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Senior Engine Programmer

thatgamecompany· Engineering
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Remote$164.5k - $222.5kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior Engine Programmer at thatgamecompany, primarily focused on designing, implementing, and updating core systems of the game engine, with collaboration across disciplines and opportunities to tackle big engineering challenges including performance, cross-platform support, netcode, multithreading, audio, and rendering.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and update core systems of the TGC game engine
  • Collaborate closely with various disciplines, including artists, designers, and other engineers, to gather requirements, deliver and iterate on features
  • Help monitor, identify and troubleshoot issues and inefficiencies to increase the overall effectiveness of the development team.

Qualifications

  • Experience developing a game engine (at work, school, or as a personal project
  • 5+ years of technical engineering experience with C or C++
  • Find the idea of working in a custom game engine more fun than working in a Big Engine™
  • Demonstrated ability to execute longer-term projects in complicated code bases with multiple stakeholders.

Skills

Required:C/C++Game Engine Experience
Nice to have:Collaborative/Communication Skills

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Two Weeks Winter Break
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents starting on day one
  • Pet Insurance
  • Compassionate leave
  • Pre-tax wellness stipend
  • Pre-tax work from home stipend
  • 401K with company match
  • Mental health resources (Headspace, EAP)
  • Discount portal for goods and services
  • Diversity initiatives (Grow Together)
  • Support for personal professional development
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About thatgamecompany

is a game studio dedicated to creating timeless interactive entertainment that inspires human connection worldwide.

thatgamecompany is a game studio dedicated to creating timeless interactive entertainment that inspires human connection worldwide.

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