Remote Senior Generalist Engineer - Retro Game Emulation

Atari; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Atari - US (Remote) is seeking a Senior Generalist Engineer to design, build, and refine emulators that run classic games on modern hardware. You’ll design tools and reverse engineer bespoke engines to implement modern quality-of-life improvements.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, producers, and QA to optimize performance, ensure compatibility, and deliver a great player experience. Strong C/C++ skills and remote collaboration are essential in our distributed team.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of generalist engineering experience in game dev.
• Excellent C/C++ skills and strong understanding of CPU/GPU architecture.
• Experience building and optimizing cross-platform software.
• Clear communicator in a remote team and proactive problem solving.
• Experience with reverse engineering and debugging tools such as Ghidra.
• Genuine passion for retro games and emulation.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete lifecycle of emulators and tools, including development, maintenance, and expansion.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines, install new tools, update machines, and monitor scripts.
• Optimize games for performance on target platforms.
• Own debugging platform compatibility issues end-to-end.
• Drive reverse engineering for games, patching bugs and adding enhancements.
• Mentor engineers and influence best practices and architecture.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Computer architecture

Cross-platform software

Remote collaboration

Reverse engineering

Static recompilation

Tools

Ghidra

Job description

Atari - US (Remote) is seeking a Senior Generalist Engineer to design, build, and refine emulators that run classic games on modern hardware. You’ll design tools and reverse engineer bespoke engines to implement modern quality-of-life improvements.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, producers, and QA to optimize performance, ensure compatibility, and deliver a great player experience. Strong C/C++ skills and remote collaboration are essential in our distributed team.