CONTRACT - Software Engineer (NTD)

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch^™ system and the Nintendo 3DS^™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™, Wii^™ and Wii U^™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon.  A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

We are seeking a Platform Engineer to join our team. This Platform Engineer will play an important role in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure software for our gaming platform.

• Develop, maintain, and design platform software
• Integrate new features into existing platform software
• Perform platform analysis and propose/implement optimizations
• Implement tooling to help with software analysis

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficient in C, C++.
• Has a working knowledge of Python.
• Has experience developing embedded software.
• Possesses strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Knows OS concepts, e.g., memory management, inter-process communication, threading.
• Familiar with Git workflow, open-source build systems and toolchains (ninja, LLVM, GCC, CMake, etc…)
• This position requires 3-5 years of professional experience