Senior Engine Programmer

rushdownstudios; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Nine paid holidays

Flexible paid time off

Annual winter break closure

Video game budget

Job summary

Rushdown Studios in the United States is seeking a senior engine programmer to build and maintain shared game engine tech for multiple titles. Focus areas include engine systems, performance, and developer tools rather than gameplay, collaborating with internal and external teams to ensure features run reliably on PC and consoles.

You will design and implement core engine components in modern C++, optimize CPU/GPU performance, and review tools that improve workflows.

Qualifications

• At least four years of professional C++ experience with engine tech.
• Experience developing and shipping commercial games.
• Strong foundations in mathematics, data structures, algorithms, concurrency.
• Familiarity with real-time rendering and profiling and optimizing GPU/CPU performance.
• Experience with multithreading, synchronization, and parallel processing.
• Clear communication and collaborative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core engine systems in modern C++.
• Write clear, portable code that other developers can understand and extend.
• Assess tools and technologies that could improve development workflows, engine capabilities, or runtime performance.
• Work with external programmers to integrate features efficiently.
• Diagnose crashes and optimize CPU and GPU performance across PC and console platforms.

Skills

C++ programming

Engine development

Performance optimization

Multithreading

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Python

Lua

Job description

Role overview

Build and maintain shared game engine technology that can support multiple games with different needs. This senior engineering role focuses on engine systems, performance, and developer tools rather than gameplay programming, working with internal and external teams to help features run reliably on PC and console.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core engine systems in modern C++.
• Write clear, portable code that other developers can understand and extend.
• Assess tools and technologies that could improve development workflows, engine capabilities, or runtime performance.
• Work with external programmers to integrate features efficiently.
• Diagnose crashes and optimize CPU and GPU performance across PC and console platforms.

Requirements

• At least four years of professional C++ experience, including building or maintaining proprietary game engine technology.
• Experience developing and shipping commercial games.
• Strong foundations in mathematics, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and computer science.
• Familiarity with real-time rendering and profiling and optimizing GPU and CPU performance.
• Experience with multithreading, synchronization, and parallel processing.
• Clear communication, collaborative problem-solving, and a focus on player experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with multiple game engines, including Unreal Engine; console development and platform-specific optimization; or scripting languages such as Python or Lua.
• Knowledge of 3D graphics, animation, game AI, or gameplay tools.

Benefits and work setup

The role may be hybrid for candidates near the office or remote for candidates in the Eastern United States, with possible flexibility for other locations.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• a 401(k)
• paid parental leave
• nine paid holidays
• flexible paid time off
• an annual winter break closure
• a video game budget