Unreal Programmer | Berlin
Savage games were formed in 2020 by industry veterans from studios such as; Rockstar, Insomniac, Supercell, Wargaming and Rovio. In 2022 we joined Playstation, making Savage the founding studio of the PlayStation Studios Mobile Division.
Our Mission is to make action games with epic stories to foster lasting connections with players around the world. We’re f earlessly exploring bold new ideas with the aim to make high-quality, visually stunning games for mobile devices,
Why do our people love it here?
Games - If you love games, we live and breathe games, playing together regularly and having games at the heart of everything we do. We prioritise our players and deeply understand them, which drives everything we do
People - Are Powerful Together, we believe that excellence is reached through team collaboration and a culture of feedback. We’re made up of passionate, collaborative and humble people. We’re committed to hiring a diverse team and we believe in treating people fairly. A great workplace is one where you feel like you belong. We are building a team of people who understand, empathise, collaborate, listen and connect. We want to create equal opportunity for all and give everyone a fair chance.
Pioneers - We’re pioneers. We aim to create AAA experiences that will push innovation and gaming on mobile. Think of everything you love about console games and imagine having that in the palm of your hand. You’ll be able to directly impact Savage Games by joining us, early on in our mission.
Inspired - Savage is a perfect home for those looking to make great games. We're hiring professionals who believe their best work is yet to be done. If you want; to make an impact, have more autonomy, bring AAA to mobile and want to work with a team of welcoming, open and honest teammates, Savage is the place for you.
We’re committed to creating a diverse team. If you feel that you might be interested in the role, even if you don’t hit 100% of the criteria, please don’t let that put you off. Get in touch with us. We believe in passion and potential.
The Role
Savage Games are looking for an Unreal Engine Programmer to join their team in Helsinki or Berlin. You should be a keen problem solver, technically-minded, and possess a passion for creating tools and systems that feel great to use and fun to play.
You should have a strong understanding of Unreal Engine and C++. You’ll be working closely within a team of incredibly talented Engineers and will have a wealth of opportunities to make a noticeable impact on how we develop new experiences for our players, approach exciting new problems (both technical and creative), and create top-tier action games that players will love.
Responsibilities
- Tools/Engine feature design and implementation
- Collaborate with other departments to understand their goals and suggest viable solutions
- Foster Unreal best practices and level up team members new to Unreal
- Runtime performance analysis and optimization
- Build systems that scale across a wide range of mobile hardware
Requirements
- 3 years experience or one shipped title using Unreal Engine
- Strong in C++
- Experience with the Unreal rendering pipeline
- Strong understanding of best coding practices and algorithms
- Able to judge feature quality as compared to competitor’s games
- Effective communicator, written and verbal
The ideal candidate will also have:
- Shipped a mobile game using Unreal Engine
- A keen interest in keeping up to date with the latest Unreal has to offer
- Created a custom game engine whether as a hobby or commercial project
Why join us?
Although we’re a new company, we’re committed to making this a great place to work, so this is only the beginning of our benefits:
- Annual bonus
- Paid lunches
- Budget towards commuting costs
- Gym or sporting subscription to spend as you wish
- Home internet provided
- Mobile Phone
- Educational budget: for language learning, self-training, attending conferences, buying games and books etc
- Financial and practical assistance with relocation through our relocation partner and a relocation budget
- Twice yearly off-sites, this year we held one in Berlin and one in Helsinki
- PVG - Pizza, beer and games on the last Friday of every month
- 30 days holiday plus additional days from Christmas and New Year
- Discounts on PlayStation products and games
We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.