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# Software Engineer III

- **Company:** IDR, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $274,560.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Photoshop, Software Design Patterns, Video Game Development, Maya, Qt (Software), Web Applications, ReactJS, Unreal Engine
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2d7d5af9d502eac0

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional game development experience, including meaningful contributions to shipped titles
 * 3+ years building tools for cross-disciplinary teams (artists/designers/engineers) with strong stakeholder collaboration skills
 * Professional experience developing tools in Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5)
 * Experience creating extensions or pipelines for modern digital content creation tools (e.g., Maya, Photoshop)
 * Proficiency with modern cross-platform UI/tooling frameworks (e.g., Qt, Electron, or web-based frameworks such as React) and solid knowledge of software design patterns

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain artist- and designer-facing tools that support modern content creation workflows
 * Partner with cross-disciplinary stakeholders to gather requirements, propose solutions, and deliver usable features
 * Provide technical leadership through design reviews, implementation guidance, and setting quality standards
 * Contribute hands-on to a shared codebase, emphasizing maintainability, performance, and reliability
 * Mentor and support other engineers, helping elevate team practices and outcomes


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