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With Nightclub Tycoon - a free-to-play idle tycoon game on iOS and Android - we've built a game played by millions, with a small team and no outside money.\nWe're 7 people. We're growing. And we're looking for a software engineer who's excited about where the craft is heading - where AI handles the repetitive typing and boilerplate, and you focus on the thinking, the architecture, and the decisions that actually matter.\nTasks\nWhat You'll Do\nYou'll work across the full development cycle - from pre-production through live operations - as part of a small, cross-functional team. That means writing and optimizing C# in Unity, building efficient and reusable systems, and making sure your code is something your teammates can actually work with. You'll use tools like Codex or Claude Code daily as a core part of how you work. You'll contribute to coding standards, design documents, and help the team move faster and smarter.\nNo ticket queues. No waiting for permission. 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