Internship Remote Unity Developer Jobs in Vancouver, BC

The Opportunity

As a Junior Unity Developer, you will participate in the development and maintenance of our live mobile games and assist in the creation of new mobile titles. Working closely with experienced developers who will guide and mentor you, youll help implement new features that evolve our games and take them to new heights growing our player base and bringing our fans back for more. Scaling our games into the top of the charts, youll help ensure our features are stable, scalable, and performant to keep players around the globe engaged!

A Junior Unity Developers Impact

• Deliver small, well-defined programming tasks with guidance and direction from your lead, growing your scope as you develop
• Build features and systems based on designs and input from team
• Debug your own code, design for testability, and document how to test your features
• Work with other teams and departments throughout the development process, from ideation to release and live operations support
• Break down tasks into clear plans with dependencies and time estimates
• Follow team best practices and coding standards, and apply solid data structures, algorithms, and resource management techniques
• Coordinate work with peers, offer constructive opinions, and share project status through clear communication
• Learn continuously from the engineering team and own your professional development plan

Your Track Record Includes

• 1+ years commercial experience with Unity and C#
• Demonstrated knowledge of good programming practices and computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and grow alongside a collaborative team
• Computer Science/Software Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Backend development experience is a plus

Hyper Hippo Welcomes Everyone to Apply!

Hyper Hippo is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate every single person and what makes them unique. Having a workforce composed of individuals with different experiences and backgrounds allows our team to make better decisions and create new and exciting ideas to bring to our players. We strive for every Hippo to feel a true sense of belonging and trust.

What We Offer!

Your base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location (if outside the provinces listed). The annual base salary for this position is $66,450 - $76,420 for candidates located in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. For other jurisdictions, your base salary may be different.

Other things you can look forward to as a Hippo:

• An incentive plan tied to company goals
• Extended health, dental & vision benefits for you and your dependents (plan premiums 100% covered by the company) + a $600 health & wellness spending account + an Employee & Family Assistance Program
• 4 weeks vacation + paid winter holiday closure + 10 paid personal/sick days per year
• Annual $3,000 self development Brain Fund budget + 5 paid professional development days to attend conferences, courses, training you name it!
• Home Ergonomic Benefit for your home office - $1,000 + company laptop (choice of PC or Mac!) and accessories required to work effectively
• Paid short or long term parental and compassionate caregiver leave - up to 16 weeks top up
• Charitable gift matching up to $1,000 per year for recognized causes that you support + 3 paid volunteer days per year

Remote Work

Our culture is built on a foundational set of core values that unite us as one team, wherever youre working from. We are digital-first and hire remotely (with possible travel to BC or Ontario) across Canada with a focus in BC and Ontario.

What Were Building at Hyper Hippo Entertainment

Hyper Hippo is an award-winning mobile game studio dedicated to making entertainment that has a positive impact on the world.

We foster a creator-driven culture, meaning that when youre part of the Hyper Hippo team, this is your studio. If youre someone who wants to learn, grow and keep leveling up your craft, were here to support you to make decisions, experiment with ideas and try new things. Its how we got where we are today!

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support our recruitment process. AI helps us with tasks like drafting job descriptions, creating interview questions, and note taking during interviews. Final hiring decisions are always made by our team. Our goal is to use AI responsibly to streamline administrative tasks and maintain fair, unbiased hiring practices.

Existing vacancy disclosure

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.