Senior Client Engineer

Description

The company is looking for a Senior Client Engineer to join our Stumble Guys Team.

At the company, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day — both through our work environment and through the strong connections we build with our player communities. We are a global team of game lovers developing, publishing, and innovating in the mobile games industry, connecting millions of players worldwide daily.

Our ambition is to build a beloved franchise that players enjoy for many years to come.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of game mechanics and system processes using Unity and C
• Drive the development of big and complex new features or improvements to existing ones
• Ensure technical performance (crash rates, FPS, startup times, CPU usage, etc) is healthy throughout the development
• Collaborate and communicate with cross-functional departments including game design, product management, marketing, etc.
• Think about and propose solutions to the challenging problems of game development

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of C and/or C++, or other relevant game-programming language
• Extensive experience and knowledge of game engines, in particular Unity or a similar technology (like Unreal Engine)
• Knowledge of Photon Quantum is a plus
• Strong understanding of the basics of software engineering fundamentals: design patterns, game framework architecture at scale, maintainability over time, robust API design, etc.
• Solid understanding of mobile networking best practices: request limiting, request caching, batching, content aggregation, minification, integrating with rest and TCP/UDP services, etc.
• Experience with asynchronous, multi-threaded, parallel programming paradigms and other techniques to maximize UI responsiveness and do operations in background
• Experience and understanding around client-side testing, like unit, functional or integration testing
• Strong knowledge of game programming fundamentals, common patterns, how systems work together and various common architectural approaches
• Strong mobile experience (iOS and Android): ability to debug native device issues, strong understanding of hardware and platform limitations, performance metrics, etc.
• Good understanding of tooling around game development, like Git, Jenkins for build automation, etc.
• Enjoy solving complex technical problems, especially in large systems
• Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.
• About the company
• The company is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble franchise, “Yahtzee With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, the company creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.
• Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and the company Explore games businesses — the company consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
• Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” the company believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.
• The company has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: the company's site/ .
• Notice to Candidates: the company will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official website and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @ the company's site .
• Employment at the company is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. The company does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.