Lead C++ Physics Engine Architect (Hybrid/Remote)

Acceler8 Talent; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a hands-on C++ engineer to build and operate production-grade modeling and simulation systems. We hire mid-level to principal level professionals for a role focused on high-performance physics and wargaming platform development.

You’ll architect the core C++ runtime, enhance ECS data layout, and implement multithreaded execution. Flexible hybrid/remote work with compensation around $200k+ for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional C++ experience building performance-critical production software.
• Experience shipping a commercial game/engine or comparable real-time product.
• Ownership of core engine systems and experience extending physics/game engine, ECS, or similar.
• Strong data-oriented design, memory layout, and cache-aware structures.

Responsibilities

• Architect/own a large-scale wargaming platform’s C++ runtime with a focus on performance and long-term health.
• Evolve ECS for heterogeneous entities and optimize data-oriented storage and execution graphs.
• Define interfaces for physics, AI, sensors, weapons, and environments while maintaining core stability.
• Design loops with fixed/variable timesteps, deterministic replay, checkpoints, and save/restore features.
• Implement multithreaded/task execution, optimize memory layout, and improve CPU, memory, latency, and throughput.

Skills

C++

ECS

Data-oriented design

Performance optimization

Multithreading

Profiling/debugging

Low-level debugging

Tools

Profiling tools

Debugging tools

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a hands-on C++ engineer to build and operate production-grade modeling and simulation systems. We hire mid-level to principal level professionals for a role focused on high-performance physics and wargaming platform development.

You’ll architect the core C++ runtime, enhance ECS data layout, and implement multithreaded execution. Flexible hybrid/remote work with compensation around $200k+ for the right candidate.