Lead Software Engineer

4 days ago

Witham, Essex, United Kingdom Dlala Studios Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Programmer to join our team at Dlala Studios. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for leading the programming team in producing high-quality, optimized code.

Your expertise and experience will be essential in guiding and mentoring your team members, helping them to develop their skills and improve their performance. You will also be responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining a wide range of game-focused features, systems, and development tools.

Main Responsibilities
  • Define the technical vision and plan its technical roadmap
  • Work with other department leads to define milestone/sprint goals and deliverables
  • Assign tasks to the programming team, setting reasonable deadlines
  • Anticipate risks and propose solutions to complex issues
  • Provide technical oversight by planning and reviewing code
  • Design, implement, and maintain systems and tools to support both gameplay and development
  • Write clear, maintainable, well-structured highly functional code
  • Work with existing code to fix bugs
  • Profile and optimize to remove bottlenecks
  • Sync with the CTO, providing meaningful project updates
  • Mentor, motivate, and guide the programming team
  • Manage team performance
About You
  • Significant industry experience, including meaningful time spent demonstrating technical leadership
  • Worked on at least 2 console/PC titles throughout the development lifecycle
  • Expertise in C#
  • Professional experience demonstrating proficiency in algorithm design, understanding of complexity, and software architecture and design
  • A good understanding of game technology, Unity Engine proficiency is a must
  • Proven mentorship and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate well with all disciplines, break down complex issues for various audiences
  • Experience working with small to medium-sized teams
Benefits of Dlala Studios
  • Flexible start times
  • Tech salary sacrifice scheme
  • Cycle salary sacrifice scheme
  • Unlimited paid leave
  • Free yoga sessions
  • Free confidential support, advice, and counselling through Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
  • Paid game subscription service

This is a hybrid role, allowing remote working and/or working from the studio in Witham, Essex. Salary: £65,000 (DOE).

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