Lead Game Programmer

About the job

Triband ApS, an award-winning game studio based in central Copenhagen, is looking for a Lead Game Programmer to help build the underlying systems for an unannounced, exciting, and thoroughly goofy online game. This is a technical leadership role, not a people-management position, and you will stay hands-on in the code and the Unity editor while helping the programming team make good technical decisions.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with game designers, artists, and other programmers to build new features and systems, and continuously iterate on improvements.
• Set and communicate the project’s technical direction, turning creative goals and production needs into clear technical priorities.
• Help the programming team make architectural decisions, align around shared patterns, and navigate trade-offs between long-term code health and short-term needs.
• Review and improve technical solutions, share best practices, and support other programmers without becoming a gatekeeper or bottleneck.
• Proactively identify technical risks, messy systems, and missing foundations, and take responsibility for addressing them at the right time.

What we expect from you

• At least ten years of professional game development experience across multiple shipped games and different stages of development, including significant technical ownership or leadership on a project.
• Experience setting technical direction and helping a programming team make and implement architectural decisions, with strong judgment in balancing flexibility, maintainability, performance, and the needs of a creative production.
• Highly proficient in C# and deep knowledge of the Unity engine and editor.
• Experience shipping at least one online multiplayer game, with real ownership of its networking/online systems and hands-on experience with a Unity multiplayer framework (e.g., Coherence).
• Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to both programmers and non-programmers.

What we offer

• Silly but ambitious projects, and the chance to work on and impact great games that reach millions of players.
• A playful and ambitious work environment where experimentation is encouraged.
• Friendly and kind colleagues who love making each other laugh as much as making games.
• A professional development budget to invest in your growth.
• Social activities like Friday bars, hobby nights, board game nights, and team events.
• Daily lunch at a local restaurant with plant-based options and soft ice on Thursdays.
• Six weeks of vacation (five standard plus one extra on us).
• Paid parental leave at full salary for the periods covered by state reimbursement.
• Pension plan and private health insurance.
• Endless amounts of Faxe Kondi.

Practicalities

We work on-site at our cozy office in central Copenhagen. For this role, we also consider people located outside of Denmark and provide financial (and moral!) support with visa application and relocation. We work a 37-hour work week, with core hours 10–15, and the freedom to start and finish anywhere between 7 and 18. Our working language is English.

Contact

For more information about Triband, visit triband.net/about.