Associate Software Engineer; Temporary

Overview

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Nether Realm Studios, a division of WB Games Inc. seeks an Associate Software Engineer to work closely with the award‑winning technology team behind the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises, building cutting‑edge technology and powering the development of Nether Realm's next generation of console games. This is a 9‑month temporary position, with at least 20 hours per week required to be onsite at the studio.

• Design, author, maintain and refactor code that meets all design, technical and schedule requirements.
• Collaborate with Senior Engineers, Leads, and other engineers to complete feature requests and fix bugs.
• Author, review, and provide feedback on technical and end‑user documentation of tools and features.
• Collaborate with technical leadership and other engineers to help establish overall technical design and architecture.
• Work closely with the production staff in building and maintaining realistic schedules and identifying dependencies.

• Proficient in C++.
• Highly motivated to build easy‑to‑use, robust tools.
• Ability to collaborate with engineers and content creators to develop robust, maintainable, cutting‑edge tools technology.
• Creative, focused, results‑oriented, self‑motivated, resourceful problem‑solver with excellent debugging and strong communications skills.
• Ability to thrive in a team development environment.
• Experience working with the Unreal Engine/Editor (preferred).
• Experience developing engine tools for 3D games for a console (preferred).
• Experience working with artists and collecting requirements (preferred).
• Familiarity with the workings of 3D design tools (level editors, modeling tools, etc) (preferred).
• Working knowledge of 3D math (preferred).

Pay Range: $50,960.00 – $94,640.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Computer Games

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