Unity / C# Networking engineer

Magic Media is a pioneering media, entertainment and tech group powered by creativity and innovation. We have a physical presence in 15 countries and expertize in the areas of art, animation, cybersecurity, game development, software development, VFX and video production amongst others. We work with leading developers and publishers within the games and tech industry, providing support and solutions designed around individual needs and carried out by global experts.

We are looking for a Unity / C# Networking engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive full-time Unity programming experience in games and they will be responsible for creating the client and server-side multiplayer experiences. This also includes design, development, coding, testing, and debugging. They will also estimate task completion and write technical design documents.

Skills

• Strong skills in Unity.
• Strong experience with Photon or other multiplayer libraries.
• Clear understanding about replication models and multiplayer performance.
• Experience with low-level networking: compression, marshalling and package optimization.
• Experience with interest management.
• Should be familiar with performance bottlenecks and ways to resolve them, multi-threading, OS concepts and optimization.
• Very strong debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to new technological changes as per project need.

• 4+ years of experience as a Unity game developer.
• At least one multiplayer game released.
• Involved in the development of at least one large game title from A-Z. 
• A passion for video games.

Desirable pluses

• Experience with turn-based games.
• Experience with realtime multiplayer games.
• Experience with server code (nodejs, python, whatever).
• Experience in developing sandbox games.
• Experience in developing big open world games.
• Experience with play to earn concepts.
• Solid technical foundation (e.g. Computer Science / Maths Degree or equivalent).

• Permanently remote position.
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
• Career growth and development.
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.
• An inclusive culture and open communication.

At Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on a console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.