Lead Unity Developer

Job 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!

Role and Missions — What you will do 🚀

As we continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced Lead Unity Developer to join our internal Studio Team and drive the development of our exceptional games, utilizing our cutting-edge internal tools. Working closely with the Product Director and Tech Director, you will lead a talented multicultural team focused on creating innovative features, exciting in-game events, and enhancing game mechanics. Your goal will be to transform our top games into long-term, engaging experiences for players worldwide.

To ensure continued success and quality, you will collaborate directly with other leads and technical leaders across the company, maintaining a focus on sustainable development and delivering high-impact features in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage other developers and share good practices internally. 
• Guarantee a robust and reusable code mindset within the team, promoting maintainable and scalable solutions throughout the development process.
• Coordinate with other leads on planning and resource allocation, ensuring efficient use of team capabilities and alignment with project goals.
• Suggest new concepts and ideas based on a strong understanding of current trends.
• Collaborate with and improve the production pipeline, suggesting improvements to create the best casual game on the market.
• Help with effort estimations and break down complex technical topics.
• Apply expertise in mobile game performance, including optimization for various devices.
• Mentor junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices in code quality and game development processes.
• Collaborate with tech leaders to drive overall technical innovation within the company.
• Support the hiring process for new developers, helping to build a high-performing team.

Requirements

Having strong experience in casual mobile game development, you want to join a diverse team composed of mobile gaming enthusiasts. If you recognize yourself in the following description, you’re the one!

• 5+ years of experience working on Unity projects.
• Previous experience managing and/or mentoring remote teams with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Significant track record and already released several mobile games (casual games).
• Strong understanding of mobile game development, including pre-production and effort estimation, adherence to best practices, and expertise in managing the release pipeline.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interest in the casual genre and trends.
• Experienced in Live Game mechanics and tech: Live Operations, A/B testing, Gameplay systems, assets pipeline, UI/UX, among others. 
• Strong communication skills for clear, effective, and collaborative interaction across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and shared understanding throughout the development process
• Fluent English

Good to have 💪

• Contribution to the development and ongoing support of live games that have been globally released and sustained for over two years.

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.

Benefits

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.
• 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.