Lead Engine Programmer

Lead Engine Programmer – Build & Automation

Insomniac Games is seeking a Lead Engine Programmer to focus on automation and build engineering. This person will lead and manage a small team, working in partnership with other leads in our Core Technology department on the engine and tools we use for multiple in-development game projects. This role is a blend of management and direct technical contribution.

The focus area of this role will be maintaining and improving our robust build pipeline, while improving the engine's built-in support for automation and expanding the ways in which we use it. This is a new, dedicated position -- we're acknowledging the importance of this area to our studio and the need for an experienced, senior individual to run it.

Responsibility areas:

• All automated build infrastructure, including continuous validation of code and assets, nightly game builds and their distribution, and many more
• The pipeline for integrating changes across branches and deploying engine updates to game teams
• Tools for branching and integration for project milestones and deliveries
• The framework for automated testing of game projects, and the use of that framework for performance and functionality testing
• Support for co-development studios and the flow of data to and from
• Other network services run by the Core Technology department
• Leadership and management of a small team of programmers, release engineers, and/or QA engineers in supporting the above

Potential future projects for this team:

• A devkit farm and leasing system for build machines and individuals
• Automated recording and upload of game cinematics
• Cloud build hosting that can easily be spun up or wound down
• Expanding the engine's ability to be scripted and driven by external tools at runtime

Desired qualifications:

• ~8+ years engineering experience in game development
• ~5 years experience with large-scale game engine automation and build engineering
• ~5 years experience working in a large C++ codebase
• Experience in leadership in game development

Reports to:

• Core Technology Department Head