Lead Software Engineer (Gaming)
PlaydawnBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted December 11, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Playdawn is a specialist recruitment and HR partner for gaming studios, delivering rapid talent acquisition for creative and technical roles across mobile, console, and AAA titles. The firm offers end‑to‑end HR outsourcing, RPO, and culture‑building services that help studios scale efficiently while retaining top performers. With deep industry expertise in Unity, Unreal, VR, and emerging platforms such as Meta Quest, Playdawn tailors its solutions to the unique needs of game developers and designers. Its focus on speed, clarity, and a collaborative partnership model sets it apart in the competitive gaming talent market.
Job Description
We seek an experienced Lead Software Engineer to develop a world-class mobile games engineering team in India. You should be comfortable driving change, leading and motivating teams, providing direct feedback, solving complex problems, and establishing a high standard of performance.
Requirements
- Establish and maintain a world-class engineering culture
- Set performance standards for engineering excellence
- Address significant challenges of a shooter game
- Collaborate with product managers/producers, designers, and others
- Regularly run profilers to ensure code performance and quality
- Lead code review sessions
- Guarantee optimal performance, quality, and stability of the game
- Develop live operations tools, editor tools, and automation
