Staff Software Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Gamedev): Defining software architecture for new features and systems in one of Wildlife's largest live games with an accent on speed, quality, scalability, and long-term maintainability. Focus on leading complex technical initiatives end-to-end and mentoring engineers to develop the next generation of technical leaders.

Location: Hybrid in São Paulo

Company

Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world, having released more than 60 titles and reaching billions of people globally.

What you will do

• Define the software architecture for new features and systems, balancing speed, quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Lead complex technical initiatives from discovery and design through implementation, rollout, monitoring, and iteration.
• Collaborate with the Technical Director and tech leads to set technical direction and raise the engineering bar.
• Own and evolve the game’s operational health, including SLIs/SLOs, incident response processes, and postmortem culture.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, RFCs, and architecture discussions to develop technical leaders.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies in engineering workflows, tooling, and developer experience.

Requirements

• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects spanning multiple teams or systems.
• Deep understanding of systems at scale, including distributed systems and performance trade-offs.
• Experience in mobile software development or equivalent high-traffic product environments.
• Demonstrated ability to develop senior engineers and drive engineering culture.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with engineers, technical directors, and product leadership.
• Working proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Unity/C# for mobile development and Go for backend services.
• Experience with AWS and Kubernetes at scale.
• Background in live game operations, including observability, incident response, and release management.

Culture & Benefits

• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• Committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities in the recruiting process.