Snowman is a small game studio at the centre of artful experiences. Whether as a developer or creative partner, our goal has always been the same: to create meaningful experiences that you may sit with for a short time, but that sit with you for a long while.
Snowman is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Snowman welcomes all races, religions, genders, countries of origin, and sexual orientations. We are proud to have completed disability awareness training through Liebs & Co and aim to continue to improve accessibility in our workplace and community.
Current Openings
Mobile Games Programmer (Unity)
We are seeking an experienced Unity programmer whose core responsibility will be owning the porting of a new, in-development, game to Android.
You’ll be joining a small, collaborative team where you’ll work closely with designers, the lead developer and producer. This is a full-time, 6 month contract position with the potential for extension.
Please note that due to COVID-19, our office is currently closed until further notice. When it is safe to return, applicants must be willing to commute to our studio in downtown Toronto, Canada.
Some of our team is distributed across the world so you’ll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, but will have to accommodate meetings across time zones.
Familiarity with programming games for Android is a must for this role. Please do not apply unless you have experience successfully shipping games to this platform.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for platform-specific integrations and ‘own’ the task of ensuring the game runs smoothly on Android devices.
- Assist with the integration of a backend solution to manage profiles, save data, leaderboards, achievements etc.
- Help optimise performance to support a range of devices. You’ll need some familiarity with building for Android and troubleshooting common performance issues on the platform.
- Work with QA to fix bugs and ensure high product quality on across devices.
- Assist the Lead Developer with other programming related tasks as necessary. This may include analytics, social sharing, SFX, the localisation system and more.
Requirements
- Professional (paid) Unity and C# programming experience.
- Demonstrated ability to ship games to Android platform (you must provide clear details of at least 1 title successfully shipped to this platform in your application and details of the role you played in developing the title).
- Familiarity with Google Play Console.
- Ability to produce high quality work to a deadline.
- Willing to collaborate with a range of time zones.
- Fluent in English.
How to Apply
In order to apply, please send the following to jobs@builtbysnowman.com with the subject line ‘Snowman: Mobile Games Programmer (Unity)’.
- A copy of your CV (maximum 2 pages)
- A cover letter detailing your suitability for the role (maximum 1 page)
- Portfolio/samples of your work. This can be a website, reel or any format you feel provides the best sample of your skills. Please be specific and indicate what your responsibilities were for each project/sample you provide.
You must provide clear details of at least 1 title successfully shipped to Android in your application and how you contributed to the development of this title.
Snowman is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Snowman welcomes all races, religions, genders, countries of origin, and sexual orientations. We are proud to have completed disability awareness training through Liebs & Co and aim to continue to improve accessibility in our workplace and community.