Unity Team Lead

Homa

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About The Position

Homa is a global mobile game developer and publisher that partners with studios and develops games internally. Its portfolio includes more than 80 launched titles and has reached over 2 billion downloads. Homa also built Homa Lab, a proprietary platform with market intelligence, data tools, game technology, and integrated AI to help developers find product–market fit and scale games. The company has raised $165 million and has more than 220 employees from over 30 nationalities.

Homa is open to meeting outstanding Unity leads and will make room for the right person. This role combines people management with senior individual-contributor work. The Unity Team Lead will manage and grow a small engineering team, contribute production-quality Unity code and architecture decisions, and lead the team's adoption of AI tools. The role also supports automation, knowledge-sharing around backend and AI systems, and the careful technical management of a live, scaling game. The position offers the opportunity to influence day-to-day engineering practices and make a visible impact on a game played by millions.

Homa emphasizes humility, curiosity, focus, ambition, collaboration, and pragmatic execution. The company primarily hires within European time zones (UTC to UTC+3), with its headquarters in Paris and team members across Europe.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a senior Unity engineer, writing clean, robust Unity/C# code, owning architecture decisions, and setting technical standards.
• Proven engineering management experience, including leading engineers through hiring, performance cycles, and day-to-day management with structure and empathy.
• Clear, adaptable communication skills, including the ability to explain technical complexity to different audiences and collaborate across functions.
• Active curiosity about AI tools, including testing tools independently and identifying ways AI can accelerate team output.
• A strong ownership mindset, including spotting problems early and driving solutions without waiting to be asked.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including breaking down complex technical challenges, forming clear hypotheses, and executing rigorously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience shipping and maintaining live, revenue-generating mobile games, especially large-scale puzzle games.
• Backend or server-side knowledge that supports AI-powered workflows and automations.
• A track record of navigating technically complex changes on a live product under production constraints.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team, including running performance reviews, supporting career growth, and creating the conditions for a high-performing, engaged engineering team.
• Contribute as a senior individual contributor on live technical projects by writing production-quality Unity code, helping make architecture decisions, and driving implementation of impactful features.
• Lead AI adoption within the team by testing and embedding new AI tools, sharing effective practices, and expanding the team's ability to use AI.
• Identify automation opportunities, expand the team's understanding of backend and AI systems, and continuously raise engineering standards.
• Manage a live, scaling game with production care, balancing technical ambition with revenue-conscious delivery and ensuring changes are robust, measured, and safe to ship.

Benefits

• Location-dependent benefits may include insurance, meal vouchers, public transport, and gym memberships.
• Access to a private Paris office in a WeWork building, with WeWork amenities and coworking spaces.
• Access to WeWork spaces throughout Europe.
• Occasional team gatherings and off-site retreats.
• Performance reviews every six months, with development goals.
• Equipment provided from day one, including a home office setup allowance for remote workers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed