Software Development Engineer

52 Minutes ago • Upto 1 Years • Game Engine

Job Summary

Job Description

Amazon Games Bucharest seeks a Software Development Engineer to contribute to the development of new gaming experiences across multiple projects and platforms. Responsibilities include implementing and optimizing core game systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, improving performance and scalability, and contributing to diverse areas like gameplay mechanics, networking, tools development, or backend services. The role requires extensive knowledge of game engines (Unreal, Unity, or proprietary), multiplayer systems, and performance optimization. Mentoring junior developers and contributing to technical decision-making are also key aspects of the position.
Must have:
  • Implement and optimize core game systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Improve performance and scalability
  • Experience with C++ and game engines
  • Contribute to gameplay, networking, tools
Good to have:
  • Games industry experience
  • Full SDLC experience
  • Performance optimization expertise

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Amazon Games Bucharest! Joining the ranks of the existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle, we’re excited to expand Amazon Games’ commitment to creating and publishing incredible games, and we’re on the lookout for talented folks to join us as we grow.

As a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Games, you'll play an important role in developing new gaming experiences across various projects and platforms. Your will solve complex technical challenges, improving performance, and ensuring scalability of game systems. You'll work on multiple areas of the game development so it is required of an exhaustive knowledge and passion in working with game engines, multiplayer systems and performance optimization.


Key job responsibilities
- Implement, and optimize core systems and features for games
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle
- Improve performance and ensure scalability of game systems
- Contribute to diverse areas including gameplay mechanics, networking, tools development, or backend services
- Mentor junior developers
- Contribute to technical decision-making processes
- Help establish and maintain best practices in software development
- Work on performance optimization for game systems


About the team
At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans is developing and publishing live service AAA multiplayer games and developing original IPs, including New World: Aeternum and an upcoming title based on The Lord of the Rings, with our studios and teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games also publishes best-in-class games in close collaboration with developers, leading with Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, THRONE AND LIBERTY from NCSOFT, and King of Meat from Glowmade, as well as the next major entry in the Tomb Raider series from Crystal Dynamics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Non-internship professional software development experience
- Non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience in C++ and with game engines (Unreal, Unity, or proprietary)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops)
- Experience in full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

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