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Join Mrs Wordsmith's creative team and help revolutionize the learning experience with game programming.
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Copenhagen, Denmark - Hybrid
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Mrs Wordsmith is a unique learning company that combines science proven learning methods with Hollywood-quality animation and game design. Our mission is to make educational resources as exciting as popular movies and games, to create a motivating and fun learning environment. As a part of our team, you'll join a group of artists, writers, curriculum specialists, and game designers spread across London, Copenhagen, and via consultants in Mexico City, Paris, and Los Angeles. We're looking for a highly technical and passionate game developer to collaborate on the development of Word Tag and other learning products.
Role summary:
- The core of this role is game programming, mainly focusing on object interaction and game mechanics.
- You will significantly contribute to feature development and make impacts on the final product.
Role Requirements:
- Minimum of 6 years game development experience, C#/.NET knowledge, Unity experience, maths, algorithms, and data structures knowledge.
- Comfortable with Git and solid understanding of programming best practices.
- Prior experience with working in large code bases collaboratively. Engine development experience, having shipped multiple games, performance-aware programming experience, real-time rendering and backend experience, and game mentorship are an advantage.
- You should be an avid gamer.
Application Process Details:
- Benefits include a collaborative work environment, 30 days annual leave - comprised of 25 days annual leave plus 5 days' 'feriefridage', bi-weekly team lunch, the freedom to work from home or from the office, a pension scheme, and a birthday off.
About Mrs Wordsmith Mrs Wordsmith is the world’s silliest learning company. We combine proven learning science with Hollywood-quality animation and state-of-the-art game design to create video games, books, card games, and worksheets that improve the literacy outcomes of kids aged 4–11. Guided by the conviction that educational resources should be every bit as exciting and hilarious as the movies kids watch and the games kids play, our products provide a premium, modern learning experience that is more motivating and more fun than any other. Staffed by a creative mix of artists, writers, curriculum specialists, data scientists, and game designers, and with locations in London, and Copenhagen and consultants in Mexico City, Paris, and Los Angeles, the company is poised for the next level - with your help.
The role For this role, we are looking for a person with excellent technical skills, a deep understanding of game mechanics, and a passion for getting the feel of a feature just right. You are probably playing a lot of games in your spare time. The feature development process of Word Tag is very much a collaborative effort where your input will have a significant impact on the resulting feature.
Job requirements The core requirement is a real love for game programming. The complexity and emergence that usually arises when multiple game objects are interacting is exciting to you. You are probably also interested in systemic game design. Requirements include 6+ years of game development experience, strong C#/ .NET knowledge, Unity experience, well-founded in maths, algorithms, and data structures, comfortable with Git, solid understanding of programming best practices, and prior experience with working in large code bases collaboratively. Nice to haves include engine development experience, shipped multiple games, performance-aware programming experience, realtime rendering experience, experience leading/mentoring more junior engineers, backend experience, and being an avid gamer.
Benefits A fun and collaborative environment, 30 days annual leave - comprised of 25 days annual leave plus 5 days feriefridage, bi-weekly team lunch, freedom to work from home or from the office, pension scheme, and a day off on your birthday.
