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What they do

LightFury Games is a game studio in Bengaluru that makes AAA games, which are big-budget games with top-quality graphics. Its first game is eCricket, a mobile-first cricket game built on Unreal Engine 5. The game has real-world physics, licensed players, and a competitive multiplayer mode. The studio also lists Escape.ai, a marketplace for creators, as a project.

What they value

• Innovation: push the limits of creativity and technology.
• Inclusivity: gaming is for everyone, and so is the team.
• Excellence: aim for world-class quality in all work.
• Passion: gaming is more than the work.
• Integrity: a culture of trust, transparency, and respect.

Where they hire

Eight of the nine open roles are in Bengaluru, India, and one names no place. Three postings say that the work is full-time and on-site, in the Bangalore office. The careers page says that people work in the offices or remotely. The postings say nothing about the right to work or visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Four of the nine open roles are in engineering. Three postings name eCricket as the game that the role works on.

• Engineering: a lead or principal gameplay programmer, game developers for PC and console titles, and junior game programmers. The work is gameplay systems in C++ on Unreal Engine. A senior build and release engineer runs the build and release pipelines.
• Product: a product manager, and a senior or principal product manager. They own the product strategy and roadmap and work with game design, engineering, UX, art, and analytics.
• Design: a game designer for systems such as player progression, rewards, economies, and balancing.
• Art: a UI and 2D artist who makes game interface screens, icons, and other 2D assets for mobile games.
• Marketing: an advertising monetization expert who owns the ad revenue of eCricket across ad networks such as Google AdMob and AppLovin.

What they look for

Engineering roles ask for strong C++ and Unreal Engine experience. The game developer role needs five to nine years and work on AAA games. The lead role needs ten to twelve years and one shipped AA or AAA title. The junior role takes only recent IIT or NIT graduates in computer science or a related branch, with a CGPA of 8.0 or more. Product roles ask for six or more years, and experience in games or consumer products is preferred. The designer and the artist need three or more years, and the artist must share a portfolio of game UI and 2D art. Many postings ask for ownership, a passion for games, and good work across teams. The postings do not describe the interview steps, and they state no pay.