Principal Unity Developer

1 Month ago • 10 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Unity Developer at Homa, you'll lead, mentor, and deliver high-performing mobile games. Responsibilities include owning complex tasks, ensuring technical health and scalability, contributing to architectural decisions, sharing technical knowledge, and staying updated on industry best practices. You'll have a proven track record in live mobile game development with Unity (C#), expertise in optimization and memory management, and experience in tech pre-production. You'll integrate mobile SDKs, backend services, and third-party tools, and be proficient in UI implementation, Unity 3D physics, and scalable architecture. A passion for casual/hypercasual games and market knowledge is essential.
Must have:
  • 10+ years mobile game dev experience with Unity (C#)
  • Live mobile game launch & operation experience
  • Strong profiling, optimization, and memory management skills
  • Lead Tech Pre-production for major architectural shifts
  • Proficient in UI, Unity 3D physics, and scalable architecture
  • Familiar with A/B testing and data-driven decision-making
Good to have:
  • Advanced 3D rendering, shaders, and GPU optimization
  • Deep knowledge of Unity Addressables and DLC workflows
Perks:
  • Health insurance, meal vouchers, transport subsidies
  • Childcare benefits, life insurance
  • Work from Paris HQ with rooftop garden and WeWork amenities
  • Work with international team
  • Team events and Workations
  • Bi-annual performance reviews

Job Details

Description

Welcome to Homa, the gaming technology lab that is taking the industry by storm! Our team of over 230 people, hailing from more than 35 different countries, is dedicated to empowering mobile game creators worldwide to bring their creative ideas to the top charts.

Our Homa Lab platform offers a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge tools that allow developers to stay on top of the latest trends, test new features in real-time, and easily distribute and monetize their games. Our success speaks for itself - our apps have been downloaded 1.8 billion times!

Since our inception, we have raised $165 million in total from prominent investors, including Headline, Northzone, Eurazeo, Singular, Quadrille Capital, Fabric Ventures, and Bpifrance. We have also received support from renowned business angels, such as the founders of King, Sorare, and Spotify. But what truly sets Home apart is our team.

We are a diverse group of individuals from different backgrounds, countries, and cultures, all driven by a shared passion for taking over the gaming industry. Our team is rapidly growing, attracting industry veterans eager to help us deliver the next generation of Homa’s games.

Joining Homa means becoming part of a dedicated team creating innovative and high-performing games for players worldwide. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in the gaming industry, then Homa is the perfect place for you. Join us and let's create the future of gaming together!

Requirements

As a Principal Unity Developer, you will be at the center of our technical growth — We’re looking for an expert with the technical depth to lead, mentor, and ship high-performing mobile games. You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:

Core Tech Oriented priorities:

• Take ownership of critical or complex tasks that require deep technical expertise to resolve, often collaborating with the team to troubleshoot issues

• Provide a good balance between Tech Implementations and Stability and actively communicate with the Tech Director about solutions and potential upcoming issues

• Help the team on Architectural decisions and Technical vision for scaling

• Technical knowledge sharing and identifying skill gaps within the team for further Skill Development

• Keep up-to-date with new Unity features, game development trends, and industry best practices. Introduce new techniques, APIs, or plugins that can improve the development process or game quality

What you Bring

10+ years of experience in mobile game development, with deep expertise in Unity (C#).

• A proven track record of launching and operating live mobile games with a focus on technical health, scalability, and LiveOps.

• Strong abilities in profiling, optimization, and memory management for mobile.

• Experience leading Tech Pre-production for major architectural shifts and feature development.

• Hands-on with editor tools, code flow improvements, and pipeline automation.

• Confident integrating mobile SDKs, backend services, and third-party tools.

• Proficient in UI implementation, Unity 3D physics, and writing scalable architecture.

• Familiar with A/B testing and data-driven decision-making.

• Passionate about the casual and hypercasual mobile game space, with up-to-date market knowledge.

Bonus points for:

• Advanced understanding of 3D rendering techniques, shaders, and GPU optimization.

• Deep knowledge of Unity Addressables and DLC workflows.

Benefits

Our Culture—Who we are🪐

At Homa, we are building a community of brilliant talents. We believe that true innovation comes from diversity and collaboration, and that's why we prioritize brainpower and determination over formal education. So if you have the talent, energy and motivation, there is no obstacle to your success here.

As the creative experts behind the platform, we provide developers with the data they need to bring their ideas to life. Our team lives by three central values that guide everything we do:

✨Ambition: we're not afraid to tackle difficult challenges and set our goals extremely high. We're on a mission to revolutionize an industry dominated by well-established companies, and we won't stop until we succeed.

✨Humility: we leave our pride & ego aside. We are always ready to lend a helping hand, celebrate each other's successes, and learn from our failures. As Mr. Lamar said, "Sit down. Be humble."

✨Curiosity: we keep our minds open and never stop learning. We believe that questioning everything is the best way to stay ahead of the curve, and we encourage all our team members to stay curious and never stop exploring new ideas.

At Homa, you'll be challenged, supported, and inspired every day, and we can't wait to see what you bring to the table.

Perks & Benefits 🎁

While success is its own reward, here are some of the benefits that come with working at Homa:

  • We offer essential benefits in France and specific locations, including health insurance, meal vouchers, public transport subsidies, childcare benefits, and life insurance
  • If you're interested in working from our newly renovated Paris HQ with a rooftop garden and WeWork amenities, we have a desk waiting for you
  • You will be working in English with our international team of top-tier talents from 35+ countries
  • You will be able to attend diverse team events and Workations (the famous company-wide Homa trip)
  • You will have bi-annual reviews with your manager to reflect on your performance, celebrate wins, and receive constructive feedback

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About The Company

Homa is a gaming technology lab that gives game creators the data-driven tools and human expertise needed to turn their creative ideas intro commercial hits. The technology we create is used by game creators around the world to create games that hit players' sweet spot, and the commercial jackpot. We’re building a modern workplace with a remote-friendly way of working.

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