Unreal Engine Programmer

1 Month ago • 3-7 Years • Game Engine

Job Summary

Job Description

Wizcorp seeks Unreal Engine (4 & 5) programmers for next-gen console projects. Responsibilities include code review, implementing console control systems, performance optimization, testing, and collaborating with other engineers. Candidates should possess strong C++ skills, experience releasing console games, and the ability to design, debug, and test code independently. The role involves breaking down large features, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to software development best practices. Experience with Unreal Online Subsystem, PlayStation/Microsoft platforms, and familiarity with internal engine systems are preferred.
Must have:
  • Unreal Engine (4 & 5) experience
  • Console game development experience
  • Strong C++ skills
  • Code review & debugging skills
  • Teamwork & communication
  • Clean, maintainable code
Good to have:
  • C#, Ruby, Python, Shell scripting
  • Unreal Engine build pipeline
  • Other game engines (Unity)
  • JLPT N3 or above Japanese proficiency
  • English proficiency
Perks:
  • Monthly home office allowance (15,000 JPY)
  • Private language tutoring
  • Commute fees (excluding train passes)
  • Summer/winter vacation (5 days)
  • Annual paid leave (10 days)
  • Sick leave (5 days)
  • Parental leave

Job Details

Description

This position requires you to reside in Japan during your employment with Wizcorp.

Wizcorp is looking for Unreal Engine (4 and 5) Programmers to work on exciting projects for next-generation consoles. Depending on your background, skills, and experience we’ll find the most suitable role within our teams.

Is this job for me? 👨‍🦰👩‍🦳🧑‍🦲

You have a few years of work experience working with Unreal Engine and who have released games on consoles. C++ needs to be your lingua franca, and you’re not afraid to deep-dive into the engine itself to make some improvements. Sounds like you?

Then this job is for you!

About Wizcorp 🦄🇯🇵🎮

Wizcorp is a highly specialized game development studio based in Tokyo and operating 100% remotely. We are a cross-cultural team of passionate individuals working together toward one goal: bringing back magic to game development.

How?

  • We get better every day. Our technical abilities should never limit our ideas.
  • We question the status quo. We don't accept yesterday's answers to tomorrow's challenges.
  • We follow our moral compass. Our values guide our decisions.
  • We surround ourselves with people who believe in our mission. Our staff, clients, and partners are all part of the equation.
  • We learn and share. We want our successes and failures to contribute to the collective wisdom of our profession.

Wizcorp offers a friendly and honest working environment. Our work is challenging but rewarding, with countless personal and professional growth opportunities.

Typical day 🎮📆🕹️

You start your day by reviewing code from other engineers and ensuring they meet quality expectations. Some days will be spent implementing control systems for consoles in a clean and extensible manner, or investigating performance on the target platform and modifying the game or engine to improve this.

Afternoons will often be spent testing updated code on target platforms to ensure correctness and performance.

The ideal candidate will be able to

  • Design, test, and debug own code without assistance from other engineers
  • Break down large features into engineering tasks and work with other engineers to complete them
  • Mentor engineers in software development best practices
  • Have an interest in working on both games and their tools
  • Confidently communicate with all members of the company

Roles and Responsibilities 🛠️🧪✨

  • Estimate own tasks and deliver them in a timely manner
  • Write clear, maintainable code that passes review by other senior engineers
  • Raise all blockers when they arise to the project lead
  • Test and document provided solutions to allow other developers to review and learn
  • Implement and uphold software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle
  • Take ownership of large areas of the code base and large complex features
  • Take ownership of mission-critical areas of the codebase
  • Coordinate with members outside of the engineering team to deliver features in a timely manner
  • Determine large feature feasibility and propose solutions
  • Provide solid programming expertise to deliver large features and architecture suggestions
  • Provide code review analysis that uses all relevant experience to foresee problems with design and implementation

Application process 🈸⚙️😊

① Online selection

We review resumes from all applicants within 2 weeks. If your profile matches our requirements, we will send you tests and challenges. Based on the results, we will contact you again to schedule the first interview.

② Interviews

We conduct three interviews to assess your character, passions, skills, and interest in what we do. We also take the time to share our vision and values, as we believe you are interviewing us as much as we are interviewing you.

③ Offer

We make our final decision within 2 weeks after the final interview, and send a detailed offer upon success.

Onboarding process 🈴🗼🌅

We strive to make the onboarding process as smooth and worry-free as possible.

Upon acceptance of our offer, you will receive our working agreement and our rules of employment.

Ideally, we want you to join us within a month, but we can adjust to your current work situation.

On your first day, your manager will introduce you to your team and will set a schedule for reviews over the 6 month probation period. We will give you all the support you need to complete it successfully.

At Wizcorp, we grow together.

Senior staff will support you and provide mentorship. You will also have access to digital learning material, and your manager will help you define a training curriculum based on your career aspirations.

You can learn more about our career philosophy here: https://www.wizcorp.jp/career

Requirements

🤹 Skillset 🤹

  • Ability to write clean, readable, performant code and design the architecture around it
  • Excellent debugging and optimization skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Willingness to work as part of a team and contribute to technical discussions
  • Eager to both provide and receive constructive feedback for continual growth
  • Strong software development skills, design theory, and development processes
  • Strong personal time management
  • End-to-end software development knowledge
  • Experience in one or multiple of the following
    • Development using the Unreal Online Subsystem
    • Familiarity with Unreal Engine’s internal systems, and knowledge on how to customize them
    • Development targeting PlayStation platforms
    • Development targeting Microsoft platforms
    • Familiarity with other target platforms (Nintendo, PC, mobile)

⭐ Experience ⭐

  • University degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline; or relevant professional experience
  • For Japan-based candidates: 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, 2+ years of professional experience using Unreal Engine 4 and 2+ years of professional experience developing console games (including using test kits and dev kits)
  • For overseas-based candidates: 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, 6+ years of professional experience using Unreal Engine 4 and 6+ years of professional experience developing console games (including using test kits and dev kits)
  • Solid software engineering abilities (good code hygiene, familiarity with various coding patterns, etc.)
  • Strong experience with C++ and debugging in Unreal Engine
  • Comfortable with source code management systems (Git, SVN, Perforce, etc.)
  • At least conversational Japanese proficiency - JLPT N3 or above 
  • English proficiency (ability to read, write, and discuss technical matters)

👍 Preferred 👍

  • Experience with some of the following languages: C#, Ruby, Python, shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Unreal Engine’s build pipeline
  • Experience with other game engines such (Unity, proprietary engines, or others)
  • Worked on at least 1 released game

Benefits

📍 Business hours and Location 📍

⏲ Flexibility in time

We all have different creative clocks, and you know yours better than we do.

We will expect you to work 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday with core hours between 11:00 and 16:00 (excluding a 1-hour break). The rest will be up to you.

🌎 Flexibility in location

Wizcorp fully embraces telework, and most of us work from home. Office space is also available for your convenience, and you will have access to meeting rooms and hot desks.

We may require you to work onsite in specific occasions when using highly specialized equipment.

Offices are located at 1 Chome-22-19 Izumi 8~9F, Suginami City, Tokyo 168-0063 (🗺 map)

You must reside in Japan during your employment at Wizcorp. We offer legal support for visa applications. Depending on your situation, we may allow you to work outside of Japan during your probation period.

👷 Employment Type 👷‍♀️

Permanent

💴 Salary 💴

The following tiers are currently in application for this position:

  • UE1: 400~450K/month (equivalent to 2-3 years of experience)
  • UE2: 450~550K/month (equivalent to 4-5 years of experience)
  • UE3: 550~600K/month (equivalent to 6-7 years of experience)

All new staff member’s initial salary will be based on experience and interview evaluation.

Includes a 6 months probation period. Salary is not affected nor changed during that period.

💹 Raises and bonuses 💹

  • You will be reviewed once a year and your salary will be adjusted to match with gained experience and project contributions.
  • Pay raises are awarded around March each year, in line with our budget and financial forecasting for the subsequent year.
  • We do not offer bonuses.

🈷️ Additional benefits 🈷️

  • Monthly allowance for home office equipment and supplies (15,000 JPY/month)
  • Private language tutoring (Japanese and/or English)
  • Commute fees (however, train passes are not reimbursed)

♨️ Holidays and vacations ♨️

  • Weekends and national holidays
  • Summer/winter vacation: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)
  • Annual Paid Leave: 10 days per year (first year, following the probation period)
  • Bereavement/funeral leave
  • Sick leave: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)

🤝 Welfare 🤝

  • Social insurance
  • Parental leave (learn more here)

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

Keywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Wizcorp

Location: Asia Pacific, Japan, Tokyo

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Pattern: Remote

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About The Company

Wizcorp is a work-for-hire game studio in Tokyo with one mission: to bring back magic to game development.


Founded in 2008, Wizcorp has built a reputation of expertise, creativity, and professionalism.

For us, making games is more than a passion, it is our profession.


Part of Keywords Studios group since 2019, Wizcorp offers the conviviality of a human sized studio combined with the global footprint of an international leader in technical services tailored to the gaming industry.


We strongly believe in the importance of preserving our profession and are very vocal about working conditions.

We don't work "hard", we work "smart", and ultimately, as a company, we care only about two things:

1) the wellbeing of our staff

2) the best interests of our clients


Wizcorp is always looking for talented professionals dedicated to their craft to join its multi-cultural team in Tokyo.


Wizcorp offers a friendly and open working environment, and challenging but exciting opportunities for personal and professional growth.


If you believe in craftsmanship and in a better future for game development, we'd love to hear from you.


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