Software Engineer - Game Recording

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$100K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years writing scalable, complex software using C/C++, C#
  • Hands-on experience debugging crashes via memory dumps
  • Strong understanding of low-level engineering and code profiling
  • Deep knowledge of graphics stack, including game engines and APIs
  • Experience with reverse-engineering and circumventing anti-cheats
  • Willingness to work in-person in NYC (3+ days in the office)
  • Bonus: Experience with large-scale video data

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement efficient game recording systems
  • Optimize performance-critical code for data capture
  • Interface with game engines and APIs for data extraction
  • Investigate low-level bugs related to input devices and hooking

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Wellness and fitness perks, including Wellhub membership
  • Paid parental leave and fertility health benefits
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Daily meals and commuter benefits at NYC HQ
  • Learning and development stipend
Full Job Description
The Role

We're seeking a Game Recorder Engineer to help build our state-of-the-art recorder. For this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of a performant game recorder. You will also be contributing to many of our features that require interfacing with game engines and game-specific APIs, such as auto clipping.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement performant game recording systems that capture gameplay efficiently
  • Optimize performance-critical code for high-throughput data capture
  • Interface with game engines and APIs to extract relevant game-specific data
  • Investigate various low-level bugs involving input devices, hooking, and more


Qualifications
  • 3+ years of experience writing scalable and complex software, coding in languages including, but not limited to, C/C++, C#
  • Hands-on experience debugging crashes through memory dumps
  • Strong understanding of low-level, performance-critical engineering and code profiling
  • Deep knowledge of the graphics stack - from hooking into game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc. and graphics APIs all the way down to hardware devices
  • Experience with reverse-engineering and working with (and even around) anti-cheats
  • In-person: Looking to hire in NYC to contribute alongside the product team. 3+ days in the office
  • Bonus: Experience working with large-scale video data


Benefits
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Wellness and fitness perks including a Wellhub membership and mental health resources
  • Paid parental leave, fertility and maternal health benefits
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Daily meals and commuter benefits at our NYC HQ in Flatiron
  • Learning and development stipend

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