Senior Engineer

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a self-motivated senior engineer to bring the next games to life. The role requires a breadth of knowledge to tackle various technical challenges within a small team and requires enough gaming experience to create initial implementations of gameplay features. The company is a smaller indie developer, well-funded due to the success of Grim Dawn, and offers job security and a low-stress work environment, allowing for a slower development pace and attention to detail. Responsibilities include implementing game systems, features, and tools, communicating with team members for development solutions, participating in various development areas, and writing clean, performant, and maintainable code.
Must have:
  • 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • At least one senior credit on a released PC or Console game.
  • Advanced knowledge of C++.
  • Ability to assess work and improve it.
  • Solid analytical and math skills.
  • Experience architecting and implementing game systems.
  • Effective collaboration and communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Love for RPG and Strategy games.

Job Details

Senior Engineer


We’re looking for a self-motivated senior engineer to help bring our next games to life. Candidates must be strongly self-motivated and have a breadth of knowledge that will allow them to take on different technical challenges that arise on a small team. You must also have enough gaming experience to fill in the blanks, when needed, to create first-pass implementations of gameplay features and mechanics without always requiring explicit specifications.

We are a smaller indie developer but we are well funded thanks to the success of Grim Dawn, which has sold 3m copies and over 3m units of DLC. Because we are not reliant upon publishers or investors for funding, we can offer greater job security and a lower stress work environment than most larger developers. We are not beholden to milestone deliverables, own all of the IP we create and believe that as long as we’re working efficiently, the game will be done in however long it takes for us to feel satisfied that it’s ready. By working in smaller teams, we are able to develop big games on a smaller budget and at a slower pace that allows time to add more detail and nuance than often exists in many bigger budget titles.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Our studio operates remotely but candidates must be based in the US.

Responsibilities

  • Work with designers and artists to implement and iterate on game systems, features and tools.
  • Communicate with team members to help determine the best solutions for challenging aspects of development.
  • Self-motivated and willing to participate in various areas of development as needed.
  • Write clean, performant, easily maintainable code.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years relevant work experience.
  • At least one credit in senior position on a released PC or Console game.
  • Advanced knowledge of C++.
  • Self-directed, with an ability and initiative to assess your own work and continue to improve it and bring it up to an exceptional level of quality and functionality.
  • Solid analytical and math skills.
  • Experience architecting and implementing game systems.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and potentially handle working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Desired Qualifications

  • Love for RPG and Strategy games.

Application Materials

Applicants should email a resume and cover letter, including a brief summary of your favorite games and what you’re currently playing to: jobs@crateentertainment.com

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About The Company

Crate Entertainment is an indie company founded in 2008; known for the ARPG “Grim Dawn”. We are currently working on a number of unannounced projects and maybe could use your help! Crate is completely self-funded and not answerable to any sort of investor or publisher nonsense. We have no physical office and all team members work from home, collaborating through our discord channels. All positions are as full-time employees and we offer competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, paid vacation and performance-based bonuses.

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