Senior Build Engineer

For this position, you have one of the following options:

1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.

2. If you are already living in one of the following countries, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there.

Germany

Sweden

United Kingdom

Spain

Poland

Austria

3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country (max. +/- 2 hours CET), we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot build processes across multiple projects.
• Maintain and troubleshoot deployment processes targeting multiple platforms (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Android, etc).
• Work to enhance the stability and efficiency of existing pipelines through build, test, and deployment.
• Communicate closely with the project development teams in order to anticipate and prepare for any incoming changes required of the build systems.
• Develop and maintain automation to eliminate other repetitive and/or time intensive tasks surrounding the development process.
• Participate in the recruiting and onboarding processes for the Build Engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 4+ years of professional experience as Build Engineer.
• High level of proficiency in Python and Groovy programming languages.
• Experience working with version control system software (e.g. Perforce or Git).
• Experience working with Jenkins pipelines or alternatives (e.g. GitHub Actions, Circle CI, GitLab CI, Quickbuild or Teamcity).
• Experience working with both Windows and Linux environments.
• Solid English skills, excellent communication skills with strong affinity for transparency.

Pluses

• Professional experience in the Games industry.
• Experience with relevant peer review tools (Helix Swarm, Code Collaborator)
• Experience working with relevant build tools (Ninja, MSBuild, Fastbuild, Waf, Cmake).
• Experience deploying software to relevant target platforms (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Android)
• Debugging experience with C++ and C# compilations.
• Experience in troubleshooting network, hardware, and performance problems.
• Familiarity with dependency management best practices.

Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.

To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.*

We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.

You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).*

Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.*

A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.

We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.

Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!*

We are all gamers: stay connected and play games with your colleagues at our remote gaming parties.

At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.

*only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.