C++ Game Engine Programmer — Performance & Bugfixes

Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily lunches

Myki for public transport

Professional development support

Job summary

Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a software engineer to design and implement new systems in C++ and to improve existing engine code. You will self-manage task schedules and coordinate with the production team, fix bugs, and analyze performance issues such as load times and memory usage.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in software engineering or computer science, strong C++ skills, familiarity with engine pipelines, and a genuine passion for games.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• Very strong C++ skills.
• Experience in software programming, ideally in the video game industry or relevant experience.
• Basic knowledge of engine or middleware and associated pipeline.
• Passionate about playing and making games.
• Basic knowledge of debugging tools
• Familiar with speed and memory considerations
• Familiar with optimisation principles
• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility in organising work
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to quickly learn to use new tools
• Work well with designers and artists to implement the vision of the game
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new systems, while improving existing systems in C++.
• Self-managing programming task schedule updates and coordinating with the production team.
• Bug fixing and maintaining the existing Big Ant Engine code base.
• Analysing and fixing common problems in a game engine, such as load times, memory usage, and performance problems.

Skills

C++

Communication

Teamwork

Debugging

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering

Computer science

Equivalent

Tools

Lua

Python

Job description

Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a software engineer to design and implement new systems in C++ and to improve existing engine code. You will self-manage task schedules and coordinate with the production team, fix bugs, and analyze performance issues such as load times and memory usage.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in software engineering or computer science, strong C++ skills, familiarity with engine pipelines, and a genuine passion for games.