This is a unique role that blends fast-paced gameplay prototyping, hands-on technical leadership, and a front-row seat to learning innovation.

We’re looking for a Senior Unity Gameplay Engineer to prototype a 4-player first person game about surviving a nuclear reactor as systems fail and pressure escalates. You’ll own the critical path for gameplay—building and iterating on the core experience while keeping the codebase clean and shippable. You’ll elevate junior engineers through high-signal code reviews and clear feedback, and collaborate with a dynamic team and partner studios. Beyond the game, you’ll help shape a new model of education that bridges learning with working, turning real production tasks into individualized growth paths.

What you'll do

• Prototype, implement, and iterate on core co-op gameplay systems (first-person interactions, team objectives, dynamic events, and tension/pacing systems, etc.)
• Define lightweight architecture patterns that keep rapid prototypes flexible but sane
• Lead a team of junior engineers: break down tasks, unblock devs, and provide technical direction
• Run code reviews and uphold standards on readability and performance
• Help shape our AI-powered individualized learning system by contributing ideas and sharpening the feedback loop

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Unity/C# experience.
• Shipped at least 2 commercially released titles (any genre/platform) or equivalent production experience with a live/released product.
• Deep, practical Unity gameplay engineering experience (systems built end-to-end, iteration on feel, debugging, basic profiling).
• Practical multiplayer networking experience (replication and authority fundamentals, latency-aware design, diagnosing desync and bandwidth issues). Experience with Coherence is a plus.
• Comfortable providing technical direction: code reviews, task breakdown, and mentoring/unblocking junior engineers.
• Pragmatic decision-making in fast-moving prototype environments; able to balance speed with maintainability.
• Strong async communication, ownership, and collaborative problem-solving.

What we offer

• A startup-style environment with a supportive, high-trust culture
• Creative freedom and real influence over the game’s direction and execution
• Exposure to a variety of projects as we expand our partnerships
• Flexible hours—you decide when you work, with light coordination for reviews/syncs
• A strong learning culture, with access to mentor office hours and guest lectures
• Make tangible impact on the next generation of game developers

Additional Details:

• Location: Remote
• Type: Contract, 20 hrs/week
• Compensation: $50-$100/hr