Victoria BC
About the Role:
Blastworks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve our live social gaming experiences. You’ll work on a mix of meta systems and standalone mobile titles, contributing to both gameplay and underlying client architecture.
This is a hands-on role with opportunities to influence technical direction, improve performance, and shape systems used across multiple live games. You’ll have meaningful ownership from day one.
The Unity team focuses on building polished gameplay experiences and scalable client systems, using modern development practices and close collaboration across disciplines.
Key activities and deliverables:
- Build and evolve gameplay systems and meta features using Unity (C#)
- Extend and evolve client architecture to support a growing multi-platform feature set
- Own features end-to-end, from implementation through release and iteration
- Collaborate with design, product, and art to deliver polished player experiences
- Identify and resolve performance and scalability challenges across devices
- Contribute to technical direction, architecture, and engineering best practices
- Participate in sprint planning and estimation alongside the development team
Qualified candidates will have:
- 5+ years professional software development experience
- Strong experience with Unity and C#
- Solid understanding of software architecture and design patterns
- Experience building and shipping live products (games or apps)
- Ability to take ownership of complex systems and drive them to completion
- Comfortable working in an agile, collaborative environment
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Preferred candidates will have:
- Experience with mobile platforms (iOS/Android) and SDK integrations
- Familiarity with performance optimization and profiling in Unity
- Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
- Exposure to multiplayer or server-backed game systems
- Experience mentoring or supporting other developers
Compensation:
Salary Range: $90,000 – $130,000 CAD annually
Exact compensation will be based on skills and experience.
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours, Monday – Friday
- Extended Health, Dental, and Wellness package including EAP
- Parking or public transit subsidy
- A fun and inclusive team culture
