Senior Game Engine & Tools Engineer - Education Tech

Level; Austin (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Level is seeking a Software Engineer to advance Level's game engine and internal tooling. You will write low-level code to keep gameplay fast, pipelines reliable, and development cycles efficient across a distributed team.

The role emphasizes memory layouts, cache-friendly design, and systems-level thinking. Collaboration with gameplay engineers and artists will shape practical engine improvements for scalable, maintainable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in CS/Software Eng
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in game engine systems or low-level tooling
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ and performance debugging
• Experience with build systems (CMake/Bazel) and CI/CD in real-time software
• Deep understanding of memory management and multithreading
• Experience shipping products on PC, console, or mobile

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core game engine systems including memory management and threading
• Build and improve internal tools and build systems for distributed teams
• Profile and optimize performance-critical paths on target platforms
• Collaborate with gameplay engineers, artists, and designers to improve engine usage
• Establish engineering best practices around code quality, testing, and documentation
• Contribute to roadmaps and architecture decisions for long-term maintainability

Skills

C++ Proficiency

Memory management

Multithreading

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

CMake

Bazel

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Level is seeking a Software Engineer to advance Level's game engine and internal tooling. You will write low-level code to keep gameplay fast, pipelines reliable, and development cycles efficient across a distributed team.

The role emphasizes memory layouts, cache-friendly design, and systems-level thinking. Collaboration with gameplay engineers and artists will shape practical engine improvements for scalable, maintainable growth.