Gameplay Engineer at Cloud Imperium Games in Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable, and bug-free code
• Collaborate with team members to develop various gameplay systems
• Develop and test code, fix bugs, and profile and optimize code as directed
• Follow best practices, development processes, and coding standards
• Document and peer review technical designs with other software engineers
• Work with QA, providing information needed to fully test developed code
• Provide support to internal customers for developed software
• Keep up to date on state-of-the-art software engineering methods, practices, and technologies
• Communicate with other team members, internal customers, and when required external customers to determine requirements
• Work well together with other team members in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment
• Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks
• Possess and develop areas of engineering expertise
• Mentor other engineers as needed to increase their abilities and productivity
• And such other duties and responsibilities assigned by Cloud Imperium Games reasonably consistent with employee’s skills and experience

Requirements:

• Strong C++ programming skills
• Worked in the game industry for at least 1.5 years on a AAA PC or console title using C++
• A passion for making and playing games
• Work well in a cooperative environment
• Experience programming game features and systems
• Strong multi-threaded programming skills
• International travel may be required as part of the role