Generalist Engineer – Foster City, CA, USA
The primary responsibility of the generalist engineer at is to architect, refactor, and maintain a variety of game and low-level systems. A generalist will be flexible and comfortable jumping into a variety of disciplines including: networking, physics, AI, UI, memory management, rendering, and more. The Generalist Engineer will be working hand-in-hand with other engineers, and content creators across a variety of disciplines. Qualified candidates need to be self-starters, able to operate in a highly dynamic environment, and have concise execution during times of high stress. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a solid technical background, a passion for the gaming industry and enjoys working with a powerful engineering team. This position reports to the Engineering Project Manager and will interact directly with all disciplines of the development team.
Responsibilities
· Architect, refactor and maintain game and low-level engine systems.
· Design, write, debug and refine core systems, features, tools and infrastructure as needed.
· Work with other engineers and content creators in developing systems.
· Contribute extensively to the core engine
Requirements
· 3-5+ years programming experience.
· Demonstrated proficiency in and knowledge of C/C++, data structures, performance, and multi-threaded programming techniques.
· Experience with profiling and performance tuning of code
· Contributed extensively to the development of two or more shipped games, PC or console.
· Knowledge of common data structures and algorithmic solutions.
· Proficient with 3D math including linear algebra (vector math, matrices)
· Thorough knowledge of software design practices including modular architecture, event-driven architecture, and software design patterns.
· Ability to quickly understand and work with internal and externally developed code.
· University-level degree in Computer Science or related field.
· A strong passion for video games of many kinds.
Recommended
· Experience with computer game technologies including: AI programming, physics, 3D programming, animation, collision detection.
· Demonstrated ability to write clean, readable, portable, reliable, and optimized code on current-gen consoles.
· Contributed extensively to the development of at least three shipped console games