Senior Game Optimisation Engineer

Our client is a global leader in high-end mobile devices, and consumer electronics and they’re seeking a Senior Game Optimisation Engineer to join the team on a 12 month inside IR35 contract.

This is a great opportunity to collaborate with major players in the Game Ecosystem and to contribute to the next generation of AAA mobile games on flagship devices.

We are looking for enthusiastic software developer with extensive experience in the games industry and a passion for performance optimisation. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with developing games and will have a holistic understanding of how game engines work.

Required Skills
 

• A degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Engineering or any related discipline (an equivalent period of industrial experience may be substituted).
• Experience developing high fidelity games with a commercial game engine (preferably engine development).
• A solid knowledge of modern C++ (and Object Orientated Design)
• Practical understanding of game engine technologies and pipelines (graphics, physics, collisions etc.) 
• Experience with Android development tools (ADB, Gradle etc.)
• Extensive optimization experience and proficiency with profilers (Perfetto, Streamline etc.).
• Solid understanding of cache coherency, branch prediction, multithreading.
• Ability and desire to travel to support game companies.

Desirable Skills
 

• Familiarity with Java and C#
• Knowledge of Arm 64-bit architecture
• Experience using Unity and/or Unreal Engine