Software Development Engineer

23 Hours ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Games Bucharest, you will contribute to an AAA multiplayer online battle arena game built on Unreal 5. Your responsibilities include optimizing the game for CPU and GPU, analyzing game performance, identifying and mitigating performance bottlenecks, and assisting developers in debugging and optimizing code. You'll be involved in improving testing, tooling, and workflows for better analysis of performance issues. The role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and build a next-generation gaming experience. The team develops and publishes live service AAA multiplayer games and original IPs.
Must have:
  • Experience in designing or architecting systems.
  • Experience in the Games Industry.
  • Experience with 3D game engines like Unreal Engine.
  • Non-internship professional software development experience.
Good to have:
  • Experience with the full software development lifecycle.
  • Proficiency in managing large codebases.
  • Expertise in concurrency, memory, and performance optimization.

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.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who is as excited about games as we are. In this role, you will contribute to a technical mandate on an AAA multiplayer online battle arena game title built on Unreal 5. You will assess the ability of new technologies to deliver and drive innovation, reliability, performance and productivity gains. It's an opportunity to work on the latest technologies and build a truly the next generation experience for our players.

Key job responsibilities
• Own optimization challenges with a moderate scope on the project, both on CPU and GPU.
• Prioritize optimization challenges with leadership.
• Analyze game performance using various systems and tools, identifying and reporting areas of concern.
• Conduct root cause analysis for performance issues, proposing effective mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Assist game code and content developers in debugging and optimizing performance bottlenecks found during testing.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing, tooling or workflows for better triaging, reporting, and analysis of performance issues.

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

- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops)
- Experience with Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, Lumberyard or proprietary 3D game engine, or industry-equivalent technology (3D animation, simulation, etc)
- Non-internship professional software development experience
- Non-internship experience in design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Proficiency in managing large codebases and multi-product development.
- Expertise in concurrency, memory, and performance optimization.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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