Senior Engine Programmer

thatgamecompany is seeking an exceptional Senior Engine Programmer to join their live team to help craft an advanced social game. The role involves designing, implementing, and updating core systems of the TGC game engine while collaborating closely with artists, designers, and other engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and update core systems of the TGC game engine
• Collaborate closely with various disciplines, including artists, designers, and other engineers, to gather requirements, deliver and iterate on features
• Help monitor, identify and troubleshoot issues and inefficiencies to increase the overall effectiveness of the development team

Requirements:

• Experience developing a game engine (at work, school, or as a personal project)
• 5+ years of technical engineering experience with C or C++
• Find the idea of working in a custom game engine more fun than working in a Big Engine™
• Built custom engines or have worked with custom engines and ported them to multiple platforms
• Demonstrated ability to execute longer-term projects in complicated code bases with multiple stakeholders
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. or Canada
• 5 to 10+ years experience in game development or similar 3D media using C++
• Have a pet engine project or game (ideally with public code that we can view)
• Clear communication skills, ability to work closely with other high-caliber engineers and artists