Unity Frontend Developer
Bournemouth
Sporty – SPORTY Games UK /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Sporty Group
Partnered with some of the World’s greatest Champions including Real Madrid FC, Michael Essien and Eder Militao, we’re on the lookout for some Champions of our own to be a part of the 'Top Ranked Fastest Growing and Most Successful Online Gaming Brand in the World'. Home to SportyBet, SportyTV, Sporty.com, Football.com and the newly launched SportyFM, we continue to lead with innovation and exclusive sports content.
Sporty is expanding and we're building the world's go to platform for everyday entertainment.
About the role
Sporty Games is recruiting for a developer who is familiar with Graphical User Interface and menu screen work in Unity. You could be a recent graduate looking for your first role in the games industry or someone who has developed and published their own games—the key is having a passion for playing and creating games and an impressive portfolio. If you are a fan of football, even better!
The ideal candidate will approach given tasks with enthusiasm as part of a project team and be able to continue GUI development on an existing project with best practices and workflow already in place.
Our focus is Android and iOS for launch, with potential for PC and consoles. Our low-end benchmark is Android low- to mid-range phones. The GUI front end you create will need to work on all of these platforms.
We are a hybrid team, based in Bournemouth on the South Coast, just two hours from London by train. The role will be hybrid, with days in the office each week so that you can collaborate closely with the team.
What you'll be doing
- Implementation of screen GUI and associated systems in Unity, based on Photoshop mock-ups with provided art assets
- Close collaboration with the game design and production teams to implement feedback and iteration on screens
- Participate in team ceremonies including Sprint planning, retrospectives and daily Scrum stand-ups
What you'll bring
- Games industry experience is not required, but good Unity familiarisation is essential
- In-depth knowledge of the C# language
- An understanding of UI/UX principles and use of Unity UGUI for screen development
- Experience using Visual Studio for development, testing and debugging
- The desire to learn new methodologies and work as part of a team
- Familiarity with successful game front end flow solutions
- Attention to detail when working from supplied mock-up screens and proposed animations
- The ability to work in a team and adhere to studio coding standards and development guidelines
- Perseverance when working in an iterative way
- An understanding of developing one screen solution for multiple aspect ratios
- A proactive approach, able to solve problems independently and suggest improvements
- Positive and motivated with good communication and collaboration skills to be able to work in a fast-paced environment
Even better if
- Using texture atlases, knowing the benefits they give and why
- Familiarisation with Unity’s Addressable assets architecture
- Shader development for the purpose of optimising texture memory used
- Knowledge of how Unity batches its rendering calls and how to reduce these numbers
- Experience with custom sliders, scroll areas, draggable items and buttons
- Experience with Text Mesh Pro
- Interfacing with both touch screen and gamepads in tandem
- Experience optimising Unity projects for mobile devices
- Familiarity with source control software
- URP familiarisation
- Multiplayer development of any kind
- Experience with console platform submission compliances
What’s In It For You
📍 Office located in Bournemouth
💰 A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter + pension contributions
🌴 22 days holiday, rising to 28 days over time + bank holidays
⏰ Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
🏋️♂️ Gym membership
✅ Health care plan
📝 Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
💻 Top of the line equipment
🌍 Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
Personalised Support
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Your Move
If you're excited about this role, even if you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. We understand candidates may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all requirements, however your unique perspective is what helps us innovate and grow together.
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
