Senior Software Engineer - Engine & Live Service (Apex)

Respawn Entertainment; West Chatsworth (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Generalist to drive core tech across Apex Legends. Hybrid work in Vancouver or Los Angeles, reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, with scope spanning engine to backend services.

You will collaborate with gameplay teams to improve performance, stability, and quality across releases, building tools and systems to support rapid content updates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing and maintaining software or equivalent game development experience.
• Experience with large, shared codebases in games or other domains.
• Strong working knowledge of C/C++.
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with profiling, auditing, and optimizing software performance.
• Experience debugging and supporting software running in production.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Debug and resolve complex issues in large-scale codebases across a variety of abstraction layers.
• Collaborate with other engineers to quantify game performance, prevent regressions, and improve launch stability.
• Design, own, and maintain gameplay and engine systems, focused on performance and stability across consoles and servers.
• Analyze live telemetry and crash data to find defects, prioritize fixes, and guide improvements that impact players.
• Build tools and automated content validation to keep artists, designers, and QA moving quickly and prevent bugs from reaching players.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Profiling

Debugging production

Codebase navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

Respawn Entertainment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Generalist to drive core tech across Apex Legends. Hybrid work in Vancouver or Los Angeles, reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, with scope spanning engine to backend services.

You will collaborate with gameplay teams to improve performance, stability, and quality across releases, building tools and systems to support rapid content updates.