Lead Game Developer, gt.school (Remote) - $100,000/year USD

Crossover is the world's #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We're recruiting this role for our client, gt.school. Have you got what it takes?

Are you a Unity Game Developer with a flair for creativity and a passion for transforming education? Join us at gt.school as we pioneer integrating AI into learning, making education not just effective but engaging. Our mission? To revolutionize how students learn by leveraging the power of coaching, gamification, and real-time feedback. And we're inviting you to be a part of this journey.

Your role will be pivotal in developing TeachTower, a game that's not just a tool but a game-changer. Picture a learning environment where knowledge isn't force-fed; it's experienced. Your challenge is to create an app that visualizes students' knowledge, transforming abstract information into a tangible, interactive game. This isn't just about identifying gaps in learning; it's about building a bridge to fill those gaps, making learning a collective, thrilling adventure.

What we offer:

The chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in education and game development.A platform to showcase your talents and transform ideas into reality, directly impacting how students engage with learning materials.A dynamic, supportive environment where experimentation and innovation are not just encouraged but required.

Ready to make a real difference? Take on our challenge: demonstrate your skills through our comprehensive assessment process, including a 15-minute cognitive test, a 90-minute technical coding challenge, and a practical deep dive into your Unity abilities. Excel, and you'll have the opportunity to discuss your vision and potential contribution with our Hiring Manager.

What You Will Be Doing

Brainstorming and proposing game features and mechanics that align with our educational objectives, bringing creativity and technical expertise to the table.Writing clean, efficient Unity code to bring these game concepts to life, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience for students.Optionally designing and creating game assets, or carefully selecting and integrating high-quality assets from libraries to enrich the game's visuals.Collaborating with product managers and designers to ensure the functionality, reliability, and user-friendliness of the game.

What You Won’t Be Doing

Getting stuck in endless approval loops - we value swift decision-making and autonomy.Isolated tasks - you will collaborate closely with a supportive product and backend team.

Lead Game Developer Key Responsibilities

Delivering a high-quality game that serves as the primary interface for students in our cutting-edge computer-based learning environment.

Basic Requirements

At least 4 years of experience developing games (any platform).At least 2 years of experience developing 3D Unity games.At least 2 years of experience being the primary technical contributor for a development team OR game.

About Gt.school

GT School is an EdTech Startup that leverages technology, AI, and subject matter experts to cultivate a new way of learning. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and high-performance coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn more, learn faster, and learn better - and have fun while doing it. We are a remote-first company that hires globally via Crossover.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form - by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/password-recovery if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-4979-RO-Buchares-LeadGameDevelo.001

Key Skills

• Backend
• Unity
• Swift
• OOP