The Game Kitchen is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Programmer to join our team. As a Lead, you will not only write clean, performant, and scalable code, but you will also architect core game systems, establish engineering best practices, and mentor technical talent within an agile, highly collaborative, and creative environment.
Define, architect, document and maintain robust, scalable, and extensible technical foundations and gameplay systems using Unity and C#.
Team Management & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and inspire the programming team. Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Work closely with Production, Game and Level Design, and Art departments to evaluate technical feasibility, break down design requirements, and ensure optimal implementation of creative visions.
Performance Optimization: Oversee and execute profiling, memory management, and optimization strategies across target platforms (Console and PC) to maintain rigorous performance and frame-rate standards.
Design and improve internal pipelines, editor tools,



and build systems to streamline development workflows for programmers and designers alike.
Proven Track Record: At least 7+ years of professional experience in video game development, with a definitive requirement of having participated in the development and shipment of at least two commercially released games in an engineering capacity.
Unity & C# Mastery: Deep, authoritative knowledge of the Unity engine ecosystem (including advanced profiling, memory optimization, graphics pipelines, and multi-platform deployment) and expert-level proficiency in C#.
Software Engineering Excellence: Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, architectural patterns (e.g., Prior experience leading engineering teams, managing task delegation, conducting technical evaluations, and managing version control systems (Plastic/Perforce) at an enterprise level.
Professional working proficiency in English, minimum B2.
Console Deployment: Agile Frameworks: Stro

📌 LEAD PROGRAMMER (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
🏢 The Game Kitchen
📍 Santa Cruz de Tenerife