Jahnel Group’s mission is to provide the absolute best environment for software creators to pursue their passion by connecting them with great clients doing meaningful work. This is a full time position with one of our closest clients.

JOB OVERVIEW

Game Engineer - Unreal Engine

Our client was founded by veterans in the gaming industry who have worked on games like PUBG, League of Legends, Rocket League and more.

We are looking for someone who is excited to join a small, fast growing group of developers. You will be focused on programming in Unreal Engine 4 or 5 to ship a multiplayer game.

Responsibilities:

• Break-up Unreal bottlenecks. Work with team leads to break up existing characters and controllers while minimizing impact on surrounding systems and teams.
• Convert blueprints to C++.
• Help move levels, cameras, controls and characters to a cross platform approach.
• Cross team performance - consider memory management & profiling.
• Write and collaborate with the team on technical design docs.

Qualifications:

• Desire to grow in the field of gamedev.
• Strong knowledge of C++. Write clear, maintainable, portable C++ code. You have 3 or more years of experience developing and shipping commercial games using C++.
• You have 2 or more years of C++ programming experience in Unreal Engine.
• You are comfortable developing and debugging in multithreaded code and multiplayer networked systems.
• You’re a pragmatic engineer that puts player experiences over your own ego and code.
• You want to learn something new. Your work may take you into systems you’ve not touched before, such as UE4 engine code, netcode, graphics, AI, UI, build systems, and beyond.

Pluses:

• Open to relocation near Malta, NY.
• Strong understanding of memory management and profiling in Unreal.
• Understanding of animation systems and techniques.

Who are we?

Rushdown Studios is a co-dev studio. They work on many different games and specialization in video game backend services and UI. Now they're growing their gameplay and networking teams!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We are working remotely until COVID-19 subsides.

Application Question(s):

• Have you been hired to work on a multiplayer game before?
• Do you have a strong interest in working in the video game industry? If so, please explain why.

Experience:

• Professional C++: 3 years (Required)
• Unreal Engine: 2 years (Required)