Senior Optimization Programmer - CPU/GPU Performance

PlayStation; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Utrecht studio is seeking a Senior Optimization Programmer to help push performance for upcoming AAA titles. You will own CPU and GPU optimization challenges and collaborate with a global team across engineering and gameplay.

You should have 5+ years in game programming, fluent C/C++, strong debugging and profiling skills, and experience with DirectX 12 or console APIs. You’ll work in a deadline-driven environment and write clear, maintainable code.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming experience in the game industry or a related field.
• Fluent in C/C++ and other applicable programming languages.
• Excellent debugging and profiling skills.
• Ability to write well-structured, readable, maintainable code.
• Strong understanding of CPU/GPU optimization.
• Able to work in a deadline-driven environment with milestones.
• Excellent communication and teamwork; conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own optimization challenges on the project for CPU and GPU.
• Prioritize optimization tasks with leadership.
• Support developers on the team with optimization challenges.

Skills

Optimization

Debugging

Performance

C/C++

Teamwork

English

Deadlines

Tools

DirectX 12

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Utrecht studio is seeking a Senior Optimization Programmer to help push performance for upcoming AAA titles. You will own CPU and GPU optimization challenges and collaborate with a global team across engineering and gameplay.

You should have 5+ years in game programming, fluent C/C++, strong debugging and profiling skills, and experience with DirectX 12 or console APIs. You’ll work in a deadline-driven environment and write clear, maintainable code.