop XR training products focusing on medical & life-saving (VR, AR, MR, Mobile, PC, Tablet).
  • The rapid development of new scenarios and environments on top of existing product templates is critical.
  • There must be a willingness to learn.
  • The role requires a passion for emerging training technologies and a willingness to push the boundaries of what is possible.
  • Leadership and mentoring skills are a must.


Benefits and perks:

  • Opportunity To Grow - lots of opportunities to develop, learn and take on new responsibilities as the organisation expands
  • Make A Difference To The World - be part of an organisation that is having a positive impact on the world.
  • PD Opportunities - Opportunity to be sent to fully paid workshops, conferences and even for academic qualification (e.g. grad cert/masters).
  • Incredible Team - be part of a diverse team of people that are all working towards a common goal and who also have a lot of fun along the way.
  • Be An Instrumental Team Member - everyone has a voice, and everyone has the opportunity to be involved in making big decisions that impact the whole organisation.


To be successful, you will have:

  • Fluent English (spoken and written)
  • Your own computer and access to high bandwidth.
  • Ability to adjust your hours to overlap with the Australian working day.
  • Tertiary qualification in programming or equivalent industry experience
  • Prior XR development experience.
  • UNREAL Engine experience is critical.
  • Strong C++ development expertise in creating expandable, reusable systems.
  • C# development experience (nice to have).
  • Unity experience (nice to have).
  • Experience with rapid prototyping and agile development.
  • Experience with version control (Git, Perforce, SVN, etc.).
  • Experience optimising Unity experiences for mobile platforms.
  • Familiarity working with room-scale virtual reality headsets, especially on the Oculus platform.
  • Familiarity in developing and integrating web back-ends to real-time Unity experiences (MySQL, firebase, HTTP-REST, etc).
  • A creative, growth-oriented mindset and an eagerness to explore new and exciting directions in immersive computing.
  • Good communication skills and a team-oriented outlook.
  • Experience with systems and hardware integration is advantageous.

  • We expect big things from this role and look forward to your application.


    Please make sure you attach a cover letter; applications without one will not be considered.


    Good luck


    Serious Games Team