GAME DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Game Developer - Level 1
Member of:
Reports to:
Category:
Game Development Team
PO/CTO
Salaried, Exempt
Job Summary
The Game Developer creates simulations in the Unity game engine - the foundation of Shadow
Health’s Digital Clinical Experience (DCE).
The Game Developer works with a cross-disciplinary team of game designers, instructional
designers, software developers, content developers, artists and nursing experts to create
educational simulation software that trains nurses and healthcare students.
The Game Developer contributes to Shadow Health’s success by creating and improving the
interactive online environment that allows students to grow and learn.
Job Tasks
DEVELOPS new features, products and IMPROVES existing features
● Programs in Unity to improve features and products for users
○ Fixes bugs
○ Improves user interfaces
● Implements and prototypes new features
● Reduces technical debt
○ Performs code maintenance (e.g. refactoring, sunsetting old code)
○ Supports automation of tasks
○ Optimizes code
○ Documents design, functionality, and code
○ Designs code architecture to improve optimization, performance, extensibility
○ Develops automated tests to ensure quality
○ Responsible for one’s code’s impact on tech debt
● Creates internal tools to increase efficiency (e.g. operationalize QA)
● Prepares and deploys builds to cloudfront and s3
COLLABORATES with a cross-functional team
● Participates in design studios
● Identifies MVP solutions for new projects
● Participates in Scrum processes - (e.g. plan/review/retro, daily stand ups, maintaining
project board, identifying risks and blockers)
● Supports testing of software (e.g. putting builds on dev or staging for internal and alpha
testing)
ITERATES based on internal testing and user feedback
● Observes and documents user testing (e.g. student using our system)
● Participates in code review
● Debugs other team member’s code
● Troubleshoots issues, investigates problem reports, and develops approaches to
identifying bugs
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GAME DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Game Developer - Level 1
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Develops tests to promote quality
Education and Experience
REQUIRED
● B.S. or B.A. degree in computing or design (e.g. Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Interactive Media Design) OR one (1) year of related work experience and
an A.S. degree in related computing or design discipline
● Demonstrable projects in Unity3D or similar game engine
PREFERRED
● Academic or self-motivated specialization in computer graphics: knowledge of 3D
transforms, graphics pipeline, and shaders
● Completed academic or professional projects using Object-Oriented Development (e.g.
in C++, C#, or Java)
● Completed academic or professional projects using an Agile Methodology and SCRUM
Framework.
● Completed academic or professional projects using version control (e.g. SVN, Git)
● Completed academic or professional projects using test-driven development, unit
testing, and integration tests in a framework (e.g. NUnit)
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GAME DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Game Developer - Level 1
ABOUT SHADOW HEALTH
Shadow Health® is an educational software developer of rich, interactive learning environments
including the Digital Clinical Experience™ for nursing and allied health education programs.
Using the Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experience, educators increase their efficiency in their
classrooms, giving them more time to focus on student achievement. In the Digital Clinical
Experience, students can practice critical thinking, communication, and procedural skills in an
immersive, safe, and always-available learning environment.
Our Vision
At Shadow Health, our vision is a healthy global population unleashed to do its greatest good
through healthcare education technology.
Our Mission
At Shadow Health, our mission is to become the worldwide leader in healthcare simulation,
providing educators and students leading-edge education technology centered on conversationbased learning across a cast of virtual patients.
We increase the effectiveness of healthcare practitioners by training them through measured
improvement in practical application, patient interaction, and personal empathy, empowering
them to increase the health of those they serve.
Our Character and Cultural Values
Our SHADOW cultural values are built on the character traits that we ask of every role
Servants First (we’re customer focused)
● SERVES clients, co-workers and the community every time there’s an opportunity.
● BUILDS and MAINTAINS customer satisfaction with our products and services.
● ENCOURAGES customer feedback and LISTENS fully to customers needs.
● DELIVERS products and services when and where the customer needs them.
Heart for Learning (we’re students for life)
● ASKS questions, CHALLENGES conventions, THINKS deeply.
● SEEKS personal growth through feedback as a path to greater understanding.
● FINDS answers and INCORPORATES new understanding to continuously improve.
● COMMITS to learning and leading - We learn, and we help others learn, too.
Agile. Always. All Ways. (we’re always improving)
● WELCOMES change as a path to competitive advantage.
● DELIVERS quality quickly.
● WORKS as a team, with a team.
● IMPROVES regularly by encouraging development in people, processes and products.
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Disciplined Decisions (we’re business-aligned)
● ALIGNS direction, products, services, and performance of my team with the
organization.
● INTEGRATES executive vision into every decision and consultation.
● SEEKS to understand services, deliverables, and measures for each of Shadow’s
teams.
● ADVOCATES for and POSITIVELY REPRESENTS our products when working with
customers and stakeholders.
Operating in Our Strengths (we’re leveraging our talents)
● IDENTIFIES personal strengths and SEEKS to know the strengths of others.
● ACCEPTS the strengths of others to help balance where I’m weak.
● SHARES strengths with others to help balance where there’s need.
● DEVELOPS own strengths into excellence and expertise.
We (You and I) Own It - Together (we’re all owners)
● ADOPTS the vision and mission of our organization.
● DEVELOPS an owner’s mindset for our people, process and product.
● EXPLORES options when unable to deliver a requested product or service.
● PURSUES solutions until the customer is satisfied.
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