Game Development Engineer

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA, United States
22 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$166,000.0 - $220,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Computer Programming Video Game Development Software Engineering Linux Development

Job description

  • Partner with stakeholders to establish clear priorities and define expectations which translate to a scope of work that you and the team can effectively deliver on
  • Identify technical risks and their solutions, collaborating with the broader engineering groups at Anduril.
  • Ensure client stability by diagnosing and resolving defects.
  • Analyze and optimize both memory and performance in systems that must scale from high-end desktops to mobile AR systems
  • Identify problems; solve them: implement robust, high-quality solutions, To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
  • No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

Requirements

  • Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
  • Experience working in large codebases to solve complex problems.
  • Minimum five years of professional programming experience
  • Solid understanding of 3D math
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability
  • Experience in a broad range of engineering areas on shipping games or real time visualization systems, with special attention given to low-level code
  • Excellent spoken and written communication
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities, * Linux development experience
  • Experience developing on console platforms.
  • Shipped at least one AAA game title in a similar role.
  • Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Benefits & conditions

$166,000 - $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

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