Lead Engine Programmer United States, Remote

Insomniac Games; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Lead Engine Programmer to spearhead automation and build engineering efforts. This role will involve leading a small team while collaborating with other leads in the Core Technology department. The ideal candidate will maintain and enhance a robust build pipeline, ensuring efficient integration and deployment of engine updates. With a focus on automation, this position offers a unique opportunity to influence multiple in-development game projects and contribute to innovative solutions in game development. If you're passionate about leading teams and driving technical excellence, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in game development.
• 5 years of experience with large-scale game engine automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage automated build infrastructure and continuous validation.
• Lead a small team in supporting build and automation processes.

Skills

C++

Game Development

Automation

Build Engineering

Leadership

Job description

Lead Engine Programmer – Build & Automation

Insomniac Games is seeking a Lead Engine Programmer to focus on automation and build engineering. This person will lead and manage a small team, working in partnership with other leads in our Core Technology department on the engine and tools we use for multiple in-development game projects. This role is a blend of management and direct technical contribution.

The focus area of this role will be maintaining and improving our robust build pipeline, while improving the engine's built-in support for automation and expanding the ways in which we use it. This is a new, dedicated position -- we're acknowledging the importance of this area to our studio and the need for an experienced, senior individual to run it.

Responsibility areas:

• All automated build infrastructure, including continuous validation of code and assets, nightly game builds and their distribution, and many more
• The pipeline for integrating changes across branches and deploying engine updates to game teams
• Tools for branching and integration for project milestones and deliveries
• The framework for automated testing of game projects, and the use of that framework for performance and functionality testing
• Support for co-development studios and the flow of data to and from
• Other network services run by the Core Technology department
• Leadership and management of a small team of programmers, release engineers, and/or QA engineers in supporting the above

Potential future projects for this team:

• A devkit farm and leasing system for build machines and individuals
• Automated recording and upload of game cinematics
• Cloud build hosting that can easily be spun up or wound down
• Expanding the engine's ability to be scripted and driven by external tools at runtime

Desired qualifications:

• ~ 8+ years engineering experience in game development
• ~5 years experience with large-scale game engine automation and build engineering
• ~5 years experience working in a large C++ codebase
• Experience in leadership in game development

Reports to:

• Core Technology Department Head