Senior Unity Developer, Praktika.ai
Language learning app with GenAI avatars
Job no longer available
Language learning app with GenAI avatars
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empowering the next billion learners to overcome language barriers and seize new opportunities.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a Unity Developer with a strong portfolio of mobile or educational game projects
- Experience with mobile game optimization for iOS and Android platforms
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
- Passion for educational technology and a commitment to creating meaningful, engaging user experiences
- Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to iteration and improvement
- Proficiency in C# and Unity, with a deep understanding of game mechanics, physics, and animation
What the job involves
- Unity Developer will be responsible for developing and optimizing interactive, language-focused, avatar-based games and exercises within the Praktika app
- This role requires expertise in Unity development, a strong sense of game mechanics, and a passion for creating immersive experiences
- Working closely with our Game Design, Product, and Methodology teams, the Unity Developer will play a key role in creating an edutainment exercises that is fun, intuitive, and pedagogically sound
- Game Development: Develop, implement, and optimize game exercises and interactive features using Unity to support Praktika’s learning objectives
- Performance Optimization: Optimize game performance for mobile devices to ensure smooth and responsive gameplay, including resource management and frame rate optimization
- Feature Integration: Integrate 3D assets, animations, sound effects, and other interactive elements into the Unity environment to create a cohesive learning experience
- Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on Unity advancements and best practices, continually improving the game development process to enhance the quality and efficiency of releases
- Debugging and Maintenance: Identify and fix bugs, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure all game elements function seamlessly across devices
- Prototyping and Testing: Rapidly prototype new game concepts and features, iterating based on testing, user feedback, and performance data
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Game Design and Methodology teams to ensure game mechanics align with educational goals and enhance the user learning experience
Our take
Learning a new language is no mean feat, but the era of learning apps has certainly made it simpler and more accessible than ever before. Praktika AI hopes to improve the experience even more. It employs GenAI avatars to make the language learning experience feel more natural.
Through the Praktika app, users can access 1-to-1 tutorship powered by these avatars, which have individualised backgrounds and a range of accents. The company's aim is to combine the precision of a tutor with the fun of an app, supplying lessons, practice and feedback through a colourful UI.
Aiming to compete with tutorship rather than other learning apps, Praktika stands out as a cost-effective way for individuals to access 1-to-1 learning on their own schedule. Praktika's approach resulted in its 2024 fundraising of $35.5 million, which will be used to heighten the app experience, improve avatar accuracy and add new languages.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2024
$35.5m
SERIES A
Dec 2021
$0.5m
SEED
Total funding: $36m
Company benefits
- Be part of the story of one of the fastest-growing early-stage consumer AI companies globally
- Work with a highly ambitious team using the best technologies on the market
- Drive innovation and make a significant impact in the AI and education sectors
- Flexibility to work remotely
- Health and wellness benefits to support your overall well-being
- Opportunity for rapid career growth and personal development
- Access to an AI toolkit including ChatGPT, Copilot, and other productivity tools
- Annual educational budget of up to $1,000
Company HQ
Wilmington, DE
Leadership
Adam Turaev
(Co-Founder & CEO)Co-founded and was Strategy Director at Cleverbots. Was also Global Media and CRM Manager at SPLAT, Digital Manager at RB and a Digital Performance and MCM Analytics Expert at Sanofi.
Anton Marin
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Senior Cloud Engineer at TWAICE. Was also a Backend Engineer at relayr, Big Data Engineer at Rakuten and Co-founder and CTO at Cleverbots.
Ilya Chernyakov
(Co-Founder & CPO)Co-founded and worked in Operations and Product at Cleverbots. Spent 2 years at Sanofi, ultimately as Product Manager and Digital Lead, and worked in Brand Management for Bosch DIY at Bosch.
Share this job