Build Engineer - Contract

TN United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Build Engineer to join their innovative team on an exciting AAA title. In this role, you will design and maintain automated processes critical to game delivery. Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, your expertise in scripting languages and continuous integration systems will be key to optimizing development workflows. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the creation of a beloved franchise while working in a hybrid model that fosters creativity and inclusivity. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to diversity and career growth.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Career Growth Opportunities

Inclusive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience with scripting languages and CI systems.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code and source control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime of Continuous Integration pipelines.
• Automate common workflow patterns for team use.

Skills

PowerShell

Continuous Integration

Problem Solving

Azure

C#

Tools

TeamCity

Perforce

Job description

Playground Games is looking for a Build Engineer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

As a Build Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated processes that are critical to the delivery of our game and tools. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, so strong collaboration and communication skills are essential. You should be highly motivated, approachable, and committed to optimizing our development process.

Your passion for working with cutting-edge hardware and software will be vital in managing and developing a large build server installation efficiently and streamlining the development workflow.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We operate a hybrid work model requiring a minimum of 3 days in the studio per week. Relocation assistance is available if needed.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure uptime of critical Continuous Integration pipelines
• Analyze and report on pipeline stability and identify improvement opportunities
• Automate common workflow patterns for team use
• Stay updated with developments in scripting languages and build systems

What you’ll bring:

• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell
• Experience with continuous integration systems like TeamCity
• Knowledge of source control systems such as Perforce
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, such as PowerShell DSC (advantageous)
• Knowledge of C# (advantageous)
• Experience working with Azure (advantageous)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A passion for games

This is a unique opportunity to join a team at an early stage and influence the development of an exciting AAA title. It offers new challenges for experienced developers eager to advance their careers and create world-class games.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion fuel creativity and are committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.

We value and support the diverse voices of our team members, which drives our innovation and brings us closer to our players. Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion spans age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

At Playground Games, we recognize the importance of self-development, career growth, well-being, and retention. We celebrate differences and invite everyone to join us and be themselves at work.