Job Description

Sago Mini is an award-winning company devoted to play. With three subscription services and over 10 million monthly active users, Sago Mini creates apps that seed imagination, grow wonder, and bring thoughtful design to life for preschoolers and parents worldwide. Proudly Canadian, Sago Mini is a subsidiary of Spin Master, a leading global children’s entertainment company. Along with sister studios Toca Boca and Originator, Sago Mini is part of the Piknik bundle – a collection of the world’s best apps for kids in one subscription.

About the Role

Do you want to create games that encourage exploration, imagination and discovery? Then come work at Sago Mini where you can focus your efforts on finding creative ways to make kids giggle. As a 2D Unity Game Developer you will work within a cross-functional team of talented developers, artists, animators, and play designers to create beautiful 2D mobile apps for children. Our work is technically challenging and also incredibly rewarding. We are open to both intermediate and senior applicants.

This is a remote, contract position ending June 2026 working 35-40 hrs/week . Candidates will be expected to work within the core hours (10am - 5pm EST/EDT) of our Toronto, Ontario office.

You’ll thrive in this role if you…

• Have a deep appreciation of the details that take an experience from good enough to great.
• Love making beautiful things with code and are comfortable writing custom code-driven motion.
• Can work collaboratively with designers and artists, and have an eye for visual design.
• Can iterate quickly, write clear, modular and maintainable code with a team of experienced developers.
• Break down complicated tasks into discrete solvable components, prioritize what is important, and provide accurate time estimates.
• Apply principles of continuous learning, mentoring others and embracing feedback.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working as an intermediate C# developer on one of our 2D Unity mobile games.
• Creating 2D gameplay systems with an emphasis on creating great game-feel.
• Seeing how kids react to your work. Seeing their delight and also their struggles. Continually improving the game experience based on kids feedback.
• Collaborating closely with a team of artists and play designers.

Qualifications and Skills

• Acted as an intermediate or senior developer on multiple released games.
• Deep understanding of C# and Unity.
• Experience creating 2D mobile apps for iOS and Android.
• Strong understanding of computer science, math and physics fundamentals.
• A degree in computer science / engineering, or a strong portfolio of relevant experience.
• Excel at writing custom, code-driven motion.

About the Process

• Once you apply, you'll receive an email confirming that we've received your application. After we've had a chance to review your application (1-2 weeks), we'll reach out to let you know what the next steps are.
• If you are moving ahead, your first interview will be a 30 min interview where we'll learn more about you and answer any questions you have about the role.
• Next, we will ask you to complete a short take-home assignment assessing your technical skills.
• Your third interview will be a 2hr technical interview where we will explore your technical experiences through questions/answers and a live coding exercise.
• In your fourth and final interview, you meet with a cross-functional group of Sago Mini members for 1hr. You'll discuss your past work experience and let us know what you're excited to tackle next in your career.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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Based in Toronto, Sago Sago Toys is a subsidiary of Spin Master Limited a leading global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. We hire humble and collaborative people who care about doing great work. Sago Mini is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company.

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