Tools Engineer - Systems (Retro Studios)

Nintendo of America Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Retro Studios, a subsidiary of Nintendo of America Inc, is seeking an experienced individual for a game development role based in Austin, Texas. The position involves architecting large-scale systems, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with teams to improve workflows. Ideal candidates will have 10-15 years of experience in game development, showcasing strong systems design and communication skills.

Join a talented team dedicated to creating engaging game experiences and driving technical excellence.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in game development or a related industry.
• Experience in developing pipelines from concept to shipping content.
• Ability to minimize redundancy using clean design principles.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve large-scale systems with a clear technical vision.
• Collaborate with teams to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Conduct technical reviews of current tools and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Game development

API-first design principles

Strong communication skills

Job description

Retro Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., is a leading game development studio. Our home base is Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve large-scale systems, defining and driving a clear technical vision and roadmap.
• Adapt system designs to changing requirements while maintaining scalability, performance, and stability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring engineers and setting standards for engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, communicate decisions, and deliver effective solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain tools, applications, libraries, and plugins for game content creation.
• Own the full lifecycle of tools: requirements, implementation, documentation, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive technical solutions to improve workflows and productivity.
• Conduct code and technical reviews to ensure quality and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Perform technical reviews of current tools and evaluate new technologies for possible use by the team.
• Coordinate and estimate work to support planning, execution, and delivery of team commitments.
• Contribute hands‑on as an individual contributor while supporting overall project and studio goals.

Qualifications

• History developing pipelines from initial concept to shipping content.
• Demonstrated ability to minimize redundancy by leveraging clean, API‑first design principles.
• Strong communication skills.
• 10‑15 years of experience in game development or a related industry (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with build systems.
• Strong understanding of WPF.
• Previous Game Development experience.
• Familiarity with build pipelines.
• Familiarity with workflow needs of different departments.

Retro Studios is an equal opportunity employer.