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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Game Developer (Unreal Engine / Unity) - **Company:** BFB Labs - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £60,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Apple IOS, App Store (IOS), JIRA, Build Automation, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Profiling, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Persistent Data Structure, Memory Management, Video Game Development, Github, Design of User Interfaces, Screen Reader, Delivery Pipeline, Backend, Bitbucket, Front End Software Development, Unreal Engine, Google Play, Software Version Control, Jenkins - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2825797551-lead-game-developer-unreal-engine--unity ## About the Role * Senior Leadership: 3+ years of experience in a Senior or Lead Game Developer role, with a proven track record of managing and mentoring other engineers. * Primary Engine Expertise (Unreal Engine): Advanced proficiency in Unreal Engine, including deep hands-on expertise with both C++ and Blueprints (vital for our flagship project, Lumi Nova). * Secondary Engine Flexibility: Familiarity with Unity (C#) and a strong willingness and ability to jump between both engines as project needs evolve. * Mobile & Tablet Deployment: Extensive experience building, profiling, optimising, and releasing commercial games on iOS, Android, and Amazon mobile environments. * App Store Mastery: Up-to-date knowledge of current guidelines, submission workflows, and technical policies for Apple, Google, and Amazon stores. * Version Control & CI/CD: Hands-on experience working with Plastic SCM, Git/GitHub/Bitbucket, Jira, and configuring automated builds with Jenkins. * Full-Stack & Data Integration: Proven ability to work alongside backend teams to integrate APIs, save data states, and route gameplay analytics., * Experience designing accessible UI/UX systems (e.g., screen reader compatibility, colorblind accessibility, customisable UI scales). * Experience with automated unit testing frameworks within Unreal Engine or Unity. ## Description As our Lead Game Developer, you will sit at the heart of our technical execution. You will drive front-end and back-end game development, lead app store release pipelines across multiple platforms, and partner closely with our Full-Stack developer to integrate secure analytics and cloud architecture. Beyond hands-on development, you will serve as a technical mentor for our mid-level developer, establishing robust coding standards, conducting peer reviews, and ensuring our therapeutic mobile apps are optimised, maintainable, and technically robust., * Core Game Development: Lead end-to-end client and server-side game feature development across iOS, Android, and tablet platforms. * Architecture & Mentorship: Own codebase architecture, enforce high-quality coding standards, conduct constructive PR reviews, and actively mentor mid-level game developers. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with our Full-Stack Developer to connect front-end game loops with our AWS backend architecture, securing data persistence and analytics routing. * Release & Build Pipeline Management: Maintain and optimise our automated build pipelines across Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, Plastic SCM, and Jira. * App Store Submissions: Oversee the submission lifecycle, compliance checks, and updates for the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon Appstore. * Optimisation & Performance: Drive best practices for device profiling, memory management, frame-rate stabilisation, and performance across diverse mobile hardware profiles. ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - "Fun and games - and all that comes with it", Back to BASIC & more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1719-wearedevelopers-live-fun-and-games-and-all-that-comes-with-it-back-to-basic-more) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [The Impact of AI on Game Development and the Industry](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100297-the-impact-of-ai-on-game-development-and-the-industry) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)