Video Game Engine Programmer

Wizcorp is looking for Game Engine Programmers to work on exciting projects for next-generation consoles. Depending on your background, skills, and experience we’ll find the most suitable role within our teams.

Is this job for me?

You have a few years of work experience working with custom engines and have released games on consoles. You live and breathe C++, and you’re not afraid to deep-dive into the engine architecture itself to make some improvements.

Sounds like you? Then this job is for you!

You start your day by reviewing code from other engineers and ensuring they meet quality expectations. You will mainly develop systems and related utilities for custom proprietary engines. On some days you might be integrating a rendering engine that fits well within the existing codebase, on others you might have to do architectural changes to the codebase in order to accommodate new engine features in a clean and extensible manner.

You may have to work on save data management, job system, memory management or any development support feature.

• Design, test, and debug own code without assistance from other engineers
• Break down large features into engineering tasks and work with other engineers to complete them
• Decipher and understand complex systems
• Mentor engineers in engine development best practices
• Develop system with a strong focus on optimization and performance
• Have an interest in working on different parts of a game engine Rendering, Animation, Audio,...
• Confidently communicate with all members of the company

• Estimate own tasks and deliver them in a timely manner
• Write clear, maintainable code that passes review by other senior engineers
• Raise all blockers when they arise to the project lead
• Test and document provided solutions to allow other developers to review and learn
• Implement and uphold software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle
• Take ownership of large areas of the code base and large complex features
• Take ownership of mission-critical areas of the codebase
• Coordinate with members outside of the engineering team to deliver features in a timely manner
• Determine large feature feasibility and propose solutions
• Provide solid programming expertise to deliver large features and architecture suggestions
• Provide code review analysis that uses all relevant experience to foresee problems with design and implementation

① Online selection

We review resumes from all applicants within 2 weeks. If your profile matches our requirements, we will send you tests and challenges. Based on the results, we will contact you again to schedule the first interview.

② Interviews

We conduct three interviews to assess your character, passions, skills, and interest in what we do. We also take the time to share our vision and values, as we believe you are interviewing us as much as we are interviewing you.

③ Reference Checks

We conduct reference checks with your previous employers or professional contacts to better understand your experience and working style.

④ Offer

We make our final decision within 2 weeks after the final interview, and send a detailed offer upon success.

We strive to make the onboarding process as smooth and worry-free as possible.

Upon acceptance of our offer, you will receive our working agreement and our rules of employment.

Ideally, we want you to join us within a month, but we can adjust to your current work situation.

On your first day, your manager will introduce you to your team and will set a schedule for reviews over the 6 month probation period. We will give you all the support you need to complete it successfully.

At Wizcorp, we grow together.

Senior staff will…