Software Engineer, User Interface

Kava is looking for an exceptionally skilled and enthusiastic User Interface Software Engineer. In this role, you will own the quality and goals of our platform’s User Interface. The ideal candidate is an outstanding software engineer and UI designer with a track record of designing and balancing player controls for a social and casual games on the Unity platform for VR, Mobile and Web platforms. You have a thorough knowledge of game and human factors design theory and tools, possess strong leadership skills, production-sensibilities, and the talent to produce and implement the highest quality work.

You should be able to work independently and be comfortable with taking direction and critique on your code and designs. You’ll be sharing your hard-earned knowledge while working within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team of designers, artists, product managers and programmers as you continue to develop your skill set by learning from your teammates.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Product Manager and executive team to develop a compelling and user friendly UI.
• Work directly with our Studio lead on tuning and improving the user experience.
• Work with all areas of product engineering, as well as game feature development goals and execution.
• Create documentation to clearly communicate ideas and goals to team.
• Spearhead and deliver work on time within a schedule.
• Develop data-gathering methods for user experience enhancements and tuning through split testing then implement changes based on the data.

Basic Qualifications

• 2 - 5 years of experience as a user interface designer and/or game programmer in Unity.
• Experience with scripting languages such as C#, Lua, Javascript, Python, Ruby.
• Strong methodology and problem solving ability, with focus on technical design and UI art implementation.
• Understanding and passion for the competitive, multiplayer game landscape.
• Very comfortable with and understanding engine/game constraints and opportunities.
• Strong communications skills to work with and across teams.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science or Computation Media preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast paced Agile software delivery environment.
• Experience with social casino games (e.g. Poker, Slots).
• Experience with Mobile and VR user experience patterns.
• Ability to take constructive criticism and maintain a professional attitude.
• Independently self-motivated, team player with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of Maya, 3D Max, Photoshop, Zbrush, and other 2D/3D applications.
• Experience with Game Engines such as: Unity and Unreal.
• Understanding of software engineering design patterns.

Sr. Software Engineer, Game Platform Development

Kava is looking for an exceptionally skilled and enthusiastic Sr Software Engineer to build social casino game platform. In this role you must own the quality and goals of Kava's core platform. The ideal candidate is an outstanding software engineer with a track record of designing and delivering high quality software using the Unity game engine. You have a thorough knowledge of Unity, C# and design patterns inherent in high performance game platforms, possess strong leadership skills, team collaboration, production-sensibilities, and passion to produce and implement the highest quality work.

You should be able to work independently and be comfortable with taking direction and critique on your code and designs. You’ll be sharing your hard-earned knowledge while working within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team of designers, artists, product managers and programmers as you continue to develop your skill set by learning from your teammates.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Product Manager and executive team to develop and enhance social casino gaming platform.
• Work with all areas of product engineering, as well as game feature development goals and execution.
• Work with team to architect and design new platform features.
• Create documentation to clearly communicate ideas and goals to team.
• Spearhead and deliver work on time within a schedule.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Unity and C# programmer.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms, design patterns and data structures.
• Advanced software engineering skills, including the ability to write expert-level, maintainable, and robust code in C#.
• Experience with cross platform development techniques.
• Understanding and passion for the competitive, multiplayer game landscape.
• Working experience with multithreaded and distributed systems.
• Very comfortable with and understanding engine/game constraints and opportunities.
• Strong methodology and problem solving ability, with focus on technical design and UI art implementation.
• Strong communications skills to work with and across teams.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science or related fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast paced Agile and TDD software delivery environment.
• Ability to take constructive criticism and maintain a professional attitude.
• Independently self-motivated, team player with excellent communication skills.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Lua, Javascript, Python, Ruby.
• Experience with developing in a microservices based architecture.
• Experience with Databases and SQL queries.
• Experience with mobile, VR and WebGL.
• Social casino gaming experience is desired.

UI Designer / 2D Artist

Kava is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic UI Designer/2D Artist. In this role, you will be designing art and interfaces for our mobile, Web and VR titles in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

At Kava, you’ll be sharing your hard-earned knowledge while working within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team of designers, artists, product managers and programmers as you continue to develop your skill set by learning from your teammates.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Art Director to create designs ranging from ads and marketing materials to compelling interfaces for mobile and VR games.
• Translate wireframes and written requirements into finished designs based on a project’s guidelines and goals.
• Create optimized graphics for final engineering handoff.
• Create clean illustrations that communicate concepts effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with cross discipline teams.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in illustration, graphic design or related field; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent 2D art and illustration skills (i.e. you live in Photoshop and illustrator).
• Ability to design concise and beautiful iconography.
• Solid understanding of animation and effects for UI.

Skills

• Organized, meticulous, and thorough working habits.
• Superior verbal communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to pick up new technical skills and concepts quickly.
• Ability to match various existing art styles and strongly differentiate between styles.
• Knowledge in 3D asset creation and rendering.
• Knowledge of mobile UX patterns.
• Some knowledge of contemporary fashion and/or interior design is an asset.
• Experience with Unity is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• You have a passion for games, and a desire to be part of the future of mobile, web and VR social games.
• You have an interest in the technical side of games and have done some front end or prototype coding.
• You're versatile, flexible, and willing to do what's needed in a fast-moving environment.
• An interest in pop culture, celebrities, and fashion is a plus.
• You've got a superlative portfolio.
• Experience working in a fast paced Agile and TDD software delivery environment.