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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Skydance
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_319f485d10

## About the Role

* Experience architecting and implementing development frameworks to support feature development in games.
 * Demonstrated collaboration with creative teams and other engineers to establish system specifications/requirements.
 * Ability to take ownership of major systems, maintain development schedules, and drive major implementation tasks., * Multiple years of professional experience with several shipped games.
 * Extensive experience with Unreal Engine, modifying and creating custom modules / subsystems to extend the engine's feature set.
 * Self-motivated and self-directing, willing to pitch in areas of development beyond direct responsibilities.
 * Experience providing feedback and guidance to other engineers - helping them stay on track and true to the overall vision of the game.
 * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
 * Strong problem-solving skills.

## Description

Skydance is looking for a core systems engineer skilled in working with game development teams to build key frameworks and systems. *Currently we can hire remote candidates with legal residence in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New York,Texas, Washington and Canada.Requirements


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