Make awesome indie games with us.

Our Team:  ArkimA games

A veteran indie game studio in Sydney, Australia. We make deep, accessible, wholesome games. Our team works 4-day weeks with the belief that work-life balance improves insight and productivity - our version of “crunch” is that we might work 5 days if we choose. We value diversity and donate a portion of our time and profit to charities benefiting ecological sustainability and indigenous communities.

Job Opening: Mid - Senior Unity Game Programmer

We seek an awesome coder-collaborator for great justice.

Basis: remote, 4 days Mon-Thurs. Core team @ UTC+10/11.
Salary: USD $35-60k / AUD $50-80k with long-term possibility for profit share.

Current Project: TopplePOP: Bungee Blockbusters

Things you will do:

• Make games. Play games. Make one particular game at a time and play it, a lot.

( “game development” )

• Talk about games and what makes them good. Talk about making games and how to do it better as a team.

( “communication, collaboration” )

• Make bad games quickly.

  ( “rapid prototyping” )

• Play bad games. Complain about them in detail and make them better.

  ( “playtesting, bugtesting, reporting and debugging” )

• Make awesome games slowly.

  ( “iterate, refactor and optimize prototypes into shippable games that perform well and pass platform certification” )

• Ship games. Launch games. Launch shipped games.

  ( “do launch parties” )

• Devise better ways to make things, together.

  ( “share knowledge. check assumptions. research, articulate and discuss plans before implementation” )

• Maybe sometimes collaborate with artists & designers to make things that help us make games.

  ( “tools development” )

• Be a little bit boring at times, but vitally important.

  ( “organise, document and maintain codebases in a manner conducive to a highly collaborative coding environment” )

• Use your powers for good

  ( “go beyond game dev. do side-projects to benefit society and the ecology” )

Things you need:

( these are essential )

• High proficiency using C# in Unity for game development

  ( coding is your jam )

• Ability to rationalize and break down complex problems into discreet elements

  ( you like solving puzzles )

• A logical approach to problem solving. Test assumptions, research solutions.

  ( you dislike ‘guessing games’ )

• Strong communication & remote work skills

  ( we use text, voice chat and screen-sharing to make plans, playtest and solve problems together )

• Confidence using version control systems

  ( we use git )

• A solid practical understanding of game design concepts 

• To have worked on at least one released game

Not needed, but awesome:

( these skills are not essential, but would be great additions to the team )

• Online multiplayer

• AI behaviours

• Developer tools

• Bilingual / Multilingual fluency

• Leadership / Project management

• Community, social media & event management

• UI / UX & game design

• Art / sound design

• Writing / cinema & storytelling

• Diverse creative / life experience outside game development

What we look for in teammates:

( lets play co-op! )

• Trustworthy, reliable, with an inclusive attitude

• Comfortable working in a small team with broad responsibilities

• Keen to learn and teach, help us improve as a team

Drop us a line to ask any questions, or

To apply for this job:

EMAIL: arkimagames (at) gmail (dot) com

SUBJECT:  Mid / Senior Unity Game Developer

Briefly introduce yourself and tell us why you think we’ll make a great team!

ATTACH: A short resume listing relevant experience.

Include links to games you’ve worked on so we can play them. Share details of your role(s) in making them.

FORMAT: .PDF format, maximum 2 pages plz. Thankyou!