Senior Tools Engineer - Systems & Pipelines

Nintendo of America Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nintendo of America Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineer at Retro Studios in Austin, Texas, to architect and evolve large-scale gaming systems. The ideal candidate will drive a clear technical vision and provide mentorship, fostering engineering excellence across teams.

This role emphasizes hands-on contributions to tool design and implementation, ensuring efficient game content creation. Candidates should have a robust game development history, strong communication skills, and experience managing workflows in diverse departments.

Qualifications

• 10 - 15 years' experience in game development or related industry preferred.
• History of developing pipelines from concept to shipping content.
• Familiarity with workflow needs of different departments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve large-scale systems, defining technical vision and roadmap.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.
• Design and maintain tools for game content creation.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Clean, API-first design principles

Game development experience

Tools

WPF

Build systems

Job description

Nintendo of America Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineer at Retro Studios in Austin, Texas, to architect and evolve large-scale gaming systems. The ideal candidate will drive a clear technical vision and provide mentorship, fostering engineering excellence across teams.

This role emphasizes hands-on contributions to tool design and implementation, ensuring efficient game content creation. Candidates should have a robust game development history, strong communication skills, and experience managing workflows in diverse departments.