Sr SW Engineer - Minecraft Bedrock Engine (C++)

HCL Technologies Limited; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited in Sweden seeks a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the Minecraft Bedrock Engine, developing gameplay systems in modern C++ and optimizing engine features.

You will collaborate with designers, artists, and product teams, tackle performance bottlenecks, and work on rendering, networking, and cross-platform experiences across consoles and mobile.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of professional C++ development experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with performance-critical systems.
• Experience with concurrency and multithreading.
• Deep understanding of memory management.
• Strong debugging and optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop gameplay systems in modern C++
• Build and optimize engine-level features
• Improve rendering, memory, and runtime performance
• Implement multiplayer and networking systems
• Support cross-platform gameplay experiences
• Integrate new content and gameplay mechanics
• Develop diagnostic and profiling tools
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and product teams
• Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks

Skills

C++ development

Memory management

Concurrency/multithreading

Performance optimization

Debugging

Cross-platform engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Minecraft Bedrock Engine

Overview

Join the team that powers Minecraft Bedrock Edition across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PC, mobile, and cloud platforms. Bedrock engineers build high-performance systems that enable a consistent Minecraft experience for players everywhere.

The internal Minecraft overview identifies Bedrock as the C++ implementation that enables cross-platform experiences

Responsibilities

• Develop gameplay systems in modern C++
• Build and optimize engine-level features
• Improve rendering, memory, and runtime performance
• Implement multiplayer and networking systems
• Support cross-platform gameplay experiences
• Integrate new content and gameplay mechanics
• Develop diagnostic and profiling tools
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and product teams
• Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years of professional C++ development experience
• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Experience with performance-critical systems
• Experience with concurrency and multithreading
• Deep understanding of memory management
• Strong debugging and optimization skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Graphics and rendering experience
• Knowledge of networking and multiplayer systems
• Experience shipping console or mobile games
• Familiarity with cloud gaming technologies