Game Engine Programmer - Performance & Graphics Specialist

Jobtailor; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior game engine developer to enhance and maintain engine technology across networking, audio, input, file systems, maths libraries, threaded job systems, and tools interoperability. You will research and deliver production-ready engine technology to power AAA titles.

Demonstrated experience in modern C++, GLSL, OpenGL/Vulkan, and performance profiling is required, with a track record of robust, scalable code and live-product improvements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable game engine development experience in modern C++, with GLSL and Python.
• Experience profiling CPU, GPU, and memory at high and low levels.
• Experience monitoring performance in live products and implementing fixes.
• Experience with AAA threaded renderers powered by OpenGL and Vulkan.
• GLSL as the primary shading language.
• Comfortable maintaining build systems for C++ codebases.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• CMake experience is an advantage.
• Java programming experience is a bonus.
• Permanent right to work in the UK without employer visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain engine technology and code libraries across networking, audio, input, file systems, maths libraries, threaded job systems, and tools interoperability.
• Research, innovate, and develop new game engine technology, delivering production-ready solutions.
• Contribute scalable, robust, highly available, and performant code.
• Deliver projects of moderate scope, complexity, and critical business impact while balancing product, production, and engineering priorities.
• Improve game technology speed and effectiveness by identifying system and process improvements and evaluating off-the-shelf and in-house solutions.
• Develop a specialism over time in graphics, networking, audio, or animation with team mentorship and support.
• Work with production and game development teams to realise Jagex’s vision for its games.

Skills

Game Engine Development

Modern C++ Programming

Performance Profiling

OpenGL and Vulkan

GLSL

Python

Test-Driven Development

CMake

Java

Tools

Build Systems

Game Development Tools

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior game engine developer to enhance and maintain engine technology across networking, audio, input, file systems, maths libraries, threaded job systems, and tools interoperability. You will research and deliver production-ready engine technology to power AAA titles.

Demonstrated experience in modern C++, GLSL, OpenGL/Vulkan, and performance profiling is required, with a track record of robust, scalable code and live-product improvements.