Lead Console Developer Hands-on technical lead owningboth Xbox Series X|S and PS5 platform integration — certification,SDK lifecycle, submission packaging, and crash/stability debugging.Not a management role. They write code daily, own both certpipelines, and debug on codebases they didn't build. Must Have :10+ years skilled game development Minimum 5 years on console(Xbox / PlayStation) Shipped at least one title through Xboxcertification (XR) — personally owned platform integration andsubmission Shipped at least one title through PlayStationcertification (TRC) — personally owned it (doesn't need to be thesame title) Unity on console — IL2CPP builds, platform-dependentcompilation, Unity Input System, on-device profiling Xbox GDK —MicrosoftGame.Config, Submission Validator, Xbox Identity,achievements, PLM (suspend/resume/constrained) PS5 SDK —param.Json/sfo, Check, Prospero tools, Trophies, save-data API,system-language detection Experience shipping on codebases they didnot build — ports, rescues, takeovers Currently coding — if theyhaven't committed code in the last year, wrong role Good to Have :Worked at a porting/outsourcing earlier Unity version migration onconsole (LTS upgrades,



plugin breakage after SDK updates)Middleware — Wwise/FMOD, Rewired, analytics SDKs, platformstore/social plugins PS5 DualSense — haptics, adaptive triggers,controller speaker Xbox and PS5 Accessibility guidelinesimplementation On-device profiling — Razor GPU profiler (PS5), PIX(Xbox) Preferred Not Mandatory : Unreal Engine console experiencein addition to Unity Multiplayer / online services — PlayFab, XboxLive, PSN PS5 Trinity support configuration Experience mentoringjunior console developers Please note: This position is for one ofPlaydawn's clients, and successful candidates will be hireddirectly by the client, not by Playdawn. Our client is proud to bean equal opportunity employer. They are committed to fostering adiverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treatedwith respect and have equal access to opportunities, regardless ofrace, color, religion, gender, age, disability, or other protectedcharacteristics. They believe that diversity fuels innovation andcreativity, and they strive to create an environment where everyonecan thrive and contribute to shared success.

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