Programmer III

Hardsuit Labs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation plan

Health, Dental, & Vision coverage

401k with company match

Technology Stipend

Paid Sick leave

Job summary

Hardsuit Labs is hiring a Programmer III to work closely with a diverse team of programmers, designers, and artists. The position involves developing and maintaining various subsystems while ensuring system stability and performance. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of software development experience, background in Unreal Engine, and strong communication skills.

The role is fully remote, offers a salary range of $85,000 to $120,000 USD, and includes great benefits such as flexible vacation, health coverage, and more. If you are passionate about creating impactful software systems, we encourage you to apply!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of professional Unreal Engine experience.
• Strong cross-discipline collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features across various subsystems.
• Design and maintain optimized systems to meet design and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership to establish overall technical design and architecture.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Debugging tools

3D math

Team collaboration

Code optimization

Job description

As a member of our studio's Programming Team, you will work closely with Programmers, Designers, Artists and Producers on the project. You will design and implement extensions to existing systems and pivotal new systems to address the needs of our team of content developers and external third-party partners.

Our team is built on a culture of teamwork, problem‑solving and knowledge sharing. We expect that every employee, regardless of the role, will contribute to our general studio‑wide effort to build and maintain team culture through positive working relationships with each other. Upholding and promoting this culture is part of the job.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain features across various subsystems, such as AI, UI, Physics, Character, Graphics, Engine and Tools
• Design, author, and maintain robust and highly optimized systems that meet all design, technical and schedule requirements
• Work closely with QA and technical leadership to ensure the stability and accuracy of systems by identifying, communicating and resolving defects
• Author, review and provide feedback on technical and end‑user documentation of systems
• Collaborate with Technical Leadership and other Programmers to help establish overall technical design and architecture
• Work with minimal guidance on medium‑impact tasks or independently on low‑risk tasks
• Provide guidance and informal supervision to more junior staff
• Help team members set up tools and troubleshoot minor tools issues and workflow blockers

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years professional software development
• 2+ years professional Unreal Engine experience
• 2+ years developing in a team environment
• Strong C++ knowledge
• Extensive experience working in at least one large code base
• Ability to openly discuss and review technical proposals, requirements, designs, algorithms, source code, and reference documents with programmers, content creators, and managers
• Ability to provide meaningful time estimates for medium‑size tasks
• Ability to take a large body of work and break it up into actionable sub‑tasks
• Proficiency in identifying areas that could use optimization
• Extensive experience using debugging tools to fix bugs in unfamiliar code
• Interest or experience in using AI‑assisted software development workflows, to support activities such as code exploration, implementation, debugging, documentation, and code review
• Strict adherence to project coding standards
• Strong cross‑discipline collaboration skills
• Willingness to receive and act upon feedback
• Great communication, written and verbal
• Experience or comfort with client‑facing communication and the ability to represent the studio professionally when interacting with external partners
• Expert knowledge in 3D math

NICE TO HAVE

• AAA experience
• Experience with Unity or proprietary custom engines is a strong plus
• Experience developing on console
• At least one shipped title

Job Details

• Job Title: Programmer III
• Reports to: Director of Programming
• Department: Programming
• Work Location: Remote
• Employment status: Full Time
• FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt
• Benefits: Flexible vacation plan with above standard PTO; Health, Dental, & Vision coverage; Healthcare and Daycare FSAs; 401k with company match; Life and Disability insurance; Technology Stipend; Paid Sick leave; commuter benefits; paid company holidays and office closures; and free parking with gym access; active company culture that fosters clubs, games and movie nights, company events, and parties
• Salary Range: $85,000 to $120,000 USD
• Primary working language: English

Location Eligibility

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and reside in one of the following states: Arizona (AZ), Connecticut (CT), Florida (FL), Iowa (IA), Illinois (IL), Massachusetts (MA), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), New Hampshire (NH), Nevada (NV), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Virginia (VA), Wisconsin (WI), Montana (MT), Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), Indiana (IN), Louisiana (LA), North Carolina (NC), New Jersey (NJ), Oklahoma (OK), Washington (WA) and Utah (UT).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Hardsuit Labs is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi­rmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Hardsuit Labs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail]