Technical Lead (Backend/Unity)

TL;DR

Technical Lead (Backend/Unity): Lead hands-on development of Hero Wars: Alliance, driving FTUE improvements, implementing new game features, and designing scalable solutions with an accent on software architecture, performance/stability, and experiment-driven A/B testing. Focus on integrating new product requirements into a legacy codebase while managing engineering quality and mentoring engineers through code reviews and feedback.

Location: Work from home or from official locations in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan

Company

hirify.global is an international game development company building core gaming experiences for casual players.

What you will do

• Plan the team’s work, distribute tasks, estimate timelines, and ensure delivery of deadlines.
• Develop and implement game features across client-side and backend logic, with a focus on solution design and engineering quality.
• Make architectural decisions and design scalable technical solutions, including integrating new requirements into a legacy codebase.
• Optimize performance, improve application stability, and enhance code quality; run and support large-scale A/B testing iterations.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices (testing, incident analysis, and development processes).
• Provide technical feedback, run performance reviews, support hiring/internal rotations, and contribute to development process improvements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Developer (C#) or Unity Developer.
• At least 1 year of experience leading a development team as a Tech Lead or Team Lead.
• Deep understanding of software architecture and hands-on experience designing scalable technical solutions.
• Proven experience delivering game projects across the full lifecycle (concept → production → launch → live operations).
• Strong understanding of product and game performance metrics and ability to use data for product decisions.
• Hands-on experience with midcore mobile game projects and fast-paced iterative development with cross-functional teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical care program or compensation available for work from official locations; family coverage available if working from Cyprus, Armenia, or Kazakhstan.
• Paid vacation days and sick leave; option to work from comfortable offices or from home.
• Relocation package available for joining official locations.
• Online English language courses; Greek and Armenian lessons available for employees working in Cyprus or Armenia.
• Opportunities to participate in game jams, hackathons, and conferences/meetups as expert speakers.

Hiring process

• Interviews and technical evaluation focused on architecture, hands-on development, and leadership/mentoring experience.
• Discussion of collaboration approach, engineering quality practices, and experience with experiment-driven development.