Lead Programmer

3 Months ago • All levels • Programming

Job Summary

Job Description

The Lead Programmer will be responsible for understanding customer needs and ensuring the programming team contributes to player satisfaction, making games enjoyable. They will recruit and lead a small team of Programmers, creating a positive environment with open feedback and mentoring. Prioritizing daily workflows, leading by example, and owning complex systems through design and development are key. Mentoring junior team members and driving engineering process improvements are also important.
Must have:
  • Understanding customer needs and contributing to player satisfaction.
  • Recruiting and leading a team of Programmers.
  • Prioritizing daily workflows for the team.
  • Leading by example and supporting team development.
  • Designing and developing complex systems.

Job Details

  • Understanding our customer needs and ensuring the programming team contributes to player satisfaction and enjoyment, making our games more fun to play.
  • Recruiting and leading a small team of Programmers, creating a positive environment which focuses on open feedback, mentoring and the career development of your team.
  • Prioritising the daily workflows to ensure a balanced approach to workload and production management on behalf of the Programmer team.
  • Leading by example and using your knowledge to support the development and performance of the team.
  • Working with a highly experienced team on all areas of the game, both client and server.
  • Fully owning complex systems through design and development, working closely with the Programmers and other disciplines to realise their visions.
  • Playing an active role in the mentoring and development of junior team members.
  • Drives engineering processes around programming. Proactively contributes improvements and rolls them out to their team.

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About The Company

Third Kind Games was founded in 2016 by nine leaders in the industry, and was acquired by Virtuos in2024. As a studio we continue to grow and work on ambitious projects with some of the biggestnames in games. We're always on the lookout for our next Third Kinder.

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