Principal Engineer

Firaxis Games is seeking a motivated Lead Programmer to direct our development team. We're looking for an engineer with a strong foundation in software development who enjoys working on a diverse set of challenging problems. In this role candidates will serve as a domain expert in Unreal Tech. We need candidates that bring a passion for teaching sharing and mentoring. Firaxis is a highly collaborative and iterative environment. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to communicate easily and effectively with fellow coders designers and artists.

• Consult with departments to understand project goals and requirements.

• Provide direction and advice on technical decisions architecture and workflow optimization to ensure successful Unreal5 Engine integration

• Set high standards for code quality performance and maintainability

• Assist team to resolve difficult technical issues and address Unreal Engine-related challenges

• Design and implement modifications reorganizations extensions and optimizations to existing code base.

• Actively maintain skill-set and knowledge base by keeping track of the latest innovations from the industry.

• Lead optimization across several platforms.

• 3+ years of engineering experience using Unreal Engine

• Some leadership capacity

• A broad knowledge of Unreal's internals

• Excellent communication collaboration and mentoring skills

• Highly proficient in C++ programming language.

• Comfortable with multi-threading templates and optimizing

• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.

• Experience with multiple languages frameworks and tools a plus.

• Self-motivated and passionate about games.

• Good team communication skills able to translate rough ideas into concrete implementations

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