Senior Unreal C++ Developer

Eeze; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

26 days paid holiday

Birthday Leave

Pension

Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible core hours 10am–4pm

Employee Assistance Program 24/7

Local discounts

Job summary

Eeze is seeking an experienced Senior Unreal C++ Developer to lead the design and development of high‑performance backend systems for our iGaming platform, combining hands‑on engineering with technical leadership.

The ideal candidate will excel in Unreal Engine 5, modern C++, Blueprints, and shader development, with a strong background in real-time, low-latency architectures and mentoring the engineering team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional C++ development experience in real-time or performance-critical apps.
• Expert Unreal Engine 5 with C++/Blueprint integration and shader development.
• Experience with multi-threading, profiling, and live-ops environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive system architecture and design of high-performance backend systems.
• Mentor junior/mid developers and promote engineering best practices.
• Review code quality and perform in-depth performance profiling.
• Ensure low latency real-time workloads meet 24/7 live ops.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless integration.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

C++

Blueprints

Shader development

Real-time systems

Low latency

Multithreading

Asynchronous programming

Debugging & profiling

Mentorship

Technical leadership

Tools

Unreal Insights

RenderDoc

Visual Studio

Profiling tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Unreal C++ Developer to lead the design and development of high-performance backend systems within our iGaming platform. This role combines hands‑on engineering excellence with technical leadership responsibilities, including mentoring junior and mid-level developers, reviewing code quality, and driving best engineering practices across the team.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in in Unreal Engine 5, modern C++, Blueprints, and shader development, with a strong understanding of real‑time, performance critical systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and evolution of technology strategies, architectural roadmaps, and system reviews, identifying and implementing innovative solutions.
• Play a key role in system architecture and product design, delivering high‑quality engineering solutions using C++ and Blueprints.
• Develop, test, and deploy scalable, high‑performance systems capable of handling demanding real‑time workloads.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance across the platform.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code with a strong focus on stability, determinism, and low latency.
• Own performance profiling and optimisation across CPU, GPU, memory, and asset usage to meet 24/7 live‑ops requirements.
• Conduct in‑depth code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability across the codebase.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching to support the professional growth of the engineering team.
• Establish and promote coding standards, review processes, and engineering best practices.
• Support troubleshooting, debugging, and root‑cause analysis for complex technical issues in production and development environments.

Main Requirements

• Expert‑level experience with Unreal Engine 5, including C++/Blueprint integration, shader development, and performance optimisation.
• Strong understanding of real‑time systems, low‑latency pipelines, and skeletal animation systems.
• Experience integrating third‑party SDKs, especially in computer vision, body tracking, analytics, or similar domains.
• Minimum 8 years of professional C++ development experience, ideally in performance‑critical or real‑time applications.
• Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++14/17/20), memory management, and high‑performance system design.
• Extensive experience with multithreading, concurrency, and asynchronous programming.
• Experience with 24/7 live operations, including hotfixing, rapid patch cycles, monitoring, and incident response.
• Strong debugging and profiling skills using Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, Visual Studio, and platform‑specific tools.
• Comfortable exploring new technologies, rapid prototyping, and validating feasibility for production.
• Solid mathematical foundation, especially in 3D maths, vectors, matrices, and transformations.
• Experience working with gaming products, simulation systems, or other performance‑critical applications is highly desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• Experience a dynamic and team‑orientated work environment
• Opportunities for personal growth and learning
• An open, inclusive and supportive team where you will be valued, and your suggestions will be welcome
• 26 days paid holiday per year, in addition to local public holidays
• Birthday Leave, a paid day off in the month of your birthday
• Hybrid Working
• Risk Benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible core hours between 10am – 4pm
• Receive support whenever you need it with our Employee Assistance Program, available 24/7.
• Local discounts and more…

Our team is committed to keeping remuneration and benefits under constant review to make sure what we offer stays relevant.