Senior Engine Programmer
Novato, California, United States•Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Posted 3 hours ago
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full-time
Core Tech - Cloud Chamber
$108,900 - $161,160 per Year
Job Summary
Join Cloud Chamber as a Senior Engine Programmer to shape the next BioShock, leveraging your Unreal Engine and C++ expertise to design and optimize core game engine features. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a world-class AAA experience within a collaborative and innovative distributed team.
About this job
As a Senior Engine Programmer at Cloud Chamber, you will design, implement, and optimize game engine features and tools for the next BioShock. This role requires extensive Unreal Engine experience, preferably in Core Tech or Systems Programming, and strong C++ skills. You will collaborate with a distributed development team to ensure smooth game operation and bring the richly imagined world of BioShock to life.
Requirements
- Provide technical designs for new features and/or changes in the engine.
- Collaborate with programming and production teams to devise optimal programming solutions.
- Work in Unreal 5 to build new technology and adapt existing systems to fulfill the project’s technical requirements.
- Research coding techniques and algorithms to stay current on technological developments and advancements in the game industry.
- Participate in the development of low-level systems like streaming, generic serialization, and more.
- Write code that fulfills the functional and technical requirements of the project.
- Work closely with other game developers to define and implement the vision of our game.
- Maintain and manage our core engine and assist with integrations from Epic.
- Partner with the engine vertical team to envision and execute the strategy of how we can modify the engine to better serve the needs of this project.
- Own and drive performance related-issues.
- 5+ years programming with Unreal Engine on commercial game projects.
- At least 1 shipped AAA game as a senior or principal systems programmer.
- Previous experience developing for games; preferably action, FPS, or 3PS titles.
- Knowledge and understanding of multiprocessor programming.
- Familiarity working on core engine systems.
- Previous experience working on multi-platform software projects.
- Expert in C/C++.
- Ability to research, analyze and optimize code to meet performance requirements.
- Capable of working independently and efficiently under reasonable deadlines.
- Analytical and strategic thinker with the communication skills to express complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non technical audiences.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Collaborative and dependable with an eye for problem solving.
- Proficiency in French is required (for candidates located in Quebec).
- Proficiency in English is required to effectively collaborate with teams based in the United States (for candidates located in Quebec).
Benefits & Perks
- Bonus and/or equity awards
- Eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program
- Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
- Paid parental and compassionate leave
- Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
- Family planning support through Maven
- Commuter benefits
- Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
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