Core Tech Engineer – PC Console Games – London

Located in the London borough of Bromley, our client is all about crafting the world’s most engaging multiplayer experiences. They are growing the studio for exciting new projects on PC and console, and are looking for a talented and passionate Core Tech Engineer to help create them.

The studio are well known for their multiplayer combat games that champion team play. The Core Tech programming team are responsible for implementing the core systems, pipelines and infrastructure that empower the development team and provide the solid framework for their new, unannounced title.

As a Core Tech Programmer, you will work within cross-functional teams to deliver features on-time and to a high level of quality. You will be part of a team that is responsible for planning, implementing and maintaining core engine features that encompass rendering, networking and low-level systems programming. With a constant focus on scalability, performance and memory usage, you will apply your expertise in data structures and algorithms for modern, multi-core architectures to build state-of-the-art technology for both PC and Consoles. You work effectively in close collaboration with other disciplines to gather requirements and collectively develop solutions.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong practical knowledge of C++, with relevant professional experience.
• Strong computer science and maths background.
• Professional experience in systems development for a shipped game on PS4 and/or Xbox One (such as I/O, rendering, low-level networking, memory management, content pipelines etc).
• Experience profiling and optimising code for optimal CPU, GPU, memory and bandwidth usage.
• Experience with automated testing techniques.
• Experience implementing and maintaining asynchronous task-based systems (PPL etc) desirable.
• Experience designing and implementing network architectures and protocols desirable.
• Professional Unreal Engine 4 development experience is a bonus.
• Excellent people skills to work collaboratively within a team is essential.