Principle Engine Programmer

Full Time Job
Location: United Kingdom - London

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Rocksteady is looking for an exceptionally skilled Principal Engine Programmer to join our dedicated and collaborative team to work on our upcoming title Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

The role primarily involves hands-on coding and giving technical direction. You'll be tackling our most difficult technical problems, making pragmatic decisions and developing effective solutions.

With a focus on technical details on the engine side, the scope of your work will extend across the entire project and you'll collaborate with code directors and leads to decide which areas need your attention.

As well as code implementation, you'll also guide content optimisation to match our target hardware, make the best trade-offs, and come up with creative solutions to produce the highest quality game experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing engine features and game systems
• Optimisation of all aspects of the game, including runtime CPU and GPU performance, streaming, memory and build processes
• Providing technical guidance for code implementation and efficient asset construction and usage
• Improving debug tools and development workflows
• Leading by example in development best practices
• Discussing and creating plans with technical leads and producers

Requirements
• A very high level of technical ability, including with C
• Extensive professional game development experience on high quality projects
• A broad and comprehensive understanding of game engine functionality
• Deep knowledge of a wide variety of optimisation techniques
• Strongly self-directed, organised and able to prioritise effectively

Bonus Points
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4
• Knowledge of rendering, animation and networking
• Familiarity with the latest generation of consoles

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