Senior Game Developer (Unity / Mobile) İş İlanı

About Us (Oz Games) Oz Games is a Türkiye-based mobile game studio creating casual, hybrid-casual, and core titles that are simple to start yet deeply engaging, with a touch of magic in every interaction. Inspired by the Land of Oz, the studio focuses on games that feel familiar at first glance but reveal surprising depth and delight. Small, senior teams own their games end to end, prototyping early, testing with real players, and making decisions guided by both data and craft. Oz Games pays close attention to animation, sound, and moment-to-moment gameplay, and grows games over years with live operations. Operating remotely from Türkiye as we build our core team, we are actively looking for passionate experts to build and scale exceptional mobile experiences. Why Join Us? Experienced Leadership & Strong Network: You will work directly alongside founders who bring over 10 years of extensive experience in the gaming industry, offering deep mentorship, strategic vision, and access to a powerful global and local network. Proven Track Record: The studio's founders have a demonstrated history of success, including securing million-dollar-level funding rounds in the past and earning prestigious local and global awards both individually and for their games. Role Description As a Senior Game Developer at Oz Games, you will be the core technical driving force behind our mobile game development. In this hands-on role, you will build, iterate, and polish hyper-casual and hybrid-casual titles from scratch. You will take full ownership of game loops, mechanics, performance optimization, and seamless integration with third-party SDKs and analytics. Beyond writing clean code, you will leverage AI tools effectively to accelerate development workflows. As the studio scales, you will have the unique opportunity to build, lead, and mentor your own engineering team. Day-to-day responsibilities include: Developing robust, scalable, and high-performance mobile games using Unity. Rapidly prototyping new hyper-casual and hybrid-casual concepts to test market viability quickly. Utilizing AI-assisted coding and development tools to maximize speed, efficiency, and code quality. Implementing game mechanics, UI systems, physics, and smooth, satisfying gameplay interactions ( game feel / juice ). Integrating third-party services, analytics, attribution tools, and ad networks. Collaborating closely with design and art teams, transitioning into building and managing a dedicated development team over time. Qualifications & Requirements Experience: 5–7+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on mobile game development (Unity). Genre Expertise: Deep, hands-on familiarity with hyper-casual and hybrid-casual game mechanics, core loops, and rapid prototyping pipelines. AI-Savvy: Demonstrated ability to integrate and leverage AI tools effectively into daily development and problem-solving workflows. Technical Excellence: Strong command of C#, software architecture, and mobile performance optimization (memory, battery, and framerate). Leadership Potential: Prior team management or mentoring experience, with the ambition and capability to build and lead an engineering team as the studio grows. Mindset & Culture: A proactive problem-solver with a high-ownership startup mindset, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Compensation & Flexibility Options (Optional Models) We understand that finding the right partnership requires flexibility. We offer two distinct pathways for this role, depending on your career goals: Co-Founder Model: Join as a core founding partner, sharing the early-stage risk and earning a substantial long-term equity stake in the studio's global success. Stock Option + Salary Model: Join with a sustainable base salary combined with attractive equity/stock options tied to the studio’s growth milestones.