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Generalist Engineer | New Zealand

The Generalist Engineer is responsible for building great code. As an Engineer at Blind Squirrel Games, you will work as part of a small team to solve tough technical challenges in a high energy environment with experienced industry leaders and a highly collaborative team.

You will design, implement, and test as part of the development team.

This is a full-time hybrid position available to Auckland, New Zealand residents only to work based out of our Auckland studio at least two days a week with the option to work remotely for the remainder of the week.

Responsibilities

1. Create high-performance, robust, maintainable code in a cross-platform environment
2. Evaluate existing technology architectures
3. Extend existing systems to meet long-term needs of ongoing development
4. Work with external development partners
5. Adhere to team coding standards and practice
6. Required to work independently and report to a manager
7. Other duties may be assigned to accomplish company or department objectives

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field or equivalent professional experience
• 1+ year professional experience as a programmer
• 1+ year of professional or independent video game experience

Preferred Skills

• Fluent in C/C++
• Solid understanding of multi-threaded programming
• Effective communicator in a team-oriented environment
• Experience with the current PC development process

Pluses

• UE 4 or 5 experience
• Mobile experience
• Working with Xbox development kits
• Native Android Development / Java
• A passion for video games and game development