Lead Software Engineer (Non Gaming)

Our Mission

We strive for greatness. This means we want our games studio to be the first globally competitive company built in India that can compete against the world's most prominent players, like Timi Tencent, Supercell, and Activision Blizzard.

Greatness will be defined by taking on difficult challenges and relentlessly pursuing excellence.

We seek greatness in the products we build (initially games), but more importantly in our people and the organization we build. We are not there yet, and we seek an exceptional leader who can help our engineering team achieve global competitiveness.

Roles & Responsibilities

You will be the driving force behind our technical excellence. You'll work closely with our team to implement best practices, improve our architecture, and create a high-performance engineering culture. Over a 6-9 month period, you'll also immerse yourself in game development, Unity, and C# to become a well-rounded technical leader in the gaming space.

• Drive maximum development velocity through direct involvement in development sprints, ensuring developers work as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Drive architectural decisions that ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performance game products.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture aligned with ambitious goals, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.
• Implement and enforce engineering best practices (e.g., code reviews, testing, documentation) and the adoption of new tools, technologies including AI, and methodologies to optimize team efficiency.
• Transition our team to a high-performance culture aligned with our ambitious, venture-backed goals.
  
  

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role
• Ability to reasonably estimate and plan tasks and features.
• Strong programming fundamentals and hands-on coding abilities
• Strong grasp of software architecture, TDD, code reviews, and clean coding principles.
• Proficient at profiling games to identify bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Experience building complex, scalable software systems
• Proven track record of driving architectural decisions and technical excellence
• Experience mentoring and developing engineering talent
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  
  

Lila Games is a learning organization, and one of the fundamental principles of our company is to unlock human potential with learning through challenging work. We seek those who desire to become masters of their craft. You should expect to supercharge your learning once you get into this role, but hard work and effort are expected.

Before applying, please review our LILA Games | Business Values (https://bit.ly/3rsN1ti) document. We take our culture incredibly seriously and will not accommodate a Values mismatch in our company. So please make sure your Values are in alignment before you apply!