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Lead Engine Engineer

• You are an effective communicator and collaborator across multiple disciplines.
• You possess strong engineering fundamentals and C++ knowledge.
• You have experience leading and managing engineering teams through all portions of development cycles.
• You are able to strike an appropriate balance between up-front design and iterative development for the task at hand.
• You are results oriented.

• Manage a group of game software engineers from various specialties including Tools, Rendering/Graphics, Physics, Audio, etc and identify engineering project’s, technical limitations, scope, and scheduling.
• Provide team members with ongoing and meaningful feedback on performance and development -- ensuring positive acknowledgment of all achievements, both big and small.
• Manage the development of features from technical feasibility, scalability, performance point of view at an expert level.
• Manage detailed technical reports on state of the architecture as well as drive knowledge sharing sessions that help the team understand and work with the tech more efficiently.
• Manage and advise other engineers on complex matters and provides solution for up leveling their craft.
• Work with all disciplines including design, art, audio, and production to clearly define requirements and manage team operations.
• Manage and review technical architecture for efficiency, scale, maintenance and functionality based on immediate and future needs of the game.
• Evangelizes and manages the technical vision and brings others on board through collaboration.
• Exhibits expertise using wide-ranging technologies, using in-depth professional knowledge, acumen, concepts and company objectives to manage and resolve high-impact engineering challenges company wide.
• Occasionally will write and implements clear, maintainable, portable code in C++ or equivalent while managing a team of engineers.
• Responsible for managing the evaluation and integration of middleware's, 3rd party software and decisions around keeping the engine current.
• Identify, recruit, interview, and hire software engineers to help teams scale effective.
• Maintain technical excellence via key metrics like performance, memory and stability across all platforms.

• Strong knowledge of engineering principles, practices and areas of specialization within engine development.
• Strong methodology and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to take requests from stakeholders, clarify the requirements, formulate a plan, present that plan to the stakeholder, and then rally engineers on their team to execute.
• Ability to manage engineering best practices in an area of specialization for all engine related disciplines
• Strong ability to build productive internal/external working relationships, both providing and accepting information, feedback, advice, debate, and technical guidance withing engineering.
• Able to partner with product management and technical leaders to properly track and document engineering efforts in JIRA.
• Strong ability to author code in the programming languages; C++ & Blueprint.
• Strong understanding of linear algebra.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of related or equivalent work experience.
• Requires a minimum of 3 or more years of management experience within AAA Games preferably focused on engine specialties
• Experience in software development on multiple modern consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC etc.).

• Demonstrated hands on experience working in AAA game engines on graphics, physics, tools, or performance related features.
• Experience working within Unreal Engine and especially Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience working with cross-discipline teams within AAA Games.

• A people-centric culture founded on respect, trust, approachability, and accountability.
• A stable home that values your potential, deeply cares about your work-life balance, and is committed to investing in your craft and long-term career.
• Competitive benefits package, including a sign-on bonus; annual stock option grants; health coverage (medical, dental, vision) paid at 100% for the employee and subsidized by the Company for dependents; Flexible Spending Account eligibility; life, accidental death, and disability insurance coverage; annual 401K contribution by the Company; Employee Assistance Program; and extensive paid time off plus holiday closures.