Senior C++ Software Engineer — Creator Platform & Games

Rockstar Games; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockstar Games in Leeds, England, is seeking a Software Engineer with strong C++ experience to support low-level technology across our creator platforms, including FiveM and RedM. You will join a team shaping complex software systems in a high-performance, in-office environment.

The role emphasizes debugging efficiency, code quality, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable releases. This permanent position is based at Rockstar's Leeds studio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on a software development team using C++.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an emphasis on debugging C++ code.
• Experience with source control workflows, including branch management, code integration, conflict resolution, and maintaining stable development practices.
• Proficient with GitLab and/or GitHub, including their CI/CD systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve existing and new codebases, ensuring high standards of quality, stability, and efficiency in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Support software release processes across multiple branches, coordinating with production and engineering teams to ensure readiness and a high standard of quality.
• Help identify, prioritize, and resolve critical issues, coordinating timely fixes while maintaining overall system stability.
• Drive release planning, deployment, and rollback procedures.
• Maintain and enhance build, test, and release automation pipelines to improve development workflows and deployment reliability.
• Monitor platform health, performance metrics and operational KPIs post-release, helping drive issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Work across Creator Platform and broader Rockstar development teams to develop robust solutions for complex software challenges.

Skills

C++ expertise

Problem solving

CI/CD

Codebase management

Memory/layout optimization

Performance analytics

GitLab/GitHub

Cross-functional collaboration

UGC/creator platforms

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Job description

Rockstar Games in Leeds, England, is seeking a Software Engineer with strong C++ experience to support low-level technology across our creator platforms, including FiveM and RedM. You will join a team shaping complex software systems in a high-performance, in-office environment.

The role emphasizes debugging efficiency, code quality, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable releases. This permanent position is based at Rockstar's Leeds studio.