Vacancies of the week (March 4)
Wanted: game analyst at Melsoft Games, Unity developer at Belka Games, account manager at WN Media Group and lead Unity developer at Dark Crystal Games.
Based on the job search service and specialists TalentsInGames.com Marina Lopatina, product manager, has prepared a selection of the most interesting vacancies for the week.
Marina Lopatina
Analytical vacancy of the week
Game analyst at Melsoft (Minsk, Belarus)
Melsoft is the developer of the Toy Defense mobile strategy series and the Family Island farm. But she gets the most money from the time manager of My Café (about $2 million monthly). We also add that since 2015 Melsoft has been owned by the publisher Wargaming. And now the studio needs a game analyst.
Responsibilities:
- monitoring of key game metrics;
- analysis of in-game data;
- preparation of analytical reports;
- formulation and testing of hypotheses;
- close interaction with development teams, game designers, QA, artists, product managers.
Requirements:
- work experience in a similar position for at least 1 year;
- knowledge of SQL;
- conducting research using Python and/or R;
- knowledge of mathematical statistics and understanding of A/B testing;
- the presence of gaming experience is a must have;
- higher education (applied mathematics/statistics/economics).
My Café
Unity-vacancy of the week
Unity-developer at Belka Games (remote work or Minsk, Belarus)
Another Belarusian company, Belka Games, also deals with mobile games for casual players. Her main hits are Clockmaker and Funky Bay. Now a team of 200 people requires Unity developers to port and develop games.
Responsibilities:
- development of the client part of the mobile project on Unity3D;
- development of business logic;
- development of match-3 mechanics;
- creating game interfaces;
- work with graphics and downloadable content;
- client-server interaction;
- integration of third-party services for social interaction, stores, analytics, etc.;
- working with the backend.
Requirements:
- good knowledge of C#6, .net framework 4.x;
- confident knowledge of Unity 2018 API and tools;
- experience in developing on Unity for mobile platforms for at least 3 years;
- experience in team development, working with version control systems;
- English — reading technical documentation.
Clockmaker
Management-vacancy of the week
Account Manager at WN Media Group (Saint Petersburg)
WN Media Group was founded in 2019. The group owns, in addition to the social casino developer studio WN Games, media projects App2Top.ru and Game World Observer plus a website for job search in game dev Talents In Games. The leading direction of WN Media Group is the White Nights conferences, which annually gather more than 4.5 thousand gaming specialists. It is the team of White Nights organizers that requires a responsible and competent account manager.
Responsibilities:
- approval of partnership agreements;
- invoicing and control of timely payments (together with accounting);
- request and receive all necessary information from the sponsor within the established time frame (logo, description, layouts, vacancies, employees, etc.);
- constant communication with the sponsor: answers to questions, provision of necessary information (timing, import/export rules, etc.), assistance in preparing for the conference (additional order options, tips, etc.);
- control of the construction of stands (checking compliance with the approved plan);
- assistance in solving urgent issues;
- search for contractors and interact with them.
Requirements:
- perfect conversational Russian and English – must have;
- the level of written English is not lower than Upper Intermediate;
- experience of communication with clients/partners (meetings and business correspondence);
- the ability to clearly express and communicate your thoughts;
- concentration and organization;
- quick reaction and ability to work in emergency mode.
Another Unity vacancy of the week
Leading Unity Developer at Dark Crystal Games (Saint Petersburg)
Dark Crystal Games is an indie studio from St. Petersburg. She is developing an isometric turn-based RPG Encased, which was released in early Steam access in September. The studio is looking for an experienced developer for the position of technical lead to work on current and new projects.
Responsibilities:
- creation and development of in-studio, as well as the choice of external technologies for the development of game projects;
- game architecture design and development of key systems;
- designing internal tools and development processes;
- managing a small development team and maintaining quality standards and development speed;
- interaction with the leaders of other departments and participation in project development management;
- porting or interacting with external game porting commands on current and new generation consoles.
Requirements:
- excellent knowledge of C++ and C#;
- excellent understanding of computer graphics and 3D mathematics, data structures and game algorithms;
- excellent knowledge of game engine architecture;
- knowledge of modern Unity features and understanding of the development trends of this tool (ECS, URP, DOTS, etc.), strengths and weaknesses;
- experience in writing large game systems for hardcore games;
- experience in releasing heavy game projects as a senior or lead developer;
- experience in managing small teams.
Encased
