bully! entertainment is an international, award-winning creative agency specializing in developing world-class emerging tech experiences and branded story-driven content.

We’re looking for an experienced Development  Director, specialized in Unity (preferred) to lead the development of all realtime immersive experiences and products we’re creating for fortune 50 brands around the world – from entertainment and tech giants to household consumer product and pharma brands.  

You’ll be responsible for inspiring, managing and leading an exceptional team of creative developers in delivering best-in-class experiences that are exceptionally interactive, have rock solid stability and are grounded in best-in-class development standards.  You’ll work with cross-discipline teams of artists, designers, modelers, and animators – as well as creative project and account managers – in a fast-moving creative studio system that is a part marketing agency and part game dev studio.  And because our clients come to us for out-of-the-box creative solutions, there are always new challenges often involving cutting edge technologies.

The ideal candidate lives and breathes game functionality and is able to translate design ideas, concepts, and requirements into a functional and engaging interactive experience while maintaining a disciplined approach to development and adhering to best-practice software design patterns.  You have exceptional programming and coding skills, a keen eye for detail, and the analytical skills to identify potential issues with a design plan. 

You are a ‘people person’ with excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude and a strong team ethic to help build and maintain a positive environment for sustainable growth.

 

Responsibilities:

• Participate in full software lifecycle application development: designing, coding, debugging, and documenting applications.
• Establish and maintain best practices and processes for Unity development department (git flow, CI, code reviews, wiki, & skillshare).
• Proactively collaborate with other department leads to ensure project efforts proceed efficiently and with predictability.
• Research new technologies and tools, and plan their integration.
• Provide technical expertise on new projects, and propose solutions to complex problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ yrs of enterprise-level development experience in real-time applications, using C# and Unity engine.
• Strong software architecture skills (beyond GoF patterns).
• Experience profiling and optimizing game and render performance (GPU and CPU).
• Proficient in refactoring and optimizing existing code bases.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong organizational skills with a good sense of design with outstanding communication skills.
• Experience in leading a development team, planning and being a driver for the team.
• Experience of Department Director previously.
• Delegation and  Line management experience.
• English proficiency.

About bully! entertainment

At bully! entertainment, we create story-driven content and immersive brand experiences that blur the boundaries between the digital and physical worlds. In short—We Make Fun!

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, entertainment media giants, and household names like Microsoft, Disney, and NASA.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, bully! entertainment fosters a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, where individual differences are valued and accommodated in ways that tap into each person’s talents and strengths. We know that diversity and inclusion have a positive impact on our products and services and on each other.

Interested in joining the bully! team?

Please apply here or send your Resume/CV and cover letter to [email protected]. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

COVID-19 Considerations:

bully! entertainment employees are currently working in a hybrid mode, and we are still conducting remote interviews & hiring during this time.

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred) or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.

Job Type:

• Contract to hire (3 months probation).

Benefits:

• Competitive pay.
• Flexible working schedule and space.
• Work in an international environment.
• Professional and personal development training or educational budget.
• Salary is official, and full social package is covered.
• By-law holidays and generous attractive vacations policy.
• Maternity and paternity leave policy.
• English language courses (after 3 months probation period).

Schedule:

• Full-Time Monday to Friday.

Work Location:

• Hybrid, based in Moldova.