Engine Programmer
Overview
id Software is looking for an Engine Programmer to help define, create, and maintain significant portions of idTech - the fastest and highest fidelity engine at 60hz+ on the planet. You will join our Core Technology group where your expertise and experience will be focused primarily on the base idTech engine but you should be comfortable touching many areas of the code and may also work on tools, game code and our entire technology suite. Expect your abilities and scope of work to expand in a fast paced and highly innovative environment.
Responsibilities
Work with our Core Technology group to create the best in class FPS engine tailored for our legendary titles
Work well with other engineers, artists, and designers specifically in the areas of developer experience and iteration time
Accurately estimate schedules and deliver high quality work products to that schedule
Work with our Core Technology group to create the best in class FPS engine tailored for our legendary titles
Work well with other engineers, artists, and designers specifically in the areas of developer experience and iteration time
Accurately estimate schedules and deliver high quality work products to that schedule
Qualifications
- 5+ years game industry programming experience
- Strong C++ design and coding experience
- Experience working in with multithreaded, real-time systems
- Experience writing code that balances performance and maintainability
- Excellent math
- Enjoys jumping into lots of different systems, tackling everything from entire systems to random tasks
- Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving ability
- Comfortable working in cross-discipline teams
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to write clear, maintainable, portable code that adheres to a well-documented coding standard
- Must be a self-motivated and energetic team player with a very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrable industry experience
Preferred Skills
- Experience with any version of idTech
Experience with Vulkan and DirectX 12
Experience with modern Console Development (PS4, XB1, Switch)
Experience with C++11
Experience with animation, 3D graphics, audio, AI, or gameplay programming
Experience with game editor and commercial (Max, PhotoShop, Substance, Modo, WWise, etc.) plugins/modification
Experience with Qt
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Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.
What to Expect
You will receive an automated email confirming we have received your resume.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it's not possible for us to respond directly to each candidate.
Don't see your desired position listed? Apply under "General Application" instead!
If you are selected, you will be contacted by our team for an initial phone screen to chat about your previous experience.
You may go through one or two phone interviews, and possibly a follow-up Skype call.
If your qualifications do not match the criteria of a current position, your resume will be kept on file.
The next step will be an invitation to come out and meet the team at the studio for onsite interviews.
In the event that we choose not to move forward at any point in the recruiting process, we will let you know.
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