Lead Programmer

1 Month ago • All levels

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.

Similar Jobs

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Similar Skill Jobs

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Jobs in Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

Revolgy - Data & AI Cloud Engineer

Revolgy

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Week ago
IO Interactive - Release Manager

IO Interactive

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Monzo - Senior Data Scientist

Monzo

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Treelix - Customer Success Engineer - German Speaking

Treelix

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Banyan Software - M&A Analyst

Banyan Software

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
hello games - Graduate / Junior Programmer

hello games

United Kingdom (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Jane Street - Production Engineer

Jane Street

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Varonis Internal - Email Security Architect

Varonis Internal

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Month ago
eBay - Fashion Trading Lead

eBay

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Hangar 13 - Principal AI Designer

Hangar 13

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Category Jobs

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

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.

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by third kind games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug