Staff Level Unity Engineer

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems.  Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront.  We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.

As a Staff Level Unity Engineer, you will help us design, develop, and optimize high-scale, free-to-play mobile games. Working alongside our talented designers, artists, and engineers, you’ll create robust systems, mentor fellow developers, and maintain the technical quality that keeps our games running smoothly.

You will...

• Lead scalable, high-performance development: Architect and implement scalable game features, ensuring stability, and performance on low-end devices.
• Drive F2P Game Mechanics: Experience in shipping free-to-play mobile titles & crafting engaging game mechanics.
• Maintain live ops and engagement: Continuously refine features with regular events, content updates, and performance improvements to keep players active and satisfied.
• Optimize CI/CD and DevOps: Create and maintain Jenkins scripts, integrate continuous integration pipelines, and streamline build processes for rapid, reliable releases.
• Monetization. Experience in integrating ad mediation, marketing attribution, and other monetization channels—all while preserving an immersive player experience.
• Mentor and advise: Guide developers through code reviews, architectural discussions, and best practices

What makes you a great candidate?

• Extensive Unity & Mobile Game Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on Unity development, with a proven track record of shipping mobile games—ideally free-to-play titles at scale.
• Robust Technical Foundations: Proficient in data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, enabling clean, modular, and maintainable code.
• DevOps & Cloud Knowledge: Experienced with Git, Jenkins, and cloud services (e.g. Firebase) to streamline CI/CD pipelines and manage game services.
• Passion & Adaptability: Enthusiastic about the mobile gaming industry, thrives in a remote/distributed team environment, and can seamlessly switch between long-term and ad-hoc projects.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Comfortable mentoring teammates, championing best practices, and driving technical excellence across the organization.

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully-remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…

• Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
• Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech
• Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
• Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some additional perks…

• Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
• Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
• Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
• Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
• Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
• Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

• Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
• VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
• Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market