Engineering Mentor

Endless Studios; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A youth-focused game studio is looking for an experienced Engineering Mentor to guide aspiring game makers. This role involves mentoring students, contributing to game projects, and fostering a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of game engineering experience and a passion for teaching. The position allows for remote work, focusing on nurturing the next generation of game developers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years game engineering experience.
• Experience coaching or mentoring less experienced game engineers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with design and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Mentor aspiring game makers in game engineering.
• Contribute to projects by architecting game systems.
• Assist teams in evaluating engineering designs and solutions.
• Provide feedback on participants' engineering work.

Skills

Game engineering experience

Mentoring skills

Unity development

Effective communication

Leadership

Tools

Unity

Job description

Location: UAE or Saudi Arabia (role could be remote from any location if willing to work local hours with occasional travel to the region)

Type: Part Time and Full Time

About the Position:

We are seeking an experienced Engineer who has the instincts and experiences to support and mentor aspiring youth game makers.

The Engineering Mentor will function as a 'player-coach' across a portfolio of game projects being developed by members of the Endless Studios community. By working with university students, high school students, members of the core Endless Studios team and other aspiring game makers to architect games, implement systems and solve engineering problems, you will help bring projects to life. Through your approach, modeling and mentorship, you will help them learn the ropes of game engineering, cultivate a good software development process and help create the next generation of exceptional game engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mentoring aspiring game makers in the art of game engineering, modeling effective engineering practice, leadership and collaboration;
• Contributing to Endless Studios projects by architecting and implementing game systems;
• Coordinating (and assisting Endless Studios teams in coordinating) the engineering efforts of both participants and Endless Studios staff on collaborative projects;
• Assisting project teams in evaluating engineering designs, solutions and tools and in making decisions on how to approach their projects;
• Providing participants with feedback and coaching on their engineering work, as well as their developmental progress as burgeoning engineers;
• Contributing to the development of learning content in Endless Studios' engineering learning pathway;
• Developing and promulgating engineering standards and procedures for Endless Studios projects;
• Troubleshooting challenges and conflicts as they arise;
• Communicating effectively both with the game development teams as well as domain experts;
• Contributing to an exciting, innovative, and supportive work environment.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 5+ years game engineering experience;
• A background coaching, training, mentoring or teaching -- and empowering -- less experienced game engineers, for example teaching game engineering/development at the university or youth-program level;
• Prior experience developing in Unity (and/or developing engineering content for a Unity learning pathway or curriculum);
• Ability to communicate effectively with designers, producers, artists and other game making professionals;
• Passion for mentoring aspiring game makers.

It's a bonus if you have:

• Shipped one or more games built in Unity;
• Samples of completed Unity game projects you have directly contributed to;
• Prior experience teaching game making -- or collaborating with others to make games -- in an online or virtual setting.

About Endless Studios:

Endless Studios is a youth-centered studio where the next generation of creators apprentice with professionals to create worlds and develop games. Inspired by the collective culture of open source software communities and the creative culture of game modding communities, Endless Studios operates as a globally distributed, massively open youth-focused game making studio and learning community. Through prior products like Minecraft.Edu, Gamestar Mechanic, The Endless Mission, Terminal Two, and XPrize Connect Code Games Challenge, the founding team at Endless Studios has touched the lives of millions over the past 10 years.

Endless Studios values diverse perspectives and voices on our teams. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.