Build Engineer

Hello Games; Guildford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hello Games is seeking an experienced build engineer to help develop and optimize our CI build environment. You will work on features for distributed CI systems, ensure smooth build pipelines, and coordinate with teams to resolve build issues across platforms.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in build engineering, experience with Jenkins and Docker, and strong communication. Autonomy, prioritization and adaptability are valued in this role at Hello Games.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional build engineer experience.
• Deployment across multiple platforms.
• Good knowledge of Jenkins and Docker.
• Demonstrated ability to drive work to completion.
• Strong communication skills and collaborative team work.
• Able to work autonomously and identify priorities.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Manage, optimize and develop features for distributed CI build systems.
• Keep the build process running smoothly.
• Communicate build issues to the team via tools such as Slack integrations.
• Manage code compilation across multiple platforms.
• Maintain knowledge of source control.
• Set up and maintain build and networking hardware.
• Contribute to implementing or improving artist tools and asset pipelines.

Skills

Communication

Autonomy

Prioritisation

Adaptability

Cross-platform development

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Source control

Job description

As an experienced programmer at Hello Games, you’ll play a key role in developing innovative, meaningful and technically exciting games enjoyed by a diverse audience of millions. We’re always looking for great engineers to join our team and help us build something new and surprising. You should have familiarity with all phases of game development, be self-directed, and enjoy being part of the craft of making games, as well as enjoy solving big technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Managing, optimising and developing features for distributed CI build systems


• Keeping build process working smoothly


• Efficient communication of build issues to team through tools such as Slack integrations


• Management of code compilation across multiple platforms


• Detailed knowledge of source control


• Setting up and maintaining build and networking hardware


• Some involvement with implementing/improving artist tools, plugins, asset pipeline

Qualifications & Experience

• Prior industry experience with 4+ years of professional build engineer experience


• Experience of deployment over multiple platforms


• Good knowledge and experience of working with Jenkins and Docker


• Demonstrated ability to drive work to completion


• Strong communication skills, and the ability to work closely with a team of peers and collaborate effectively to deliver improvements


• Able work autonomously, identifying key priorities


• Flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances


• Working knowledge of Python and C# an advantage