Lead Engineer, Mobile Performance New

PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Lead Engineer for Mobile Performance to optimize performance for mobile games and SDKs. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in game development, strong skills in C++ or C#, and expertise in performance optimization techniques. Benefits include flexible working, training, and private healthcare.

Benefits

Training provided

Flexible working

Private medical/dental healthcare

Free gym or gym subsidy

Bonus/reward scheme

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience developing mobile games or related products.
• Expertise in runtime performance optimization and memory management for mobile games.
• Experience with profiling tools from OS, game engines, and chipset developers.

Responsibilities

• Optimize runtime performance of internal SDKs built for mobile games.
• Advise teams responsible for performance optimization of mobile games.
• Establish pipelines and processes to ensure high technical performance.

Skills

C++ or C#

Runtime performance optimization

Memory management for mobile games

Profiling tools

Strong understanding of CPU, GPU, memory, I/O optimization

HLSL and mobile graphics APIs

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Lead Engineer, Mobile Performance

PlayStation Studios Mobile is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead performance optimization efforts for mobile games and proprietary SDKs. The role involves establishing practices to ensure superior technical performance across our mobile game portfolio.

Responsibilities:

1. Optimize runtime performance of internal SDKs built for mobile games.
2. Advise teams responsible for performance optimization of mobile games using Unity and Unreal Engine.
3. Establish pipelines and processes to ensure high technical performance on a broad range of devices.
4. Create metrics and targets for evaluating runtime performance at scale.
5. Develop SDK modules for performance telemetry and tiering.
6. Track technical changes and innovations affecting mobile game performance.

Minimum Requirements:

1. 8+ years of professional experience developing mobile games or related products.
2. Expertise in runtime performance optimization and memory management for mobile games.
3. Experience with profiling tools from OS, game engines, and chipset developers.
4. Experience correcting latency and packet loss issues on mobile networks.
5. Strong understanding of CPU, GPU, memory, and I/O optimization techniques.
6. Strong C++ or C# skills.
7. Familiarity with HLSL and mobile graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL ES).
8. B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent.

Benefits:

• Training provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit, or food
• Flexible working
• Free gym or gym subsidy
• Private medical/dental healthcare
• Bonus/reward scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Game jams

Join us to be part of a leading entertainment company that values diversity, innovation, and passion for technology and play.