Software Engineer/Developer

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience, including experience developing games and interactive applications.
• Demonstrated expertise with Unity and a strong understanding of game development principles.
• Advanced proficiency in C# and experience with additional programming languages such as JavaScript and Python, with the ability to adapt to new programming languages as needed.
• Experience independently developing game prototypes from concept through implementation.
• Ability to read, understand, and refactor code efficiently.
• Experience translating project goals into technical implementation plans and engineering solutions.
• Experience leading technical decision-making for complex software projects.
• Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring, coaching, and providing technical guidance to software developers.
• Experience breaking large projects into technical workstreams, estimating engineering effort, prioritizing and assigning tasks, tracking progress, providing coaching and feedback to ensure timely completion.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including designers, artists, producers, researchers, and educators.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing and maintaining clear documentation.
• Ability and comfort at moving across domains and mathematically model them into simulations.
• Experience mentoring interns or early-career developers.
• Experience building rapid prototypes and creating a culture of experimentation where prototypes are viewed as learning tools rather than miniature products, enabling the team to iterate quickly and discard ideas that are not working.
• Ability to maintain a regular onsite presence at 1025 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI multiple days each week, with the specific onsite schedule determined during the interview process based on operational needs.