Hero Trainer : Unity Game Developer

Game Developer is needed in Chicago, United States.

Client: Hero Trainer

Location: Chicago, IL

Contract: Temporary, Contract

**Your application will NOT be reviewed, if you do not answer the questions**

Who are we?

We are Hero Trainer and we are a people-first company. We are health ecosystem for gamers - content, games, and a community.

This role is equity-based until we generate revenue, but is done at your own pace**.**

No minimum work hours, but on average people choose to work between 5 to 20 hrs a week depending on their other full-time job and personal life.

If there is no immediate pay, why do people work here?

The ownership of a project, building a game that truly helps people, and being part of game studio that is against pay2win and predatory practices.

Ultimately, all of this builds your experience, portfolio, and title that can be used in your career.

People stay for the culture of respect, learning, and meaningful growth.

Okay, what is the plan for payment?

Revenue share. We will be sharing revenue from different sources i.e sponsored posts for newsletter with 25K subscribers to patreon to shop revenue while we are building our game.

Who is the founder?

My name is Yash Jain and I am the founder and CEO of Hero Trainer. I don’t ask anyone to do anything that I wouldn’t be willing to do myself.

I read every application myself and do the first interview always. It is the least I can do to make this process more bearable.

What are we building?

We are building our 2nd game, Ever Flame, the first all-in-one health game. It combines fitness, mindfulness, diet, and sleep into a fun RPG.

Think D&D meets Animal Crossing except it gets you healthy. A huge deciding factor will be passion, work ethic, and experience.

Our game’s demo is out and we are slowly progressing along.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all assets are optimized for mobile
• Worked with UI & Unity graphics pipeline
• Building flexible and reusable systems
• Strong experience working with C#
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and product managers, to create immersive and engaging gaming experiences.
• Show ownership and be accountable for the development of new features
• Challenge our production pipeline and suggest improvements for creating the best hybrid casual games on the maket
• Implement and maintain APIs, databases, and server-side systems to support game functionality.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Document and maintain technical specifications, guidelines, and best practices.

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of C#.
• Experience with Unity, specifically on mobile platforms, and usage of its scripting APIs, 2D tools, UI and animations.
• Experience with object-oriented programming using design patterns, algorithms and data structures.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Passion for gaming and wellness, with a commitment to creating engaging experiences.
• Bonus points if you have character rigging and animation experience

Compensation:

• Equity compensation that will turn into profit sharing based on duration at Hero Trainer

Benefits:

• Fully covered health insurance
• Unlimited PTO or accrual based sick days (your choice)
• Fully remote forever, no fixed work hours
• Generous equity and profit sharing
• Gym, Diet, and Game stipend benefits
• Quarterly retreats
• Contribute directly to creative aspects of the game i.e lore/game design. Every person on our team is a gamer, so ideas can come from anywhere!
• Our game studio that does not support predatory gaming practices and directly helps people. Be prepared to be greeted with heart warming stories daily of gamers who have lost hundreds of pounds

Job Types: Temporary, Contract

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Application Question(s):

• What games are you currently playing right now?
• Please share a link to your linkedin profile.
• Please send a link to your github portfolio or website.
• This position starts as equity-based.

This will turn into to profit sharing as we generate revenue.

Finally, as we generate more revenue it will turn into a part-time salary and then full-time salary.

However, it could take months to years before that point is hit.

There is no expectation for work hours, but it does require you to be highly communicative over slack.

Does this arrangement work for you?

Experience:

• Unity: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote