Lead Console Developer

Hands-on technical lead owning both 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 cert pipelines, 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 Xbox certification (XR) — personally owned platform integration and submission
Shipped at least one title through PlayStation certification (TRC) — personally owned it (doesn't need to be the same title)
Unity on console — IL2CPP builds, platform-dependent compilation, 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 did not build — ports, rescues, takeovers




Currently coding — if they haven't committed code in the last year, wrong role
Valuable to Have :
Worked at a porting/outsourcing earlier
Unity version migration on console (LTS upgrades, plugin breakage after SDK updates)
Middleware — Wwise/FMOD, Rewired, analytics SDKs, platform store/social plugins
PS5 DualSense — haptics, adaptive triggers, controller speaker
Xbox and PS5 Accessibility guidelines implementation
On-device profiling — Razor GPU profiler (PS5), PIX (Xbox)
Preferred Not Mandatory :
Unreal Engine console experience in addition to Unity
Multiplayer / online services — PlayFab, Xbox Live, PSN
PS5 Trinity support configuration
Experience mentoring junior console developers

Please note: This position is for one of Playdawn's clients, and successful candidates will be hired directly by the client, not by Playdawn.

*Our client is proud to be an equal prospect employer. They are committed to fo

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